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Sahitya Akademi president’s remarks on incumbency spark row in Kerala

K Satchidandan
india news
Published on Feb 10, 2026 08:02 am IST

Party of one: A new anthology explores the many shapes of solitude

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“Our goal was to show that this emotion is rooted in the social, cultural and political,” says editor Semeen Ali. “It is shaped by the structures of the very world we live in.”
art culture
Updated on Feb 07, 2026 03:46 pm IST

Deferral of Sahitya Akademi awards sparks controversy

The Sahitya Akademi did not issue a public statement. (File photo)
india news
Published on Dec 19, 2025 01:04 pm IST

Children need rich and deep literature, not childish: Hindi writer Sushil Shukla

Children need rich and deep literature, not childish: Hindi writer Sushil Shukla
features
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 11:26 pm IST

Eminent Punjabi writer Prem Prakash passes away at 93

Considered as one of the doyens of the contemporary Punjabi short story, Prem Prakash, passed away at the ripe age of 93 in Jalandhar on Sunday afternoon.
chandigarh news
Published on Mar 31, 2025 08:16 am IST

Sahitya Akademi should do extensive publicity to make Sahityotsav popular: Writers

Sahitya Akademi should do extensive publicity to make Sahityotsav popular: Writers
india news
Published on Mar 12, 2025 07:21 pm IST

Parl panel suggests clause to stop returning of awards, govt says no

Lok Sabha proceeding underway during the Budget Session, in New Delhi on Monday. (ANI Photo)
india news
Published on Feb 04, 2025 08:00 am IST

Remembering Keki N Daruwalla

Keki N Daruwalla at the Hindustan Times Kala Ghoda Arts Festival, Mumbai, in 2015. (Kunal Patil/HT Photo)
books
Updated on Sept 28, 2024 11:39 am IST

Review: Indian Literature’s issue on Trans Writing

The Sahitya Akademi journal’s issue on writing by Indian transgender authors. (Courtesy Mohammad Farhan)
books
Updated on Jun 05, 2024 05:46 am IST

Review: Beneath the Simolu Tree by Sarmistha Pritam

A view of the landscape of Assam. (Shutterstock)
books
Published on May 15, 2024 08:17 pm IST

Writer cites ‘interference’ to quit Sahitya Akademi

C Radhakrishnan took particular umbrage with Meghwal being invited to the inauguration of the akademi’s “festival of letters” on March 11 (Wikimedia commons)
india news
Updated on Apr 02, 2024 05:28 am IST

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on March 15

Catch It Live on March 15
htcity delhi junction
Published on Mar 15, 2024 06:00 am IST

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on March 14

Catch It Live on March 14
htcity delhi junction
Published on Mar 14, 2024 06:00 am IST

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on March 13

Catch It Live on March 13
htcity delhi junction
Published on Mar 13, 2024 02:55 pm IST

Four different worlds of poetry merge in Dadar East

Multilingual poets meet at the Sahitya Akademi in Dadar on Wednesday. (Raju Shinde/HT Photo)
mumbai news
Updated on Feb 22, 2024 07:44 am IST

Report: Unmesha Festival 2023

A panel discussion on poetry at the Unmesha Festival of Expression 2023 (Unmesha Festival)
books
Updated on Aug 26, 2023 01:15 pm IST

Parl panel suggests undertakings to curb return of awards

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india news
Updated on Jul 26, 2023 01:11 am IST

Interview: Sukrita Paul Kumar, guest editor, Indian Literature

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Sukrita Paul Kumar
books
Updated on Jul 04, 2023 08:07 pm IST

Sahitya Akademi forms committee to review govt’s new mandate

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mumbai news
Updated on Jun 24, 2023 01:04 am IST

Interview | Ruskin Bond: “It is satisfying to write for children”

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Author Ruskin Bond (Courtesy HarperCollins)
books
Updated on May 19, 2023 08:42 pm IST

Roundabout: A Tryst with Translation

TELLING TALES: Translators Arunava Sinha, Baran Farooqi and novelist Khalid Javed. (HT Photos)
chandigarh news
Updated on Apr 09, 2023 01:43 am IST

Vacancies in Sahitya Akademi; check eligibility, other details

Vacancies in Sahitya Akademi; check eligibility, other details
employment news
Published on Oct 14, 2021 05:34 pm IST

Prose-based dance video released as death anniversary tribute to Bhabendranath Saikia

Bhabendranath Saikia had won National Awards for each of his seven Assamese films.
art culture
Updated on Aug 10, 2020 11:32 am IST

Noted Punjabi novelist Dalip Kaur Tiwana dies at 84

In 2015, Dalip Kaur Tiwana had returned the Padma Shri bestowed on her to express solidarity with writers protesting against “suppression of freedom of expression and growing communalism”.
chandigarh news
Updated on Feb 01, 2020 06:07 am IST

Punjabi novelist Dalip kaur Tiwana’s health improves

Author Dalip Kaur Tiwana
chandigarh news
Published on Jan 15, 2020 10:24 pm IST

Shashi Tharoor, Nand Kishore Acharya among writers to receive Sahitya Akademi Award 2019

Politician-writer Shashi Tharoor won the award for his book An Era of Darkness in English.
books
Updated on Dec 18, 2019 06:01 pm IST

Punjabi writer Dr Niranjan Singh Tasneem passes away at 91

Dr Tasneem had received Bhartiya Sahitya Akademi award in 1999 for his novel ‘Gwache Arth’ and Punjabi Sahit Rattan Award in 2015.
others
Updated on Aug 18, 2019 09:39 am IST

Bollywood celebrities expected at Kanhaiya Kumar’s nomination papers filing on April 9

Famous Bollywood couple Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi are likely to campaign for Kanhaiya Kumar in Begusarai.
lok sabha election 2019
Updated on Apr 08, 2019 10:04 am IST

Why do Bollywood’s most powerful icons choose silence?

Actor Naseeruddin Shah was slammed for voicing his opinion about personal safety in the country.
mumbai news
Updated on Jan 30, 2019 11:20 pm IST

Sahitya Akademi books to go online for wider reach, sell in 24 languages

A Sahitya Akademi title.
india news
Updated on Jan 11, 2019 03:37 pm IST
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