Bhubaneswar29/7/17: Eminent writer and researcher Krushna Chandra Behera passed away at a private hospital here on Saturday. He was 85. He was undergoing treatment for old age-related ailments for the past 15 days. Born on June 2, 1932 in Arjunabindha village in Bhadrak district, Behera has written many popular Odia books including 54 Bhanubai Lane, Laghu Panchaka, Srusthi ra Swapna, ...

New Delhi:27/7/17: While Arundhati Roys comeback novel has once again made the cut for the just announced Man Booker Prize longlist, the other books that are running for the 50,000 pound award make it one of the most diverse lists in the race for a literary award in the recent years. Roy’s comeback novel “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness” is ...

Newdelhi:27/7/17:Twenty years after Arundhati Roy won the Man Booker prize for her debut novel “The God of Small Things”, the Indian author has been longlisted for the 50,000 pound award for her second title, “The Ministry of Utmost Happiness”, the media reported on Thursday. On a longlist thronged with literary titans, whose combined trophy cabinet would include the Pulitzer, the ...

| ସତ୍ ସାହିତ୍ୟ-ସର୍ଜକ କାହିଁକି ଲେଖେ ? || ସତ୍ ସାହିତ୍ୟ-ସର୍ଜକ କାହିଁକି ଲେଖେ ? କାହିଁକି ଲେଖେ ସତରେ ? ଅମରତ୍ବ, ପ୍ରେମ, ଜନକଲ୍ୟାଣ, ଯଶ, କାମ, ଅର୍ଥ, ପାଠକ-ମନୋରଂଜନ — କୋଉଥିପାଇଁ ଲେଖେ ? ଲେଖକ କଣ ଭାବେ ଗୋଟେ ନୂଆ ପୃଥିବୀ ଗଢିଦେବ ? ନେରୁଦା ତ କହିଦେଲେ : “I have no wish to change my planet.” ! ଅନୁଭୂତି, ଅଭିଜ୍ଞତା, ଉପଲବ୍ଧି, କଳ୍ପନା, ପ୍ରେରଣା ଇତ୍ୟାଦି ପ୍ରତି ମଣିଷର ଥାଏ, ଲେଖକ ଓ ଅନ୍ୟାନ୍ୟ ...

The Law is an ass. So, claimed the unheroic, grammatically faulty Mr Bumble, in Charles Dicken’s Oliver Twist, almost 180 years ago. He meant to say that the law contradicted common sense. And now, Prerna Singh Bindra, author of The Vanishing: India’s Wildlife Crisis, informs us that law-keepers for bio-diversity are no different for most part. They contradict common-sense too. That’s one ...

Devdutt Pattanaik is a man on a mission. With his prolific writings on mythology – whether from the point of view of management, children’s books, everyday wisdom, or queerness – he hopes to influence the way society perceives myth, and in turn, itself. His three recent book releases have bumped up his bibliographical count to over 40 and we aren’t ...

Bhubaneswar:19/7/17: Eminent litterateur and tribal language researcher Dr Khageswar Mohapatra passed away this morning while undergoing treatment at a private hospital here. Mohapatra was admitted to the hospital six days ago as he was suffering from pneumonia. He was felicitated with several awards including Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award. Samalochana ra dida o diganta, Charjyagitika, Pratna-Odia, Odia lipi o bhasa are some of the notable books ...

Bhubaneswar:9/7/17:Eminient Odia Writer Hemat Das passed away in Guru Purnima he had written several odia books on diffrennt subject.

Translated from Oriya by Sunita Mishra Nobody had ever seen Pata dei (1) after that fateful night of Dola purnima. It seemed as if the night itself had engulfed her. The moon was spread clear and bright all over the village. After the ritual journey from house to house the deities were being gathered in the field. The air was thick with the swelling ...