Samaresh Majumdar, Sahitya Akademi Award Winner, Dies At 79; PM Modi, CM Mamata Banerjee Condole Demise
Samaresh Majumdar is best known for 'Uttoradhikar', 'Kaalpurush', 'Satkahan', and 'Adventures of Detective Arjun'.
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In 2015, Ashok Vajpayee was the first litterateur who announced to return his Sahitya Akademi award.
Dec 25, 2020, 00:22 AM ISTSahitya Akademi award winning Bengali poet Nirendranath Chakraborty dies at 94
He won the Sahitya Akademi award in 1974 for his poem 'Ulanga Raja' (naked king) which mocked the social set up.
Dec 25, 2018, 16:50 PM ISTKashmiri writer bags Sahitya Akademi award
The writer is presently posted as head of the regional news unit at Radio Kashmir Srinagar.
Dec 05, 2018, 22:23 PM ISTSahitya Akademi Awards announced for 24 languages; Tamil poet's family declines award
The Sahitya Akademi on Thursday announced its annual awards in 24 languages.
Dec 22, 2017, 00:15 AM IST''India might become an educationally failed nation''
An Indian linguist and anthropologist who is globally revered for his work on dying languages, Ganesh Devy has researched and documented 780 living Indian languages.
Jun 08, 2017, 12:19 PM IST'Happy Bhaag Jayegi' helmer's next is a biopic on poet Batalvi
Director Mudassar Aziz, who is awaiting the release of "Happy Bhaag Jayegi", hopes to direct a biopic on late legendary poet Shiv Kumar Batalvi.
Jul 21, 2016, 18:13 PM ISTModi govt's culture minister may one day drape sarees around naked statues at Khajuraho: Nayantara Sahgal
Author Nayantara Sahgal on Saturday criticised the Narendra Modi government for not being open-minded.
Intolerance levels remain high: Ashok Vajpeyi
Noted writer and poet Ashok Vajpeyi on Saturday refused to take back the Sahitya Akademi award that he had returned stating that "intolerance levels remain high" in the country.
Jan 23, 2016, 19:11 PM ISTMonths after returning her Sahitya Akademi award, Nayantara Sahgal agrees to take it back
As a protest over the 'growing' intolerance in the country, Sahgal, has returned Sahitya Akademi award following the Dadri incident in October last year.
Jan 22, 2016, 12:09 PM IST#AwardWapsi returns: Writer Ashok Vajpeyi returns D Litt degree in protest against Rohith Vemula's suicide
Vajpeyi's announcement comes two days after, Vemula, a Ph.D student, committed suicide on Sunday alleging harassment by the university authorities.
Jan 19, 2016, 18:10 PM ISTReturning award would be ingratitude on my part, says Sahitya Academy Awardee Ruskin Bond
Noted writer and children's most lovable author Ruskin Bond recently shared his views on intolerance row, stating such incidents were always there, but today media has become so powerful that it is highlighting them.
Dec 16, 2015, 17:19 PM ISTAward returnees should go where they see tolerance: Anupam Kher
Amid the turbulence of award returnees, veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher makes a statement saying that Award returnees should go to a place where there is a tolerance.
Nov 06, 2015, 19:33 PM ISTBJP's Vijayvargiya, Sadhvi Prachi dub SRK as 'anti-nationalist'
Shahrukh Khan on his birthday gave a statement saying that he supports Sahitya award returnees over their stance on communal intolerance.
Nov 04, 2015, 11:50 AM ISTThose returning awards spreading ideological terrorism: Jharkhand CM
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das hit out at Sahitya Akademi award winners who returned their laurels.
Nov 03, 2015, 20:44 PM ISTIn conversation with Munawwar Rana on controversies surrounding him
Urdu poet Munawwar Rana, who has returned his Sahitya Akademi award over growing intolerance in the country, would meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon.
Oct 22, 2015, 19:34 PM ISTKashmir writer Margoob Banhali returns Sahitya Akademi award
Noted Kashmir writer and poet Margoob Banhali on Monday joined the growing list of litterateurs to return the Sahitya Akademi Award.
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Oct 19, 2015, 10:34 AM ISTUrdu poet Munawwar Rana returns Sahitya Akademi award
Urdu poet Munawwar Rana, who opposed those returning Sahitya Akademi award has returned his own award.
Oct 19, 2015, 09:29 AM IST