the hindu literary prize

William Dalrymple has won the 2026 Mark Lynton History Prize for his book, “THE GOLDEN ROAD: How Ancient India Transformed the World.” The award recognizes his blend of literary skill, rigorous research, and social awareness. Dalrymple's work highlights India's significant, often overlooked, influence on ancient global civilization.

Novelist P Valsala and Sanskrit scholar Prof NVP Unithiri have been selected for the Kerala Sahitya Academy Fellowship for 2019. The fellowship carries a cash prize of Rs 50,000, gold locket weighing two sovereigns, a citation, and a ponnada.

The English translation of Perumal Murugan's controversial 2010 Tamil novel Maadhorubaagan, which was under attack from Hindu extremists who claimed that his book was "blasphemous" in 2015, has now won the Sahitya Akademi's Translation Prize 2016.

LONDON: Amid controversial claims that Booker Prize-winning author Yann Martel's spiritual 'Indian' idea had a Brazilian father, his publishers, the prize officials and pundits have all but said that the best idea in literature is to freely acknowledge you have none of your own.

Maya Kharangate’s 2016 novel ‘Amrutvel’ has won the Sahitya Akademi Award in Konkani. Sahitya Akademi announced its awards for literary works in 23 languages on Thursday.

LONDON: In a savage bout of pre-publication literary bloodletting, Paul Theroux, a former friend of V S Naipaul, has attacked the writer's new book Half a Life as his "slightest and unquestionably the weirdest".

S Jayaragini, a student of Sri Manakula Vinayagar engineering college, Puducherry, won the first prize in Tamil Nadu-Puducherry Thirukkural elocution competition conducted by Shriram Ilakkiya Kazhagam.

President Droupadi Murmu presented the 58th Jnanpith Award to Sanskrit scholar Jagadguru Rambhadracharya and poet-lyricist Gulzar for their contributions to literature. Rambhadracharya, a renowned Hindu leader and writer, was present to receive the award, while Gulzar was absent due to health reasons. Additionally, Hindi author Vinod Kumar Shukla has been named the recipient of the 59th Jnanpith Award for 2024.

Ananthamurthy was not only an excellent writer but also a social activist who raised his voice on several social and political issues.

Controversy erupts as Salman Rushdie's latest is knocked off the Booker shortlist.

A copy of the Holy Quran translated into Punjabi and printed by two Hindu men along with another Sikh.

NEW DELHI: Dr Harivansh Rai Bachchan burst upon the horizon of Hindi poetry as a bright star one evening in 1935 with his recitation of Madhushala to a huge audience, unfolding to listeners an enchanting world with rings of Omar Khayyam.

In UR Ananthamurthy’s death, we have lost a genius. He had opened a new age in Kannada literature and his novel ‘Samskara’ brought a metaphysical element to Kannada literature.

Eminent litterateur and Sahitya Akademi president Sunil Gangopadhyay died at his South Kolkata residence in the early hours of Tuesday following a massive heart attack.

The Congress government's invitation to Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara festival has sparked a political controversy, with the BJP questioning her suitability due to her faith. Congress defends the invitation, emphasizing the festival's inclusive nature.

Nobel laureate V S Naipaul will lead a stellar cast of Indian writers descending on London to attend the city’s most sought after literary festival.