Sanoo

The city celebrated the 96th birthday of noted literary critic and prominent cultural figure M K Sanoo on Thursday. Kochi corporation and other agencies organized functions to celebrate the birthday of Sanoo.It was with a breakfast at Chavara Cultural Centre at 8.

Noted literary critic and prominent cultural figure M K Sanoo will turn 95 on Thursday. Kochi corporation and other agencies are organizing functions to celebrate the birthday of Sanoo.

One memory about Gowri Amma that is vividly clear in writer M K Sanoo’s mind is Gowri Amma riding a bicycle through the streets of Thiruvananthapuram.

This year's Vayalar Ramavarma Award instituted by a trust in the name of the late poet and lyricist has run into a controversy with M K Sanoo, the president of the body, resigning from it, allegedly, protesting the 'rigging' of the award.

Veteran journalist K M Roy, who had not been well for the past few years, came to Changampuzha Park on a wheel chair around 6pm on Thursday.

Prof M K Sanoo released a travelogue penned by Abhayan titled ‘Istanbuliley Penkutti’ at Chavara Cultural Centre on Monday evening. Sanoo said that Abhayan has penned a good work which has interspersed the traveller’s personal memories with interesting anecdotes and current events.

The book ‘How Not to Think Like the Middle Class’ written by Silpa S was released by renowned writer and critic M K Sanoo at a function held at NM Auditorium in Tripunithura on Thursday.

Novelist and short story writer V J James bagged this year’s Vayalar award for the best literary work. Instituted by Vayalar Ramavarma Memorial Trust, in memory of poet and lyricist Vayalar Ramavarma, James’s novel ‘Nireeswaran’ fetched him the award.

Justice Krishna Iyer Movement has demanded the state government to name Kochi Cancer Institute after the jurist.CPM district secretary P Rajeeve has already conveyed the message to chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan.

City honoured Catholic priest and writer Fr Paul Thelakkat on his 70th birthday, with an event 'Satvikam 19' at Ernakulam Town Hall on Saturday evening. A seminar,

John Paul was always at the forefront of the fight to liberate poor and downtrodden people from their helplessness, and his majesty will remain here like a fragrance of a flower, said writer and critic M K Sanoo.

Literary critic M K Sanoo urged the state government to take immediate steps to protect the old Venduruthy bridge.

Literary critic M K Sanoo inaugurated the reception committee office of the CPM state conference at Judges Avenue on Saturday. The state conference of the party will be held in Bolgatty from March 1 to 5.

After a long gap of more than two years, cultural life in Kochi is making a grand comeback. The city is hosting a slew of cultural programmes that would last for over a month.The 32-daylong golden jubilee celebrations of Changampuzha Samskarika Kendram has already started.

Cinema personalities reacted to the demolition drive in Delhi's Jahagirpuri area with some penning poetry and others expressing anguish on social media. Bulldozers demolished several structures at Jahangirpuri on Wednesday amid a heavy paramilitary and police presence during the North Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC)'s anti-encroachment drive that was stopped within hours following a Supreme Court order.

"It was some fringe elements, mostly probably Sangh Parivar members, who deliberately spread provocative messages about the homage, with an intention to create a riot.