Famous sufi singer Pyare Lal Wadali died
The famous sufi singer Pyare Lal Wadali died of cardiac arrest in a hospital in Amritsar. He was 66 and younger brother of Puran Chand Wadali of the Wadali brothers.…
Malayalam writer gives Sahitya Awards money to lynch victim kin
Our Correspondent / New Delhi Malayalam writer K.P.Ramanunni on Monday gave away the Sahitya Akademi Awards prize money to mother Junaid Khan, who was killed in a train last June…
Sahitya Akademi’s ‘Festival of Letters’ to focus on India’s Independence
Vinit Wahi / New Delhi With the theme ’70 Years of Indian Independence’, the Sahitya Akademi will be celebrating from its annual ‘Festival of Letters’ which contributes to enhancing prestige…
Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan gets Padma Vibhushan
Our Correspondent Renowned Indian classical musician in the Hindustani classical music tradition, Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan has been selected for prestigious Padma Vibhushan award. Ghulam Mustafa Khan is among three…
Google dedicates doodle to Mirza Ghalib on Birth Anniversary
AMN WEB DESK Google today dedicated its doodle to great Indian poet Mirza Asadullah Kahan Ghalib on his 220th Birth Anniversary. Ghalib who was born on 27 December 1797 at…
Sahitya Akademi announces awards for 2017
Mamang Dai, Ramesh Kuntal among winners AMN / NEW DELHI Sahitya Akademi Thursday announced its annual awards for 2017 in 24 languages. Seven novels, five collections each of poetry and…
President Kovind terms Telugu as bridge between North and South India
AMN / HYDERABAD President Ram Nath Kovind has said the Telugu language became a global language making name for itself and for the country and appreciated the contributions made by…
3rd World Telugu Conference begins in Hyderabad
AMN / HYDERBAD The third World Telugu Conference began in Hyderabad amidst fanfare. Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu inaugurated the conference in the presence of Governor of Telangana…
Lubaina Himid wins Turner art prize
WEB DESK Tanzania-born artist Lubaina Himid won prestigious Turner Prize on Tuesday. She became the oldest ever winner of the Turner Prize for her works dealing with black creativity and…
Google dedicates Doodle to eminent Kathak dancer Sitara Devi
AMN Google today dedicated its Doodle to Indian Kathak legend Sitara Devi on her 97th birth anniversary. The country’s leading exponent of the art form, she was addressed as Nritya…