Last week, a delegation was in Calcutta to promote Queen’s University Belfast. It brought one of Ireland’s foremost poets to town, who is also the current Ireland Professor of Poetry, which entails residencies at universities including, Queen’s.No, he is not Seamus Heaney, but Heaney’s contemporary and close friend and is spoken of in the same respectful breath as his Nobel Prize-winning peer. Michael...
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Poetess Sugathakumari has been chosen for this year's Ezhuthachan Puraskaram, the highest literary recognition instituted by the Kerala Government.Announcing the award here, the State Cultural Minister M A Baby said, Ms Sugathakumari was chosen for the award in recognition of her contributions to Malayalam poetry.Ms Sugathakumari was selected for the award by a panel headed by poet ONV Kuruppu. The...
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equally known for his directorial ventures as he is praised for his poems andlyrics but lyricist-director Gulzar says he cut down on wielding the megaphonedue to his love for poetry and books."Poetry was my lifelineall along. Literature and poetry are my passion and it's something that I havealways liked. I am glad I am into books again. I couldn't do that while I wasmaking films," Gulzar told reporters...
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Archbishop of the Assyrian Church of the East Mar Aprem has been selected for the P. Thomas Award instituted by the P. Thomas Foundation.A scholar in Syriac language and literature, Mar Aprem has written about 70 books in English and Malayalam. He has tried his hand at several genres such as travelogue, humour, poetry, history, biography and autobiography.—Staff...
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National Book Awards: Conflict of Interest Question Arises in Young Readers’ CategoryA blogger and former book review editor has questioned whether a judge on the panel that will select the award for Young People’s Literature has a conflict of interest with one of the candidates for the award.The awards, which are celebrating their 60th anniversary and will be given out Wednesday night at Cipriani...
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MYSORE: The Mysore Film Society on Sunday organised a screening of a highly anticipated documentary,The film is part of the Kabir Project, which was started in 2003 by award-winning film-maker Shabnam Virmani.The project brings together the experiences of a series of journeys in quest of this 15th century mystic poet in our contemporary world.Ms. Virmani spent six years producing four feature-length...
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Maya Angelou, Rihanna among Glamour mag's honorees < ');" class="arial11blue1"> RateEven for a venue as grand as New York's Carnegie Hall, there was a pretty dazzling concentration of star power at Glamour magazine's Women of the Year awards.Pop star Rihanna was there, in the most body-hugging of gowns. Tennis star Serena Williams was there, too, in a bright red, one-shoulder number. Michael Douglas...
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coffee-table book titled “In step with paradise: Rhythms to the poetry of Kashmir” by Uma Vasudev was released by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit at a function here on Monday.Speaking on the occasion, Ms. Dikshit said: “I don’t think anyone has combined Sufi poetry of Kashmir with our country’s traditional dance forms. The book’s author Uma Vasudev never ceases to surprise me. I’ve read her book...
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