Leading Oriya novelist and academician Pratibha Ray, who has over 40 novels, travelogues and short stories to her credit, was on Thursday named for the prestigious Jnanpith Award for the year 2011. At a meeting chaired by writer and Jnanpith award winner Sitakant Mahapatra, it was decided that Ray, 69, will be the winner of the 2011 Janapith Award. ...
06:46 PM, Dec 27, 2012
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee, lauding the achievements of Jnanpith award winner Chandrashekhara Kambar in the Kannada language, said Thursday that Indian vernacular literature if promoted abroad would win "greater laurels" than the mark made by Indian writing in English. In his address while presenting the 46th Bharatiya Jnanpith Award to Kambar, the president also said that philanthropists and the private sector must help in nurturing and promoting Indian literature...
02:12 AM, Oct 12, 2012
Mumbai: Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Wednesday warned of a "backlash" in Maharashtra if neighbouring Karnataka did not check those indulging in anti-Marathi activities. His comments came after Jnanpith awardee Kannada writer Chandrashekara Kambara made some "anti-Marathi" remarks. "Those ruling Karnataka should check the 'goondas' indulging in anti-Marathi activities. Don't let a spark ignite here," Thackeray said in an editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamana'. "The Karnataka government should stop...
01:53 PM, Nov 30, 2011
New Delhi: Ailing Assamese writer and Jnanpith award winning litterateur Indira Goswami died on Tuesday morning after a prolonged illness. The former Delhi University professor was admitted to the Gauhati Medical College Hospital following lung infection and breathing problems. Earlier this year, the noted writer suddenly fell ill at her residence and was shifted to the GMCH on February 13. The 70-year-old writer, appointed by ULFA to represent it in...
08:45 AM, Nov 29, 2011
Prof Rahman Rahi is the first Kashmiri to be conferred with the Jnanpith Award this year ...
08:00 AM, Apr 02, 2007
Kashmiri poet and critic Rehman Raahi has been selected for this year's prestigious Jnanpith Award. ...
05:00 PM, Mar 09, 2007
