THOOTHUKUDI: Karisal (black soil) literature has done it again. Writer Sa Tamilselvan recently won the Sahitya Akademi Award for 2025, making him the eighth recipient from Kovilpatti to receive the ...

Rahul Bhattacharya’s panoramic novel ‘Railsong’ traces the arc of post-independence India’s journey across decades ...

According to the researchers, the inscriptions’ discovery is not new. Early Egyptologists noticed them, but did not know what ...

The 2026 Mark Lynton History Prize has been awarded to William Dalrymple for his book, “THE GOLDEN ROAD: How Ancient India Transformed the World”. for combining “literary grace, commitment to serious ...

We may be living through one of the most dangerous moments in modern history. In 2024, the number of armed conflicts across ...

How Ancient India Transformed the World' looks back at the time when India was at its prime—for a whole millennium, the ...

Maharishi Valmiki, a great saint and visionary, is widely known as "Adi Kavi" (the First Poet) of India. He earned this title because of composing the Ramayana, the ancient epic poem of India, which ...

Indian historiography is largely the legacy of British colonial rule. The imprint of Western social sciences was so strong on the Indian psyche that our subcontinent found it impossible to break away ...

NEW DELHI, (IANS) – Creativity is being stifled and it takes courage to write about what’s going on but “the troubles of the present time will inspire tremendous works of literature in the future,” ...

Researchers have discovered 30 inscriptions written in Indian languages, which provide new evidence that visitors from India ...

With entry free for all, the festival makes the finest conversations and ideas from across India & the world accessible to all, say the organisers.

Ancient Indian literature has long been a source of inspiration for culture, philosophy, and storytelling. Texts such as the Mahabharata, Ramayana, and the Vedas have shaped traditions and values for ...