Writers, Scholars take out protest march to Sahitya Akademi
AMN / Writers and their supporters, held a solidarity march in New Delhi today in protest against “rising intolerance” in the country. The silent protest came ahead of the Sahitya…
Poet Munawwar Rana too Returns Sahitya Award
AMN / Renowned Urdu poet Munawwar Rana on Sunday today joined the group of over 30 authors who have returned their Sahitya Akademi award. Participating in a televised debate with…
Novelist from varanasi Kashi Nath Singh returns Sahitya award
AMN / Noted Hindi novelist Kashi Nath Singh has announced to return his Sahitya Akademi award in protest against the Dadri lynching incident and the killing of Kannada writer MM…
Rajasthani writer Nand Bhardwaj returns Akademi award
Rajasthani litterateur Nand Bhardwaj has returned his Sahitya Akademi award, blaming the literary body of failing to “protect” the rights of writers. In a letter to Secretary of Sahitya Akademi…
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 literary award. She said that she would return her Padma…
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 languages on October 23rd to discuss the issue of a…
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 the wake of Dadri lynching incident. He told media that…
After protest from writers, Sahitya Akademi speaks for secular values
AMN / Following protest over attacks on writer and secular values of India, Sahitya Akademi today broke its silence saying it is committed to freedom of expression and secular values…
More and More Writers returning Sahitya Akademi Awards
AMN Three Punjabi writers and two other renowned authors from Gujarat and Delhi – on Sunday joined the brigade of other eminent writers in the country who have returned their…
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. Fondly called as “Aachchi,” she has performed in versatile supporting…