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2026 Orwell Prizes: Ben Lerner's Transcription, Karen Bartlett’s The Escape from Kabul win
July 31, 2026 12:53 pm
Ukraine’s Andrey Kurkov won a special award at the 2026 Orwell Prizes, which has been given only eight times since 1997
2026 Orwell Prize shortlists: From Sam Dalrymple's Shattered Lands to Chinese digital subcultures
May 25, 2026 3:15 pm
Eight works of non-fiction and eight novels have been shortlisted for the 2026 Orwell Prize.
From Shakespeare to the Gita: Meet Justice Krishna Shripad Dixit, the ‘literary judge’ turning dry verdicts into messages that connect
March 22, 2026 6:41 pm
A judge whose verdicts blend law with literature, philosophy and history, Justice Krishna Shripad Dixit of the Orissa High Court brings a rare voice to judicial orders.
The pigs are still walking: George Orwell’s Animal Farm warning, 80 years on
August 25, 2025 11:50 am
On its 80th anniversary, Animal Farm remains relevant not because it predicts one political ideology’s failings, but because it dissects the universal fragility of equality.
5 songs you did not know were inspired by novels
August 22, 2025 12:21 pm
Explore how rock songs draw inspiration from literature, showcasing the timeless connection between music and novels. Discover tracks inspired by works like "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" and "Nineteen Eighty-Four."
Naseeruddin Shah writes on Diljit Dosanjh controversy: I feel no need to prove anything, including my patriotism
July 04, 2025 1:23 pm
The touchiness of the offence-taking brigade has begun bordering on the absurd. Anything that is remotely critical gets twisted to sound “anti-national”. The palpable poison in the air does not cause me despair or fear. It saddens me
Ukrainian novelist awarded Orwell prize two years after she died in Russian missile strike
July 14, 2025 4:50 pm
The book, Looking at Women, Looking at War: A War and Justice Diary from Ukraine, traces the lives of Ukrainian women who fell prey to the war’s brutality. The foreword has been penned by Margaret Atwood
When the clocks strike thirteen: Why George Orwell’s opening line sets alarm bells ringing
May 06, 2026 8:20 am
Drawing a line: In one fell swoop, Orwell tells us that this is a malfunctioning world where the normal rules do not apply – all clocks simultaneously strike an impossible chime and the day is bizarrely both bright and cold.
This Word Means: Orwellian
March 28, 2025 9:02 pm
Every day, 500 words on a word (or expression) that has appeared in The Indian Express.
The British Raj through George Orwell’s eyes: How colonial India shaped the literary legend
February 10, 2026 7:57 pm
George Orwell's years in the British Raj ignited a firestorm of ideas that would shape the world’s most iconic warnings against totalitarianism—Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm. On his death anniversary, we revisit how a boy born in Bihar became the voice that challenged empires, both seen and unseen.
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So, what is 'nationalism'? Here's what Tagore, Einstein, Orwell, etc, had to say
February 22, 2016 6:42 pm
12 quotes on nationalism that are bound to make you think about which side of the 'anti-nationalism' debate are you on.
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