Mo Yan awarded 2012 Nobel Prize for literature
byStockholm: Chinese writer Mo Yan was awarded 2012 Nobel Prize for literature at Stockholm Concert Hall Monday. The Nobel Prize Award Ceremony for 2012 started…
Books
An indictment of British colonialism (Book Review)
byThis is a powerful indictment of what passes off euphemistically as the benevolent Raj. British colonial rule of India and China (two countries under…
Digital store Flipkart offers e-books online
byBangalore: India’s leading e-commerce brand Flipkart.com’s digital store Flyte has forayed into selling e-books online to change reading habits of book lovers. “Readers can buy…
IIAS publishes the second edition of Suu Kyi’s book ‘Burma and India’
byShimla: The Indian Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS), a research institution in Shimla, has published another edition of Myanmar’s pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi,…
‘Indian English has an identity of its own’
byNew Delhi: English is fast developing a dynamism all its own in the non-English-speaking world, says former Indian Administrative Service officer, writer and noted theatre…
Book on Mumbai slum wins National Book Award in US
byNew Delhi: A book on lives of people in a Mumbai slum has won this year’s National Book Award for Non-Fiction in the United States….
Penguin to distribute Egmont kids’ books in India
byNew Delhi: In yet another consolidation in the publishing industry after the announcement of the Penguin Books and Random House merger early this month, Egmont…
Second edition of Aung San Suu Kyi’s book released
byDelhi: Second edition of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s book ‘Burma and India: Some Aspects of Intellectual Life under Colonialism’ published by Indian Institute of Advanced…
‘Ethnic literature can’t be ignored any more’
byNew Delhi: Ethnic literature can no longer be ignored as these reflected the country’s rich folk traditions and kept India’s diverse languages alive, says acclaimed…
Writers dish out racy thrillers for Indian readers
byNew Delhi: Move over fine writing, thrillers are spurring creativity among new Indian authors. Critics say thrillers with Indian twists are fetching mega bucks in…