Punjabi writer Dalip Kaur Tiwana returns Padma Shri
AMN / Well Known Punjabi writer Dalip Kaur Tiwana has also joined the group of writers who have returned their…
Writers Anger: Sahitya Akademi convenes emergency meeting
AMN / The Sahitya Akademi has convened an emergency meeting of its executive board comprising 24 writers representing different Indian…
Noted Kashmiri writer Ghulam Nabi Khayal returns Sahitya awards
AMN / Noted Kashmiri writer and poet Ghulam Nabi Khayal has joined the authors returning their Sahitya Akademi awards in…
Legendary Tamil actor Manorama passes away
The veteran South Indian film actor Manorama passed away in Chennai last night following a cardiac arrest. She was 78.…
Australia to return 2000 year old Buddha idol to India
An Australian art gallery has agreed to give a 2,000-year-old Buddha sculpture back to India. Archaeological Survey of India(ASI) officials…
Why I am Returning My Sahitya Akademi Award
Nayantara Sahgal In a recent lecture, India’s Vice-President, Dr. Hamid Ansari, found it necessary to remind us that India’s Constitution…
Vyaas Samman conferred on eminent Hindi writer Dr Kamal Kishore Goenka
The prestigious 24th Vyaas Samman for 2014 was conferred on eminent Hindi writer Dr Kamal Kishore Goenka for his work…