Nineteenth century India witnessed tremendous contributions of several Indian luminaries in the fields of science, arts, literature, business, philosophy, and many others. There was a wealth of knowledge.
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Although the sweet dream was cherished for a long time, the master storyteller, popularly known as “the Canadian Chekov,” was never fully convinced that one day she would become the first from her country to bag the prestigious Nobel Prize for Literature.
Rabindranath Tagore’s contributions to the eclectic realm of art, literature, and culture have served as inspiration not only to Bengalis but to the entire nation and to the world at large as well.
Sahitya (literature) has kept the traditions alive, which was more evident during the Covid time.
What made Hilary Mantel different from others was her art of waving historical incidents into fictional tales that still remained historically accurate. Two of her such books, Wolf Hall (2009) and its sequel, Bring Up the Bodies (2012), were awarded Booker Prize.
Set to return in a hybrid avatar, this year, the festival will host over 250 speakers, writers, thinkers, politicians, journalists and popular cultural icons from across a vast array of nationalities, representing 21 Indian and international languages.
The commencement of India’s first literary festival, Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsav (ABSU) curated by Oxford Bookstores is on 10th December 2021.
The Tata Literature Live! Literary Awards for 2021 were announced at the finale of the festival which was held online from November 18 to 21.
The academic committee of the English Department of Delhi University has decided to remove three texts written by the Dalit writers Bama Faustina Soosairaj and Sukirtharani as well as a text by the Brahmin writer Mahasweta Devi
