President Draupadi Murmu paid rich tribute to Dr. Sree Sivakumara Mahaswamiji on his 119th birthday and at the Guruvandana ceremony at the Sree Siddaganga Mutt near Tumakuru in Karnataka today. She noted that the former pontiff of Siddaganga Mutt, who passed away at the grand old age of 111 in...
Chennai, March 19 A group of over 200 Tamil writers, readers, and social activists strongly condemned the announcement of the Jnanpith Award to lyricist Vairamuthu on Thursday, calling it a "grave insult" to the reputation of the award and the Tamil literary tradition.In a detailed...
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Chennai, March 16 The recent decision to award the prestigious literary honour, the Jnanpith Award, to lyricist Vairamuthu has triggered a significant wave of condemnation from the top echelons of the Tamil intelligentsia, signaling an evolving cultural resistance against the veteran lyricist...
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Chennai, March 14 Poet and lyricist Vairamuthu has been selected for the prestigious Jnanpith Award, becoming the third Tamil writer to receive the country’s highest literary honour.The 72-year-old author follows in the footsteps of late novelists Akilan (1975) and Jayakanthan (2002)...
New Delhi, March 14 – The 60th Jnanpith Award, India's highest literary honour, for the year 2025 will be conferred on the distinguished Tamil poet, lyricist, and writer, R. Vairamuthu.This was announced by the Bharatiya Jnanpith on Saturday.He has been selected for the prestigious award in...
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Mumbai, February 27 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday expressed concern over the decline of humour in speeches, stating that the "absolute joy" associated with witty speeches is fading as people now exercise "utmost caution" to avoid being misinterpreted.Speaking at...
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Nashik, February 23 The city will host the fourth edition of the World Marathi Conference, which will begin on February 27 and be inaugurated by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.Notably, Marathi Language Pride Day is celebrated every year on February 27, the birth anniversary of...
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Kolkata, February 21 Dissident CPI(M) leader Pratikur Rahman, who resigned from the party on February 16, joined West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress on Saturday, prompting the Marxist organization to expel him.He defected to the TMC in the presence of Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee...