As times get tougher, Urdu publishers find it increasingly tough to stay afloat
Since1990s, there were more than 100 Urdu publishers in Delhi, most based in the walled city, bringing out hundreds of titles every year – fiction,...
Khalid Jawed’s The Paradise of Food, translated into English from Urdu by Baran Farooqi, wins the 2022 JCB Prize for Literature
The Paradise of Food (Juggernaut) by Khalid Jawed, translated from Urdu by Baran Farooqi has won the Rs 25 lakh JCB Prize for Literature. This...
A Novel ‘Independence’By Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Award-winning and bestselling author of The Last Queen and The Forest of Enchantments Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni publishes her most ambitious novel to date. HarperCollins Publishers India will...
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says layoffs will extend into next year
The mass layoffs that began in Amazon's corporate ranks this week will extend into next year, CEO Andy Jassy said Thursday. In a note sent...
साहित्य अकादेमी द्वारा आयोजित पुस्तकायन पुस्तक मेले का भव्य शुभारंभ
साहित्य अकादमी द्वारा आयोजित ‘पुस्तकायन’ पुस्तक मेले का आज भव्य शुभारंभ प्रख्यात लेखिका नासिरा शर्मा द्वारा किया गया। इस अवसर पर साहित्य अकादेमी के उपाध्यक्ष...
Writers of various Indian languages were awarded the Bal Sahitya Puraskar (Children’s Literature Award) by the Sahitya Akademi at Triveni Kala Sangam, New Delhi
On Children’s Day, 23 writers of various Indian languages were awarded the Bal Sahitya Puraskar (Children’s Literature Award) by the Sahitya Akademi at Triveni Kala...
Kalinga Literature Festival to be held from February 24-26, 2023
Kalinga Literature Festival to be held from February 24-26, 2023 The Kalinga Literature Festival (KLF) has been rescheduled and will now be held from February...
Penguin Random House chief says Arab world ‘has a lot to offer’ in publishing
There’s no denying the diversity of Arab culture, one rich in history with a long tradition in storytelling. But it seems that Arab stories aren’t...
Indian Museum Mulls Library Shift for Easy Public Access from Kyd Street Gate
The Indian Museum is considering shifting its own library, which has a priceless collection of over 50,000 books and journals languishing in a corner of...
Koshala Literature Festival Ends: Heritage lovers Bat for Making Lucknow an Arts & Culture Hub
The three-day first edition of Koshala Literature Festival-2022 (KLF) concluded here on Monday, with literature lovers attending multiple sessions of authors and poets who had...
