Her poem ‘High and Dry’ is about the river Gomti, a tributary of the Ganges. According to Hindu belief, the river is the ...

Thilakarajah first started writing poetry in school. He encountered Velupillai’s work in his Tamil literature syllabus and ...

Emerging writers from Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, & Andhra Pradesh discuss their literary journeys, challenges, and the ...

A Coimbatore mill’s women workers stitch garments for H&M, Marks & Spencer, and Decathlon during the day and weave dreams of ...

I learnt what a line of poetry can do, how beautiful a language ... he delved deep into the Tamil language with Ramakoti. With his help, Mr. Thomas refined the translation of Thirukural in 2017.

You have edited Yaraana, India’s first anthology of gay writing. What was the experience like? Hoshang Merchant: I will take ...

Gurajada Appa Rao (1862–1915) was a prominent Indian playwright, poet, and social reformer, best known for his contributions ...

Yet his familiarity with poetic language is surprisingly good. So is his ability to express ideas in a compact manner. Most of his poems are descriptions of the actual hardships of the plantation ...

Jaswant Singh Zafar will receive the Punjab Gaurav Award for his contributions to literature at a literary festival, along with a ₹1 lakh cash prize.

All this was despite Tamil being widely acknowledged as the oldest living language. Professor Parthasarathy ... it was a difficult decision to make as “poetry has the closest relationship ...

The grandeur and allure of Mahabharat's Draupathi is all set to be showcased through a theatrical show in Tamil. Chennai ...