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TopicJnanpith award

Topic: Jnanpith award

Jnanpith Award winner Vinod Kumar Shukla dies at 89

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

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

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

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

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

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

On Camera

Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.