Writers

It is the world's most well-known religious and cultural festival, celebrated worldwide - including even by those who are not adherents of the faith. Many sentiments and customs attached to it have become common worldwide - even where there…

A delegation of 51 artists and writers led by Shri Anupam Kher, called on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi today. They had submitted a memorandum to the President earlier in the day. They expressed concern over what they described…

Mumbai, Nov 6: In a collective move to draw the government's attention to their fears that the country's "robust democracy might be coming apart", 24 filmmakers and writers, including Arundhati Roy, Saeed Mirza and Kundan Shah, on Thursday…

Legendary Actor Kamal Haasan slammed the #AwardWapsi by Writers and Filmmakers and said it won't serve the real purpose. He also urged them to take back their awards, be proud of those and make others feel proud of them. "Nothing will…

Senior BJP leader and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has launched a scathing attack on the Writers and Filmmakers who have returned their awards, protesting against the "rising intolerance". Here the Exceprts: * These people have never…

The Sikh Groups have hit the street today, protesting against the Writers and Academicians, who have recently returned their awards, as part of their anti-Modi agenda. The Sikh groups asked the writers why they did not return the awards…

Indian Poet and Author Ashok Vajpeyi (74), who recently returned his Sahitya Akademi Award, spoke at an event organised at the University of Toronto on October 21. The seminar had the title, "Shattering the Silence". He talked about…

Under pressure from several quarters for maintaining silence over the murder of Sahitya Akademi awardee MM Kalburgi, the Executive Board of Sahitya Akademi passed a resolution, condemning the killing and also urged the writers to take back…

New Delhi, Oct 23: Nearly 100 writers took out a peaceful march here on Friday to protest against increasing intolerance in the country. Writers from across the country gathered at Shri Ram Centre near Mandi House and marched towards…

* Sahitya Akademi Awards were instituted in 1954. * In total, 1004 Writers, Poets, Translators have received the award from 1955 till 2014. * 26 of 1004 Writers have decided to return the awards till date. The number may rise. * 23…