New Delhi: Renowned Hindi author and critic Namwar Singh, a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award, has died here, his family members said on Wednesday. He was 92. He died on Tuesday night at the All India Institute of Medical Science’s Trauma Centre. Writer-journalist Om Thanvi said that Singh’s cremation[Read More…]
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No formal letter received from poet Inqulab’s family: Sahitya Akademi
A day after late Tamil poet Inqulab’s family said it would accept this year’s posthumously-conferred Sahitya Akademi Award, the Akademi said it hadn’t received any formal letter and will take decision only after receiving it. “We have just received a mail stating ‘Inqulab Family and Trust’ at the end of[Read More…]
Author of ‘The Adivasi Will Not Dance’ breaks silence after Jharkhand govt outlaws book
The Jharkhand government on Friday banned Sahitya Akademi award winning writer Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar’s book, The Adivasi Will Not Dance, alleging that it hurt the dignity of women of the Santhal tribe. The matter was tossed in the Jharkhand Assembly by Opposition leader Sita Soren. The Santhal legislator said the[Read More…]
No rules to return Sahitya Akademi award: HC
The Delhi High Court cleared on that there cannot be guidelines for returning the Sahitya Akademi awards as the akademi’s constitution did not provide for taking back any award. The High Court rejected a PIL which was asking for directions from the Centre to formulate rules in the event of[Read More…]