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TopicJnanpith award

Topic: Jnanpith award

Jnanpith Award winner Vinod Kumar Shukla dies at 89

Niyati Kothiyal -
PM Narendra Modi took to X to express his condolences, saying Shukla will always be remembered for his contributions to Hindi literature.

Writer Vinod Kumar Shukla’s royalty battle exposed Hindi publishing. At 88, he’s finally paid

Nootan Sharma -
For Hindi writers long disillusioned with opaque royalty statements, Vinod Kumar Shukla’s Rs 30 lakh in royalties have become both a beacon and a provocation.

Gulzar and Rambhadracharya honoured with 58th Jnanpith Award

Sakshi Mehra -
President Droupadi Murmu presented the awards at Vigyan Bhavan in New Delhi, celebrating two remarkable contributors to Indian literature.

Sumitranandan Pant, the beloved Hindi poet inspired by Lakshman and Napoleon

Unnati Sharma -
The first Hindi poet to be awarded the Jnanpith, he was a poet of nature, influenced by Karl Marx and Mahatma Gandhi.

Akilan, legendary Tamil writer who fell out of love with Gandhian philosophy

Aananth Daksnamurthy -
On Akilan’s 97th birth anniversary, a look at the life and work of the Tamil writer, the first to receive the Jnanpith award.

Amitav Ghosh is the Jnanpith Award winner and climate crusader India doesn’t know it needs

Neera Majumdar -
Through his writings, Amitav Ghosh forces public personas to talk about climate change, toxic majoritarianism and dwindling space for free speech.

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Opinion

India-Pakistan ready for lehenga diplomacy. Maryam Sharif has made the first move

Shobhaa De -
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Economy

Most EU firms eye India expansion post-trade deal, 90% say profitability to go up—FEBI survey

Vaibhav Pant -
FEBI survey reveals Europe’s big bet on manufacturing, innovation hub amid ‘mother of all trade deals’, but flags regulatory concerns.

Defence

India, EU sign security & defence pact. How it links Indian firms to ‘ReArm Europe’ network 

Keshav Padmanabhan -
The agreement comes despite differences between India and the EU on issues such as Russia-Ukraine war, showcasing the intent to deepen strategic ties. 

National Interest

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

Shekhar Gupta -
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.

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