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NEW DELHI: There is a real upside to loss, says celebrated author Kiran Desai, who knows only too well what a win can take out of a person and would like to focus on her mother, the renowned Anita Desai. Kiran Desai was only 35 when she won the Booker for her 2006 novel "The Inheritance of Loss", the youngest woman author to do so at the time. She came close to it again last November when "The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny" was shortlisted for the coveted prize. "That second Booker didn't hap ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: There is a real upside to loss, says celebrated author Kiran Desai, who knows only too well what a win can take out of a person and would like to focus on her mother, the renowned Anita Desai. Kiran Desai was only 35 when she won the Booker for her 2006 novel "The Inheritance of Loss", the youngest woman author to do so at the time. She came close to it again last November when "The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny" was shortlisted for the coveted prize. "That second Booker didn't hap ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The coastal town of Varkala is all set to host India's first travel literary festival, 'Yaanam 2025', from Oct 17 to 19.Organised by Kerala tourism, the three-day festival brings together leading travel writers, vloggers and social media influencers from around the world. It sets the stage for engaging conversations, besides sharing insights and perspectives on sustainable and inclusive tourism to meet the demands of present-day travellers, the authorities said. Tourism minis ...Read More >
1. Karnataka HC declines to interfere with government's invitation to Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate Mysuru Dasara 2025 The High Court of Karnataka on September 15 declined to interfere with the State Government's decision to invite writer and activist Banu Mushtaq, whose collection of Kannada short stories translated to English won the international Booker award 2025, to inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara festival, which begins on September 22. A division bench passed the order while dismissing petitio ...Read More >
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], September 15 (ANI): The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed petitions challenging the state government decision to invite Booker Prize-winning author Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara. We are not persuaded to accept the contention that inviting a person of a different faith to inaugurate the event violates the legal or constitutional rights of the petitioners, the court observed. Earlier, the Karnataka state government invited Booker Prize winner ...Read More >
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], September 15 (ANI): The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed petitions challenging the state government's decision to invite Booker Prize-winning author Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara. "We are not persuaded to accept the contention that inviting a person of a different faith to inaugurate the event violates the legal or constitutional rights of the petitioners," the court observed. Earlier, the Karnataka state government invited Booker Prize win ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Monday quashed all three petitions submitted by former BJP MP Pratap Simha and two others seeking a stay on the Congress-led government's decision to have Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq inaugurate the historic festival. The matter was heard by the Division Bench headed by Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Joshi. The High Court quashed all the petitions by observing that no rights had been violated. The counsel for the government, Advocate Gene ...Read More >
This is the first memoir by the acclaimed Indian writer and political activist Arundhati Roy, best-known for her Booker-prize-winning novel The God of Small Things. It is the account of a remarkable and difficult childhood which was dominated by Arundhati's formidable mother, Mary Roy. This was a time in South India when women had very proscribed roles, and Mary Roy challenged them profoundly: 'In that conservative, stifling little South Indian town, where, in those days, women were only allow ...Read More >
Mysuru: Chief minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday made it clear that matters of law and order, including actions such as extradition, are under the jurisdiction of police, and that he would not interfere in that. Responding to questions about a few organisations demanding extradition of former MP Pratap Simmha over alleged controversial remarks about the Dasara inauguration, Siddaramaiah said, "I am not going to say anything about this. Police will act on this. If he has done any act which disturb ...Read More >
Mysore/Mysuru: Cautioning the Congress Government against what he termed as "targeting Hindus for vote-bank politics," expelled Vijayapura BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal warned of a Nepal-like revolt in Karnataka if the State Government continues its anti-Hindu stance. Speaking to reporters at Chamundi Hill after offering prayers to Goddess Chamundeshwari this morning, Yatnal said he was headed to Maddur following an invitation from Hindu activists. Maddur recently witnessed massive protests ...Read More >
Chennai, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil Nadu has once again emerged as the country's leader in industrial employment, with Chief Minister M.K. Stalin attributing the achievement to the policies of the Dravidian model government. Citing the Union government's Annual Survey of Industries 2023-24, CM Stalin said the recognition from New Delhi is itself the strongest rebuttal to critics, who have been "targeting" the state government on the industrial and economic fronts. In a post on 'X', the Chie ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) Safety suffocates me. An unusual comment from others perhaps but not when it comes from Arundhati Roy who has faced fame and fury alike for her writings, be it her debut novel that won her the Booker Prize in 1997 and propelled her to stardom or her unflinching political pieces. Roy, whose candid memoir "Mother Mary Comes to Me" was launched on Thursday, takes it all in her stride. Even if she is called an antinational whose words and views have made her the target of tr ...Read More >
New Delhi | Safety suffocates me. An unusual comment from others perhaps but not when it comes from Arundhati Roy who has faced fame and fury alike for her writings, be it her debut novel that won her the Booker Prize in 1997 and propelled her to stardom or her unflinching political pieces. Roy, whose candid memoir "Mother Mary Comes to Me" was launched on Thursday, takes it all in her stride. Even if she is called an antinational whose words and views have made her the target of trolls and a p ...Read More >
New Delhi: The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki has announced the rollout of its first made-in-India electric vehicle - the e-Vitara SUV - in a major boost to the green segment from its upgraded Gujarat plant, which is now set to become one of the world's largest automotive manufacturing hubs with a projected annual capacity of one million units. Crucially, this facility will serve as Suzuki's global production base for electric vehicles (EVs), exporting to over 100 countries, including ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 28 (ANI): Janata Dal (Secular) leader Nikhil Kumaraswamy on Thursday stated that other options could have been considered rather than inviting Booker prize winner Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the upcoming Mysuru Dasara festival in 2025. We have no issues that one Muslim lady will be inaugurating the Dasara festival. One thing that recently took place regarding Thayi Bhuvaneshwari, who has expressed certain reservations...There are videos.. There are many othe ...Read More >
Jaipur, Aug 28 (PTI) The Rajasthan High Court on Thursday cancelled the contentious police sub-inspector recruitment exam-2021 owing to paper leak. Justice Sameer Jain in a detailed judgment cancelled the exam 2021 which was the bone of contention for both BJP and Congress governments in the state. "Illegality and fraud on the system was so conspicuous. It is strange that the state government did not take action any decision on the subject. The court's decision hopefully will act as a deterren ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 28 (ANI): Janata Dal (Secular) leader Nikhil Kumaraswamy on Thursday stated that "other options" could have been considered rather than inviting Booker prize winner Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the upcoming 'Mysuru Dasara' festival in 2025. "We have no issues that one Muslim lady will be inaugurating the Dasara festival. One thing that recently took place regarding Thayi Bhuvaneshwari, who has expressed certain reservations...There are videos.. There are many ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The BJP and Congress led government in Karnataka have taken opposition positions with regard to inauguration of the Dussehra festivities by Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq. The BJP has questioned whether Banu Mushtaq will accept Hindu culture, traditions and practices. The Congress led government has maintained that whether she believes or not is not a question and she is being invited to inaugurate the festival of the land. Speaking to the media at the BJP ...Read More >
Bengaluru, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday congratulated Banu Mushtaq for winning the International Booker Prize for her Kannada short story collection, describing the win as historic. Taking to social media X, Rahul Gandhi stated, "Banu Mushtaq's International Booker win for 'Hridaya Deepa' or 'Heart Lamp' is a historic moment -- for Kannada literature, and for India. It's a proud affirmation that stories from the margins, when told with sincerity, can move th ...Read More >
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