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Mumbai Litfest to honour literary giants Vinod Kumar Shukla and Sitanshu Yashaschandra

October 08, 2025 12:16 pm

The Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest, by Godrej Industries Group, celebrates the works of two well-known Indian voices who have defined the texture of Indian writing

History Headline: Far from politics, journey of Hindi in southern states

July 20, 2025 7:06 am

In recent times, with migration, the language and its dialects spread faster. In certain Kerala districts, there are bus boards displayed in Hindi to cater to migrants from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal.

Karna’s dilemma, Parshuram’s rage & Urvashi’s love: 5 Ramdhari Singh ‘Dinkar’ poems every Indian should read

June 03, 2025 3:34 pm

For a reader who indulges in revolutionary nationalism, with philosophical perceptions that set a courageous tone, here are the 5 most celebrated and honoured mythological poems by Dinkar, that would stir up the soul of readers from every generation.

From roasting netas to mocking society, meet hasya kavis — the OG meme lords of Hindi poetry

May 26, 2025 6:36 pm

Adding humour to the legacy of Hindi literature, let’s take a look at the five heroic Hasya Kavis (comic poets), who carved a path for the most loved genre of Hindi literature, Hasya Kavita.

5 poetry books by Sumitranandan Pant that will change how you see nature and life

July 15, 2025 7:18 pm

Bounded together by artistic literature, one of the greatest poets of Hindi Literature, Sumitranandan Pant, explores the purpose of life within the beauty of nature through his poetry.

Hindi and Urdu — a tale of twins

April 19, 2025 12:16 pm

Whatever they become, wherever they go, they will always be identical at the genetic level

Delhi: Rare manuscripts to 9th CE bronze sculpture, this exhibition traces Hindi’s expanse

November 13, 2024 8:33 am

The exhibition also has an audio-visual section where visitors can watch Hindi being represented on international platforms such as the speech given by the then foreign minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the UN General Assembly in 1977.

Geetanjali Shree writes: What Hindi purists don’t understand about Hindi

November 08, 2023 1:26 pm

Current contestations over the language can be addressed by demonstrating that it has not deviated from its foundational role — resisting authority and injustice, Hindi has always valued the plurality of India.

Revised English translation of Shrikant Verma's 'Magadh' released on his 37th death anniversary

May 25, 2023 4:16 pm

Widely regarded as one of the most important works of modern Indian poetry, the 1984 book is translated by Rahul Soni and published by Westland.

First two volumes of 'The Routledge Writer in Context' series explores texts, contexts in translation of writers Krishna Sobti, Joginder Paul

December 02, 2022 8:35 pm

A welcome and timely series, it makes accessible the critical corpus of the two leading figures in Hindi and Urdu literature

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