India's regional languages account for 60 per cent of new book sales, yet the national literary conversation remains ...

In 1913, Rabindranath Tagore made history as the first Asian to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature for Gitanjali, a collection of his Bengali poems that he himself translated into English. Yet, ...

NMAI copy 39088011268042 has bookplate: Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Gift from the Library of William C. Sturtevant. AIMMRC copy 39088013945183 is a gift from the Library of Alvin M. Josephy, Jr ...

Author Kiran Desai signs copies of her new book "Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny" at the Jaipur Literature Festival in the FedEx Global Education Center on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2025. "Loneliness of Sonia ...

India and Nepal share a 1,750 km-long border that is open to people in both directions. This proximity has created a complex relationship of cultural and economic exchange as well as conflicts around ...

Saleem Kidwai, an independent scholar and co-editor of a transformative anthology that recovered lost and long-buried writings about same-sex love in Indian literature from ancient Sanskrit texts ...

'If most middle-class homes are devoid of books; if you can sit in an airport departure lounge or train all day and not see anyone reading; if some affluent people think Reader's Digest copies are ...

Indian diplomats have a long and storied history of contribution to literature, ranging from acclaimed novels to short stories and poetry. India’s ambassador to Madagascar and Comoros, Abhay Kumar — ...