India’s Eastward Thrust – Predicament and Prospects
By Staff Reporter A new book ‘India’s Eastward Thrust – Predicament and Prospects’ is all set to hit the stand soon. The book primarily deals with India’s relationship with Southeast…
Toni Morrison: Nobel Prize-winning author dies
Toni Morrison was widely regarded as one of the leading lights of US literature and a champion for repressed minorities. WEB DESK Noted US author and Nobel Prize-winner Toni Morrison…
22 writers Selected for Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2019
AMN / Agartala The Executive Board of the Sahitya Akademi which met here today under the Chairmanship of its President, Dr. Chandrashekhar Kambar approved selection of 22 writers (as given…
Noted English writer Amitav Ghosh conferred Jnanpith award
AMN Renowned English writer Amitav Ghosh was conferred the 54th Jnanpith award for the year 2018. The award was given for his outstanding contribution in English. Former Governor of West…
Arabic author Jokha Alharthi gets Booker Prize
WEB DESK Jokha Alharthi an Arabic author from Oman has won the prestigious Booker International Prize for her book “Celestial Bodies”. The story of three sisters of a desert country…
‘A Crusade against Corruption’
Book Review By Andalib Akhter Corruption has always been at the centre stage of the Indian economy and polity. In fact, corruption has become a monster in way of India’s…
Sahitya Academy awards for 2018 announced
AMN / NEW DELHI Sahitya Akademi today announced its annual Awards in 24 languages. Seven books of poetry, six novels, six short stories, three of literary criticism and two of…
Former VP Ansari raises more questions on Gujarat riots at release of ‘The Sarkari Mussalman’
Andalib Akhter / New Delhi Former vice president Hamid Ansari on Saturday raised more questions as why the infamous Gujarat riots could not be nipped in the bud. “Why was…
English translation of Polish novel ‘Flights’ wins Man Booker Prize
AMN Polish author Olga Tokarczuk has won the Man Booker International Prize for her novel ‘Flights’. The novel, translated by Jennifer Croft, interweaves narratives of travel with explorations of the…
Nobel Prize in Literature will not be awarded this year
AMN The Swedish Academy says the Nobel Prize in Literature will be not awarded this year following sex-abuse allegations and other issues within its ranks that have tarnished the body’s…