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]Ancient cuneiform clay tablet acquired by Hobby Lobby going back to Iraq
- The $1.7 million cuneiform clay tablet or the Gilgamesh tablet is part of a section of a Sumerian poem from the Epic of Gilgamesh. It is one of the world’s oldest works of literature, and one of the oldest religious texts.
Updated on Sep 24, 2021 08:19 AM IST
AP | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Washington
Twinkle Khanna shares 3 book recommendations ‘for a brief respite’ amid Covid-19
- Twinkle Khanna recommends these 3 books or short stories that she recently read and re-read to lose herself ‘within the comfort of printed pages’ amid the ongoing conflicts and Covid-19 gloom
_1621780615709_1621780624915.jpg "Twinkle Khanna shares 3 book recommendations ‘for a brief respite’ amid the ongoing conflicts and Covid-19 gloom(Instagram/twinklerkhanna)")
Updated on May 23, 2021 08:19 PM IST
Zarafshan Shiraz
The Taste with Vir Sanghvi: From zero to gau mutra
- In this week's The Taste, Vir Sanghvi writes, "India gave the world the number 'zero' but today we are losing our scientific edge and falling prey to obscurantism and superstition"
_1621428847604_1621428859904.jpg "The Taste with Vir Sanghvi: From zero to gau mutra(Photo by John Moeses Bauan on Unsplash/Twitter@Rajeevsinghamm)")
Updated on May 19, 2021 06:34 PM IST
Bengali poet Shankha Ghosh passes away, days after testing Covid-19 positive
Shankha Ghosh, at the time of his death, was aged 89. After he tested positive for coronavirus disease on Wednesday, the poet was being nursed at his own residence.
Published on Apr 21, 2021 12:24 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Joydeep Bose
Check out Super Bowl’s first poet, Amanda Gorman's powerful poem at NFL here
- ‘Carry forth the call of our captains’: America’s first ever National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman stirs the country once again with her original poem at the Super Bowl with unthinkable collision of grace and glitz. Check her full poem, Chorus of the Captains, here
Updated on Feb 08, 2021 07:46 PM IST
Zarafshan Shiraz
Ruskin Bond reveals the secret behind his ‘so simple’ style of writing
Iconic Indian novelist Ruskin Bond encourages young writers to try his ‘simple’ style of writing and not ‘make their readers toil and sweat’
Updated on Sep 26, 2020 09:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Zarafshan Shiraz
Dayton Literary Peace Prize: Canadian writer Margaret Atwood wins this year’s lifetime achievement award
Celebrating literature’s power to foster peace, social justice and global understanding, Dayton Literary Peace Prize has been awarded this year to The Handmaid’s Tale author, Margaret Atwood.
Updated on Sep 14, 2020 09:59 AM IST
Cincinnati | Associated Press | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz
Interview: ‘I like to be reminded that literature has the power and mystery of a dragon,’ says Australian-Iranian author Shokoofeh Azar
The writer whose book The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree was shortlisted for the 2020 International Booker Prize speaks about the kind of books she likes to read, and about Iran and the Islamic Revolution
Updated on Sep 11, 2020 08:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Nawaid Anjum
When self-isolation led to great works of science and literature
Isaac Newton (Trinity College): Considered Trinity’s most accomplished alumni, he exemplified productivity during a pandemic.
Updated on May 03, 2020 02:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar, London
Series format lends itself for good literature to be adapted: Rasika
Actor Rasika Dugal talks about why she prefers consuming content on a visual medium rather than reading nowadays.
Published on Feb 04, 2020 01:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Radhika Bhirani, New Delhi
World Book Fair 2020: Promoting children’s literature, a tribute to 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi and more
World Book Fair 2020: The theme for this year’s book fair is Gandhi: The Writers’ Writer. The theme aims to highlight the influence of Mahatma Gandhi on Indian literature and a few renowned authors in India and abroad. Here are some of the things to look forward to at New Delhi World Book Fair 2020.
Updated on Jan 12, 2020 04:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Saumya Sharma
Dive into children’s literature with Peek-A-Book
The fourth edition of the children’s literature and storytelling festival, which will take place at Mumbai’s Royal Opera House on December 1, will highlight the relevance of books in an era where phones and digital devices consume children’s time.
Published on Nov 25, 2019 09:17 AM IST
Mumbai | Indo Asian News Service
Madhuri Vijay’s debut novel ‘The Far Field’ bags 2019 JCB prize for Literature
The Far Field is an impressively ambitious novel of stunning emotional and psychological acuity. This deeply introspective story, located in troubled Kashmir, is also a panoramic exploration of our ideas and assumptions about nationhood.
Updated on Nov 03, 2019 09:28 AM IST
Jaipur | Press Trust of India
Perumal Murugan, Paul Zacharia in JCB Prize for Literature 2019 longlist
The jury will announce the shortlist of five titles on October 4. The winner will be announced at the awards dinner on November 2. If the winning work is a translation, the translator will receive an additional Rs 10 lakh.
Updated on Sep 04, 2019 04:49 PM IST
Mumbai | Indo Asian News Service
Possessing literature is not a crime
From writers who fear book bans, the scanner is now on readers
Published on Aug 29, 2019 07:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
NEP: Children’s Literature and Reading Promotion – Missing Link?
Beyond a fleeting mention of reading for enjoyment, the focus on promoting Indian languages is more on creating vocabulary that keeps pace with new developments as well as on teaching of Indian (including classical) languages.
Published on Aug 07, 2019 10:59 AM IST
Swaha Sahoo
Jaswant Kanwal: The grand old man of Punjabi literature turns 101 today
Known as the writer of movements of Punjab, such as Naxalbari (left), Muzara Lehar (Tenancy movement) and Khalistan movement, Kanwal has penned about 100 books.
Updated on Jun 27, 2019 09:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times | AVTAR SINGH, Sangrur
Girish Karnad: Literature’s doyen, friend, philosopher, and guide to all
Chandrashekhara Kambara, a Jnanpith Award winning playwright and novelist, described his relationship with Karnad, who passed away after a prolonged illness at 81, as an “intellectual jousting competition”.
Updated on Jun 11, 2019 11:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bengaluru | Vikram Gopal
This doctor turns medical study into literature
Penned by a doctor of the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), the poem has won a special prize in the International Hippocrates Conference for Medical Poetry in London
Published on May 25, 2019 02:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Lucknow | Anupam Srivastava
JLF2019; At the Mahakumbh of literature
As always, this year’s Jaipur Literature Festival was where Established India came to rub shoulders with Nobel laureates, Pulitzer prize winners and an adoring reading public
Published on Feb 01, 2019 08:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Manjula Narayan
The essential purpose of any art or literature is to become anonymous says writer and poet Jayant Kaikini
Jayant Kaikini who has won the DSC prize for South Asian literature 2019 on why he writes, his favourite authors and why literature and medical science are similar.
Updated on Feb 01, 2019 04:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Srishti Jha
Muslim Marathi literature meet in Pune: Basharat Ahmed’s ouster irks organisers
Slogans were raised outside the assembly hall of Azam Campus in Pune, Camp after the Friday prayers, demanding that poet Basharat Ahmed from Latur should not be allowed to speak at the event. Some of the protesters alleged that his views were heretical and critical of the Muslim faith.
Updated on Jan 06, 2019 03:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | Prachi Bari
How to bring diversity in children’s literature
Agents, editors, authors and illustrators need to seek out and nurture underrepresented talent through commissioning books, providing editorial support, and being generous with our contacts.
Updated on Jan 03, 2019 07:51 AM IST
Mathangi Subramanian
A literature fest in the Himalayas looks forward to seeing you this weekend
Your weekend plan is getting a rejig with Himalayan Echoes, which is now in its third season and promises to be a haven for like-minded readers, writers, poets and people who love the mountains.
Updated on Oct 05, 2018 04:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Saumya Sharma
A love without a name: Identifying homosexuality in Indian language and literature
Same-sex desire is around us everywhere. We need an ocean of words to express its diverse forms
Updated on Sep 21, 2018 04:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dhrubo Jyoti
Two-day literature festival on theme ‘One India’ kicks off in Shimla
The fest will offer events on literature, art, music and poetry.
Updated on Jun 23, 2018 11:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla | HT Correspondent, Shimla
Here are 4 books by Haruki Murakami that will change the way you look at literature
Haruki Murakami takes his readers through grief, tragedy, happiness and loneliness – all-in-one go – with some jazz, The Beatles or Bach and Beethoven tuning alongside.
Updated on Jun 15, 2018 05:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Prerna Madan
No Nobel Prize in Literature this year amid sex abuse scandal
The Swedish Academy, which decides the recipients of the Nobel prize, said the decision was made because it is in no shape to pick a winner for the literature prize after a string of sex abuse allegations and financial crimes scandals.
Updated on May 04, 2018 02:54 PM IST
Copenhagen | AP