Newdelhi:18/11/17;The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that we cannot create a developed India if there are glaring inequalities based on caste, creed, religion and sex. He was addressing the gathering after releasing the Book “Social Exclusion and Justice in India”, authored by Shri P.S. Krishnan, here today. The Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, ...

Bhopal:11/11/17 President Ramnath Kovind  conferred Rashtriya Kabir Samman to noted Odia poet Pratibha Satpathy., President Kovind awarded Shri Revaprasad Dwivedi (Varanasi), Shri K Shiva Reddy (Hyderabad). They were given Rs three lakh and citation. The president released ‘Madhya Pradesh Main Kabir’ book. Speaking on the occasion, the President praised the Government of Madhya Pradesh for instituting the ‘Rashtriya Kabir Samman’. He ...

Bhopal:10/11/17;The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, graced and addressed the Sadguru Kabir Mahotsav in Bhopal today (November 10, 2017). Speaking on the occasion, the President praised the Government of Madhya Pradesh for instituting the ‘Rashtriya Kabir Samman’. He stated that this honour encourages poets who pursue the philosophical tradition of Saint Kabir. He also congratulated the award winners and ...

. New Delhi November, 2017 – Aaj Tak announces the 2nd Edition of the successful literary festival, Sahitya Aaj Tak – a three-day Hindi Literature Festival and one of the nation’s biggest confluence of the greatest names from various disciplines of literature. The festival is scheduled for the 10th, 11th & 12th of November at the Indira Gandhi National Centre ...

Noted writer of Hindi literature Krishna Sobti will be conferred with the country’s highest literary honour, Jnanpith Award this year in 2017. Sobti will be awarded with a cash prize of Rs 11 lakh, a certificate and a memento as part of the 53rd Jnanpith Award ceremony. , Leeladhar Mandloi, ex-officio of the selection board, said that Sobti was unanimously selected ...

Bhubaneswar:7/11/17:Odia poetess Prativa Satapathy is chosen for Kabir Samman. She is the third Odia to get this literary honor after Ramakanta Ruth and Sitakanta Mohapatra. Pratibha Satpathy is one of the most prominent poets of Oriya language as well as Indian literature at present. Most recently in March 2014, Gangadhar Rath Foundation Trust announced prestigious Sahitya Bharati Samman-2013 for her ...

Bhubaneswar :2/11/17:Parvana issue of Literary magazine OLASUNI was  unveiled  at Godabish Sahitya Sansdad Anil Kumar Samal, IAS, Collector n D.M., Angul   has  grace the ocssion  as chief gues. Among the other Prof. Sanghamitra Mishra, former Head, Deptt. of Odia, Utkal University, Gopal Mohapatra, Dy Director ( NEWS) , Doordarshan, Prof. Rabindranath Samal, JournalistChittaranjan Chiranjit, Journalist Birupakshya Tripathy, Bandana Mishra, Sanjay Kumar Mishra,Sandeep Satyanarayan ...

Sambalpur:31/10/17; Odisha government would take up the renovation work of Sambalpur house Lakhminath Bezbaroa, the legendary Assamese literature. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced this after two state officials of Assam met him today seeking conservation of the dilapidated house of the great Assamese literary genius. The Bezbaroa Bhawan would come up with the refurbishment of literature’s old house at Sambalpur. The ...

Cuttack :31/10/17;: Eminent Odia poet, litterateur and columnist Manoranjan Mohanty passed away at 71 this morning in Cuttack city after suffering a cardiac arrest. He is survived by his son Mitrabhanu, four daughters and sons-in-law while his wife had died 10 months ago. His last rites were performed at Satichaura. He was born at Mangalpur village under Dharmasala block in ...

  BHUBANESWAR30/10/17;: For the year 2013 and 2014   24 litterateurs will be honoured with Odisha Sahitya Akademi awards for 2013 and 2014 in nine categories. The names of 11 writers for 2014 and 13 authors for 2013 were announced by the Akademi on Saturday.For 2013, the Akademi has chosen Bibhuti Bhushan Pradhan for his novel ‘Dheu’ and short story writer Diptiranjan ...