Literature

Discover the significant historical events that occurred on October 18, from Benazir Bhutto's return to Pakistan to the Jesse Pipeline Explosion and Alaska's joining the United States.

On this day, October 15 - Know what happened today in history

Discover the significant events that occurred on October 15, from China's historic Shenzhou 5 launch to the premiere of I Love Lucy and the assassination of Thomas Sankara.

On this day, October 14 - Know what happened today in history

On this day, significant events shaped political landscapes, human achievements, and cultural history. October 14 marks milestones in diplomacy, aviation, literature, and industrial disasters, along with the births and deaths of influential figures.

On this day, September 21 - Know what happened today in history

September 21 has marked significant events throughout history. From tragic attacks to notable births, this day holds a diverse legacy. Let’s explore some key happenings that have shaped our world.

On this day, September 9 - Know what happened today in history

September 9 holds significant moments in history, marked by royal milestones, national independence, and notable cultural achievements. As we look back, we see how this date has shaped the world, from the longest reign of a British monarch to the birth of influential figures in music, literature, and film.

The Irish lodestar

Edna O’Brien, who passed away at 93 on July 27, was a writer driven by an uncompromising honesty and who lived and wrote on her terms

Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti Date 2024: When is Rabindranath Jayanti?

This year Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti will be celebrated on Wednesday, 8th May. Nationwide Celebration of Rabindranath Jayanti in other states will be celebrated as per the Gregorian calendar on Tuesday 7th May, 2024. Rabindra Jayanti is a vibrant festival celebrated every year on the 25th day of Boishakh to honor Rabindranath Tagore's birthday, popularly known as Poncheeshe Boishakh.

JLF co-director William Dalrymple: ‘Whatever one’s political beliefs, whether they support this government or not, we have not been under any pressure’

The author, historian and co-director of the Jaipur Literature Festival shares about the 17th edition of the festival to be held in February 2024.

‘One should mistrust what appears self-evident’: Mineke Schipper, author of ‘Hills of Paradise’

In an exclusive interview, Dutch author Mineke Schipper, who was in India for her talk at Delhi's India Habitat Centre’s festival of languages and literature, Samanvay 2023, spoke about her latest book which yet again establishes the relationship between proverbs, the female body and powerlessness.

Kozhikode: How Malabar’s creative hub became the world’s City of Literature

Just named City of Literature by UNESCO Creative Cities Network, Kerala's coastal city of Kozhikode (formerly Calicut) packs centuries of knowledge, cultural expressions and diversity.

7 writers of ghost stories in India to read to ring in Halloween 2023

On Halloween, here’s a look at some of the best writers of ghost stories from India.

JCB Prize for Literature 2023 Shortlist of 5 eclectic mix announced

The Shortlist features three translations, a debut novel and debut translation. Each shortlisted author will get Rs 1 lakh and an additional Rs 50,000 for the translator if the finalist book happens to be a translated work. The winner will be announced on November 18 and shall take away Rs 25 lakh.

5 literary works by Palestinian authors that capture different points in the Israel Palestine conflict

Books to help readers understand the Palestinians' sense of loss of homeland and the 75-year conflict with Israel.

Manoranjan Byapari: ‘I never set out to become a Dalit writer, it’s a label stamped on my work’

His life journey is no less than a movie in itself, marked by suffering and grit, his lifelong fight against caste and for the marginalised, and his rise to a life of literature. The three-time JCB prize-listed author on how one’s weakness can become their biggest strength.

International Translation Day 2023: 5 short reads that capture diverse human experiences

In 2017, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution to observe September 30 as International Translation Day because it happens to be the feast day of the translator of the Bible, St. Jerome, who died in 420 AD.

Arundhati Roy awarded the 45th European Prize for Lifetime Achievement: 5 works by the critically acclaimed author

The 45th Prix Européen de l’Essai award ceremony was held on September 12 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Trained as an architect, Roy, chose to function freewheelingly, producing an array of works across media. Here are five works that reflect the distinctive achievement of Roy as an artist.

Amitav Ghosh: ‘Humanity has never been in greater peril than it is now’

The Padma Shri and Jnanpith Awardee novelist on his latest non-fiction book 'Smoke and Ashes', whose foundation was laid with the research for 'Ibis Trilogy', the far-reaching effects of opium trade and humankind's greatest challenges today.

World Social Media Day | 5 debut novels capture the virality, absurdity & influence of social media

On World Social Media Day, June 30, pick up any of these five books whose plot is centred on or is driven by a bizarre social-media incident on which they’re based.

Tribute: The Cormac McCarthy multiverse 

The writer’s distinctive style and themes explored the many facets of American frontiers and ways of life. 

Cormac McCarthy: Show, don’t tell

It was not limelight or lucre that kept American storyteller Cormac McCarthy — who passed away this week — writing book after book but just the urge to write.

Raising a toast to the man who wrote No Country for Old Men

More famous as the storyteller whose novel the Coen brothers adapted on screen, American writer Cormac McCarthy, who died this week aged 89, is not easy to read, his stories are about consequences, invoke horror and his world brutal, probabilistic.

Who is a feminist? Let Malayalam author KR Meera tell you

Sahitya Akademi Award-winning author KR Meera explains the much-touted word which often, unjustifiably, gets a bad rap, and on writing about women and publishing.

22 works of fiction to read this spring

Good news, fiction lovers: This season will bring plenty to delight you, no matter what you like to read.

International Booker longlist | Perumal Murugan: 'I'm writing the dialogue for a feature film based on Pyre'

After last year’s win, Hindi writer Geetanjali Shree’s Ret Samadhi (Tomb of Sand), the International Booker Prize 2023 has longlisted this week Perumal Murugan’s 2016 Tamil novel, Pookuzhi (Pyre), translated into English by Aniruddhan Vasudevan, a searing indictment of India’s caste system.