Tamil writer Imayam, who calls himself a writer of the Dravidian movement and captures the stark realities of the caste system and the lives of Mahadalits, won the Sahitya Akademi Award for 2020 for his novel Sellatha Panam. By B. […]
A poet with a focus on social issues for almost six decades now, Nikhileswar also contributed to English and Hindi languages. Writer Nikhileswar VIJAYAWADA: Renowned writer Nikhileswar, and one among the six ‘Digambara Kavulu’ has been chosen for the Kendra […]
When the Naxalite movement took flame in Bengal in the late Sixties, he was drawn towards it, working at its fringe till disillusionment set in when he realised fallibilities of the leaders he had encountered. Written by Paromita Chakrabarti In […]
Navlakha had argued that he was eligible for default bail as the mandated period of 90 days was over, adding the days he was under house arrest While rejecting senior journalist and human rights activist Gautam Navlakha’s default bail application, […]
The 106-year-old organisation which played a vital role in the formation of the Karnataka state, and spearheaded a language movement is now mired in caste-based elections and has moved away from its core principles By Muralidhara Khajane More than a […]
In a career spanning nearly 40 years, Manoranjan Byapari has written nearly a dozen novels and more than 70 short stories. ‘Nothing much,’ many could claim. However, if these works, most of them autobiographical, form the genesis of Bengali Dalit […]
‘West Bengal Dalit Sahitya Academy’ under ‘Information and Broadcast Department’ of West Bengal government was recently set up. In the domain of progressive Bengali literature always repudiated the Dalit reality and literary culture. After four decades of struggle in West […]
Imphal, December 26 2020: Dalit Sahitya Academy, Manipur announced today that Naorem Tangbi, National and International Awardee will be honoured with ‘Year of the COVID-19 Nurse, 2020-21’ at the annual programme of the academy which will be held at Manipur […]
