Nayantara Sahgal, in her early 90s, remains a robust voice speaking against injustice Her new novel holds up a mirror to the upheavals contemporary India is going through
1 min read10 Mar 2019A literary convention's withdrawal of an Indian writer's invite shows a lack of grace on its part
4 min read10 Jan 2019India's richest literature prize has just announced its inaugural longlist of the ten books that will compete for the top honours, including a Rs25 lakh cash prize
3 min read5 Sep 2018Nayantara Sahgal on writing political fiction, and her latest story about a dystopian Indian society
6 min read22 Sep 2017Uday Prakash says he will use award money towards revival of Sufi poet Amir Khusrau's works
2 min read23 Jan 2016Ministerial bluster and prime ministerial silence are making intolerance, and indeed hatred, acceptable norms
4 min read2 Dec 2015The issue is not whether the writers are atheists or believers, but whether the government protects their right to write
4 min read18 Nov 2015Indian writers can be heard like never before, while the Sahitya Akademi remains a limp body
7 min read12 Nov 2015The Congress party has no right to talk about intolerance because it presided over the anti-Sikh riots in 1984 that left about 3,000 people dead, Modi told a campaign rally in Bihar
1 min read2 Nov 2015The authors urged the National Academy of Letters to build on the resolution passed during its recent emergency meet and respond in a 'strong, humane and robust' manner to situations
1 min read1 Nov 2015The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared