Sahitya Akademi award Archives

Mahasweta Devi continues to be critical

Kolkata : The condition of eminent littérateur Mahasweta Devi, who is on life support, continues to be critical, one of the doctors attending on her said here...

Feature9 years ago

Popular Urdu Poet Nida Fazli passes away

New Delhi: Renowned Urdu poet Nida Fazli passed away here today following a severe heart attack. He was 78. During the partition, his parents migrated to...

Entertainment9 years ago

Kamal Haasan turns 61, honours renowned writer

Chennai: Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan, who turned 61 on Saturday, visited popular Tamil writer Ki. Rajanarayanan and honoured him. “Kamal visited Rajanarayanan at his residence this morning in...

Feature9 years ago

Arundhati Roy returns national award against “ideological viciousness”

New Delhi: Noted activist and author Arundhati Roy on Thursday said she was returning her 1989 National Award for Best Screenplay to protest against “ideological viciousness”...

National9 years ago

Standing up for dissent, Nayantara Sahgal to return Sahitya Akademi award

New Delhi: Author Nayantara Sahgal has decided to return the prestigious Sahitya Akademi award in solidarity with all Indians who uphold the right to dissent, saying...