And this is what makes the award of the Booker Prize last week to Banu Mushtaq so important. Her collection of short stories ...

Irshad Khan ‘Sikandar’, poet, lyricist, writer and playwright who enthralled both enthusiasts and connoisseurs alike, passed ...

The Writers’ Forum Kuwait, after concluding a recent successful event of poetry at Avanti Palace, held another successful and enriching meeting on May 2 at the residence of poet Aamir Diwan.The ...

The first Kannada author to win the award, Mushtaq shares the honour and the £50,000 prize money with Bhasthi, the first ever ...

The 77-year-old Indian activist is the first Kannada-language author to win the award, which also recognizes the work of ...

Banu Mushtaq becomes the first Kannada author to win the International Booker Prize for Heart Lamp, sharing the honour with ...

Banu Mushtaq has a celebrated literary career, which includes six short story collections, a novel, an essay collection, and ...

Kannada writer Banu Mushtaq scored a couple of first-time wins as her short story collection 'Heart Lamp' snagged the ...

The pheran, once a symbol of identity and survival against the harsh winters, is now sometimes worn only for fashion or festival spectacle. Traditional Kashmiri music struggles to find its place in a ...

Urdu, a language that thrived across centuries in the past, spoken by millions in India, has experienced a steady yet ...

Across Hyderabad, young people are rediscovering the charm of Urdu, gathering in heritage venues and creative spaces to share ...