literature

Kashmir's 'Coded Poet': 60-year-old Sufi creates unique language to preserve inspiring poetry

In the quiet and scenic district of Bandipora in northern Kashmir, a 60-year-old Sufi poet has carved out a unique niche in the world of literature">l...

Sunday, April 30, 2023 4:15 PM

Research reveals 45,000 marine species are at risk due to climate change, pollution

One of the most unfortunate effects of climate change is the impact it has on the species of marine life. University of Queensland researchers and glo...

Thursday, February 17, 2022 4:04 PM

Tanzania's Abdulrazak Gurnah wins 2021 Nobel Prize in literature

Tanzanian author Abdulrazak Gurnah on Thursday won the 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Thursday, October 7, 2021 6:09 PM

American poet Louise Gluck wins 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature

American poet Louise Gluck won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Literature for “her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existen...

Thursday, October 8, 2020 4:45 PM

Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Olga Tokarczuk, Peter Handke for 2018 and 2019

Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk on Thursday won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature, which was delayed over a sexual harassment scandal, while Austrian no...

Thursday, October 10, 2019 6:13 PM

Nobel Prize-winning author V.S. Naipaul dies at 85

The writer's wife, Nadira Naipaul, said he "died surrounded by those he loved having lived a life which was full of wonderful creativity and endeavor,...

Sunday, August 12, 2018 11:29 AM

Jnanpith awardee Poet and writer C.Narayan Reddy passes away

Noted poet and writer C. Narayan Reddy passed away on Monday at the age of 85.

Monday, June 12, 2017 10:58 AM