Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
TopicIndian Literature

Topic: Indian Literature

‘Maharashtra’s Gorky’ — who was Annabhau Sathe & why’s Fadnavis unveiling his statue in Moscow

Purva Chitnis -
Unveiling ceremony to take place at Margarita Rudomino All-Russian State Library for International Literature, followed by dedication of a portrait of Sathe to Indian embassy in Moscow.

Manoj Das—Marxist Odia writer who became Aurobindo’s disciple and hated ‘modernity’

Aananth Daksnamurthy -
First Odia writer to win the Sahitya Akademi award and honoured by Mulk Raj Anand and Ruskin Bond, Das is a name the literary world can't miss.

Sahitya Akademi is a failed Nehruvian project. Now it has to survive in a ‘digital’ India

Srinjoy Dey -
Sahitya Akademi doesn’t make news today except for the annual announcement of awards. And events like Assam's Kokrajhar Literary Festival are ready for competition.

Can the Hindi novel keep up with social media? Its new readers are signalling a revival

Rishabh Pratipaksh -
Critics must drop their haughtiness to accommodate new writers ushering in a new era where readers play judge, jury and executioner on social media.

There is only one way to rescue Bhojpuri from vulgarity — state patronage

Rishabh Pratipaksh -
To rescue the language, the first step would be to honour the history of Bhojpuri literature and then to include it in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.

Uttar Pradesh had a thriving literary culture in the 1980s, but proximity to Delhi killed it

Vikas Kumar -
Uttar Pradesh's proximity to New Delhi and the elevation of Hindi as an official language killed its literary culture but the sun is yet to set on its revival.

Nandan, the children’s magazine that is more a collectors item for today’s generations

Unnati Sharma -
Nandan's appeal lay in the fact that it offered a combination of the traditional and the modern in its stories, poems, interactive columns and educational content.

Parmanu — the Indian superhero who was both Atom and Ant-Man rolled into one

Kairvy Grewal -
One of Raj Comics' most-loved creations, Parmanu was a muscular man in a yellow suit who had a Batman-like tragic origin story. A cop by day, he became a superhero at night.

Rabindranath Tagore was also Bhanusingha, inspired by a ‘Vaishnav saint’ and a British poet

Sanghamitra Mazumdar -
‘Bhanusingher Padabali’, verses in Brajabuli that Rabindranath Tagore started to write as a teen, went on to become a complete genre of songs.

Subramaniya Siva, Tamil nationalist who fought for purity in the language

Kairvy Grewal -
On Siva’s 94th death anniversary, a look at the Tamil freedom fighter’s lesser known battle — the Tanittamil literary movement.
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Air quality is better but not enough to banish air purifiers. Here are options for your room & car

Sahil Mohan Gupta -
What’s the solution for people who cannot leave Delhi? Air purifiers from Dyson's expensive range to Xiaomi's affordable ones can be of help.
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Economy

NFRA to conduct audit quality inspections of five audit firms

Manoj Rammohan -
New Delhi, Nov 16 (PTI) The National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) will carry out audit quality inspections of five audit firms, including the...

Defence

The Defence Services Staff College in Wellington | Image credit: dssc.gov.in

In a first, six women officers to enter prestigious Defence Services Staff College

Snehesh Alex Philip -
As many as 15 women appeared for the examination, out of which six were selected, including one who has made it to the course along with her husband. 

National Interest

Why military is more for asserting political will, not just about controlling territory

Shekhar Gupta -
No matter what tactics, doctrine, or weapon system is used, the objective of any war is to control territory, argues Gen. MM Naravane (retd). But it's politics that matters most.

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