Texts on Kashmir focus at Kovalam lit fest 2011

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 28, 2011, 13:37

New Delhi: Writings from Kashmir, fiction and otherwise, are set to be among the highlights during the annual Kovalam Literary Festival in October this year.

Lankan literary festival continues despite boycott

Last Updated: Thursday, January 27, 2011, 23:04

Galle Literary Festival in Sri Lanka will continue despite boycotted by an award winning South African novelist over the country`s rights record, according to the organisers of the event Thursday.

Nations can be divided, language cannot: Javed Akhtar

Last Updated: Friday, January 21, 2011, 18:33

He is the noted poet, lyricist and scriptwriter from Bollywood, who has penned the screenplay of super hit films like ‘Sholay’ and ‘Don’. Yes, you guessed it right; we are talking about Javed Akhtar.

Jaipur Literary Festival 2011 opens with a bang

Last Updated: Friday, January 21, 2011, 14:17

Diggi Palace, the official venue for the DSC Jaipur Literary Festival 2011 looked every bit splendid as a beautiful bride, decked with all with its regal charm and finery. The fest opened with bracing Rajasthani folk tunes as writers from India and various parts of the sub-continent and the world gathered in Jaipur to participate in the lit fete.

Jaipur literary festival to show India`s global role

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 18:28

Asia`s largest literary festival kicks off this weekend in Jaipur, a testament to the growing global influence of Indian literature and its appeal to both publishers and authors.