A collection of stories translated by Aruni Kashyap from the Assamese language, titled ‘Baah Phulor Gondho’ (The Smell of Bamboo Blossoms), written by the renowned author Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi, has been shortlisted by the Armory Square Prize for South Asian Literature in Translation.
Temsula Ao passes away
Renowned Naga writer and academic Padma Shri Dr Temsula Ao, 80, died at a hospital in Dimapur Sunday night. Ao had also served in several key positions, including the chairperson of the Nagaland State Commission for Women. Ao was a famous literary figure in the northeast and the recipient of the Nagaland Governor’s Award for … Continue reading Temsula Ao passes away
Salman Rushdie
Noted novelist Salman Rushdie was stabbed repeatedly ahead of a speaking event in Chautauqua, New York, on Friday, August 13, 2022 Rushdie was always living on borrowed time once Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa against him in February 1989. However, when it came to banning Satanic Verses, India was months ahead of Iran, banning … Continue reading Salman Rushdie
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