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18 Jul 2018

India's first government-sponsored transgender poets' meet held in Kolkata

In a first, a government-sponsored poets' meet was organised for the transgender community at the Sahitya Akademi on Tuesday. The 'Transgender Poets' Meet' was chaired by India's first transgender college principal Manabi Bandopadhyay, who read out several of her own poems at the two-and-a-half-hour event.

14 Jan 2018

Google Doodle salutes writer-activist Mahasweta Devi on her 92nd birthday

Born on January 14, 1926, in Bangladesh's Dhaka, Devi made a mark for herself as a social activist by crusading for the rights of the tribals.

Dr Subhash Chandra

14 Sep 2016

Hindi version of Dr Subhash Chandra's autobiography ‘The Z Factor’ launched

Building on the stellar success of his autobiography ‘The Z Factor’, Dr. Subhash Chandra, Wednesday, launched the Hindi version of the book on the occasion of Hindi Diwas.

29 Jul 2016

Irrfan Khan wanted to make film on Mahasweta Devi's life

Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan says he wanted to make a movie on the life of eminent author and social activist Mahasweta Devi.

25 Feb 2016

JNU row: Former prof Chaman Lal to return award to HRD

After returning his Sahitya Akademi award to protest alleged intolerance, retired JNU professor Chaman Lal has decided to give back an award to the HRD Ministry in the wake of the raging row at the varsity.

18 Feb 2016

'Gandhi, Nehru, Ambedkar had disagreements, but were unanimous on progressive India'

Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and BR Ambedkar, regarded as founding fathers of the Indian republic, may have had disagreements in their ideologies but their dream for a progressive nation was unanimous, Sahitya Akademi President Vishwanath Tiwari said on Thursday.

Nayantara Sahgal

24 Jan 2016

My protest against intolerance continues: Nayantara Sahgal

Noted writer Nayantara Sahgal , who has refused to accept her literary award back, on Sunday wrote to the Sahitya Akademi saying her protest against intolerance continues.

Sahitya Akademi

23 Dec 2015

'Award Wapsi' row: Delhi HC issues notice to Modi govt, Sahitya Akademi

Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the central government and Sahitya Akademi on a plea against the return of Sahitya Akademi awards by writers.

10 Dec 2015

'Indians demeaning others on religion not fit to be leaders'

Seth has previously spoken out in support of the writers who had returned their state awards condemning various incidents like the killings of writers and the Dadri lynching among others.

30 Nov 2015

Bengaluru literature festival director Vikram Sampath steps down

Vikram Sampath has stepped down as one of the directors of Bangalore Literature Festival.

Pranab Mukherjee

26 Nov 2015

Return of awards triggered debate on intolerance: President

President Pranab Mukherjee has said that the return of awards by writers and intellectuals was "evidently spontaneous" and a way of protest that has triggered a nation-wide debate on the issue of intolerance, a release issued on Thursday by a group of intellectuals has claimed.

Bharatiya Janata Party

24 Nov 2015

BJP's Assam MP alleges award returnees took money, apologises

Rameswar Teli, a BJP Lok Sabha member from Assam, on Tuesday alleged that litterateurs from across the country returned their Sahitya Akademi awards for money. He later apologised, saying his statements were not intended to hurt anyone.

Jayant Narlikar

04 Nov 2015

Law & order govt's responsibility, not Akademi's: Narlikar

Renown scientist Jayant Narlikar Narlikar said the awards carry a rare dignity and should remain above the fracas.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

02 Nov 2015

ISIS is Muslim version of RSS: Janata Dal (United)

The Janata Dal (United) on Monday alleged that the international terrorist organisation ISIS is the Muslim version of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

01 Nov 2015

Authors urge Sahitya Akademi to reinvent itself

At least 36 writers had one returned their state awards in protest against the Akademi's "muted response" to killings of writers and rationalists.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

31 Oct 2015

Handful of pseudo-secularists using Sangh as a 'punching bag': RSS

RSS joint general secretary dubbed the returning of awards move as a "premeditated conspiracy" with an aim to "take the debate to other side".

30 Oct 2015

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30 Oct 2015

'Award Wapsi' similar to revolt against Hitler: Congress

Manish Tewari warned the BJP of the country's realisation that a great evil hangs over this land in the form of the NDA Government.

Bharatiya Janata Party

30 Oct 2015

Many historians are 'hate Modi' brigade members: BJP

Arun Jaitley hit back at those returning awards, saying they were "rabid anti-BJP elements" and called it a "manufactured rebellion".

30 Oct 2015

Chetan Bhagat faces Twitter backlash over 'what do historians do' remark

Celebrated author Chetan Bhagat on Friday faced intense Twitter backlash following his controversial remarks on historians, who have come out strongly and protested against the Narendra Modi government over 'rising intolerance' and "highly vitiated atmosphere in the country.

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