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Jaipur Literature Fest

‘Literary translations promote social harmony’

A prolific Rajasthani writer, Aidan Singh Bhati has been awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award twice. Once in 2006, for a work of translation (Gandhiji ri Aatamkatha), and later in...
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Digital Storytellers project aims to Empower storytelling through mobiles: Ajay Govind

Writer-Director Ajay Govind, known for his compelling storytelling and social initiatives, recently received the...
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Indian-Israeli duo present ancient Persian music

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‘Literary translations promote social harmony’

A prolific Rajasthani writer, Aidan Singh Bhati has been awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award twice. Once in 2006, for a work of translation (Gandhiji...

I joined advertising because nobody pays you to write poetry: Prasoon Joshi

Lyricist, screenwriter, poet and an advertising person, Prasoon Joshi, who is also a Padma Shri awardee, speaks to Guardian 20 along the sidelines of...

Bheel painters win Ojas Art Award

The Ojas Art Award, instituted by Ojas Art Gallery, was awarded this year to a couple of Bheel artists from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh at...

Drawing a line between cricket and showbiz

People who have seen Bishan Singh Bedi coaching Ranji players on the cricket field, know something of his imposing, rather intimidating presence. And his...

Jayant Mahapatra wins Kanhaiya Lal Sethia prize for poetry

This year's Kanhaiya Lal Sethia Poetry Prize was awarded to the veteran poet Jayant Mahapatra at a ceremony held here at the Jaipur Literature...

‘Language is like a flowing river’

Padma Shri awardee and veteran journalist, Mrinal Pande served as an editor of a major Hindi daily until 2009. She was also appointed as...

‘To me, freedom means self-awareness’

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Women characters in Indian cinema today are drawn from real life: Javed Akhtar

On Sunday evening, at the JLF session titled "After the Angry Young Man, the Traditional Woman, What?" Javed Akhtar talked about the gradual shift...

Sunil Khilnani on the idea and idols of India

The past, as someone once said, is a foreign country. And the historian's job is to familiarise us with that alien landscape, to give...

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Mythology helps you understand human thinking: Devdutt Pattanaik

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All things considered: World’s biggest lit fest opens in Jaipur

Come January and all roads lead to Jaipur for literature lovers. The 10th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) opened on 19 January...

Dr Anamika gets Vani’s Distinguished Translator award at JLF

The Vani Foundation Distinguished Translator Award was presented to Dr Anamika at the Jaipur Literature Festival on 20 January. The award was given to...

‘Classical music is considered snobbish, geeky in the United States’

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