kannada literature

New Delhi, April 2 Padma Viswanathan, a Canadian-American writer of Indian origin, has made it to the 2026 International Booker Prize shortlist as the English translator of a Portuguese language novella."On Earth As It Is Beneath," by Brazilian author Ana Paula Maia, described by judges as a...

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...

New Delhi, March 31 A total of 24 writers and poets in as many Indian languages received the Sahitya Akademi Award on Tuesday, the second day of the ongoing 'Festival of Letters' at Kamani Auditorium.The recipients included English author and former ambassador Navtej Sarna, who received the...

New Delhi, March 16 English author and former ambassador Navtej Sarna and Hindi writer Mamta Kalia are among the 24 authors in as many languages who will receive the Sahitya Akademi Award for 2025, the National Academy of Letters announced on Monday.The announcement comes months after the...