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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicLit fest

Topic: lit fest

‘I feel very happy that my mother was not a good mother,’ says Subhashini Ali

Subhashini Ali, a former Lok Sabha MP and CPI(M) leader, was speaking at the Nainital Literature Festival on Saturday.

Hema Malini showed us how to grieve with dignity

Hema Malini’s quiet, unbent presence with her own family and close friends made the most poignant statement amid the noise surrounding the passing of a man who belonged to everyone.

Out on bail in Bhima Koregaon case, academician Teltumbde’s request to attend lit fest rejected by court

Mumbai court said invite to speak at Kochi festival was a 'luxury'. The Dalit rights activist was set a pre-condition by Bombay HC in 2022 to take trial court's nod for travel.

What does national ‘fabric’ mean for a country as diverse as India? Panelists discuss at Jindal Lit Fest

Historian Anirudh Kanisetti brought up idea of Indian subcontinent as a land without borders, a region where cultures, ideas, people could move in free circulation. 

Esther Duflo to Kiran Desai, Jaipur Literature Festival 2026 unveils star-studded second speaker line-up

New Delhi: Jaipur Literature Festival 2026 has unveiled a second list of speakers for its 19th edition, which will be held from 15-19 January...

On Camera

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.