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Chinmayi Sripaada responds to backlash for criticising Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth

Chinmayi Sripaada called out Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth for praising Vairamuthu after Jnanpith honour.

Published 123 days ago

Magic realist who fused poetry, prose, elevated the dull to the extraordinary

Vinod Kumar Shukla (PTI)

Published 205 days ago

Jnanpith Award-winning Hindi writer Vinod Kumar Shukla passes away at 89

Vinod Kumar Shukla was born and began writing in Rajnandgaon in Chattisgarh.

Updated 205 days ago

I must admit, I always had my eye on the Jnanpith: Gulzar

Gulzar receives the Jnanpith award (Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times)

Published 420 days ago

Gulzar thanks people for choosing him for Jnanpith Award

Gulzar has been selected for the Jnanpith Award.

Updated 877 days ago

Shankar Mahadevan congratulates ‘dearest and greatest’ Gulzar for Jnanpith Award

Shankar Mahadevan shared a photo with Gulzar.

Published 878 days ago

Shashi Tharoor, Kangana Ranaut react to Gulzar winning Jnanpith Award

Shashi Tharoor has congratulated Gulzar for winning Jnanpith Award.

Published 880 days ago

‘I am happy the Jnanpith came to me for my work in Urdu’: Gulzar

Gulzar at an event in Mumbai. (Anshuman Poyrekar/HT PHOTO)

Updated 880 days ago

Lyricist, poet Gulzar selected for Jnanpith Award for his contributions

Indian lyricist and poet Gulzar speaks during the Jaipur Literature Festival.

Updated 880 days ago

Vasudevan Nair criticises ‘ritualistic worship’ of political leaders, sparks row

MT Vasudevan Nair was alongside Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

Published 916 days ago

Smoke signals: A Wknd interview with author Amitav Ghosh

In Smoke and Ashes, released on July 15, Ghosh returns to the opium poppy, in a work of non-fiction that is part memoir and part travelogue, to explore how this one plant has contributed to what he refers to as ‘the current unmaking of our world’. (Getty Images)

Updated 1096 days ago

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