What are the basics of storytelling? Filmmaker D. Satya Prakash (Rama Rama Re..., Ondalla Eradalla fame), who ran a script-writing class for youngsters for a couple of years, has an answer. “Evoking ...

Aerospace engineer Karkenahalli Srinivas, also known as Sydney Srinivas, recently wrote a book on Nobel laureate Marie Curie, available in both English and Kannada, published by Prism Books. The book ...

What kind of a Kannada story doesn’t work well in English translation? Okay, let me give you an example. In her 2023 collection, there is a short story based on a well-known folktale in Karnataka.

Women’s writing in Kannada has not received the recognition it deserves. Even most of the notable awards at the national level, the Jnanpith for instance, have been conferred on men It is indeed a ...

The wealth that is Kannada that is the meaning of the word '˜Sirigannada'. And it's the title of an anthology of contemporary Kannada writing in translation, edited by Vivek Shanbag (Tranquebar 2010).

Every Kannadiga with an online presence seems to have something to say about ‘Ellara Kannada’ these days. It’s a campaign that seeks to eschew aspirated consonants (mahapranas) in written Kannada and ...

In a moment of immense pride for Indian literature, Heart Lamp, the English translation of a profound Kannada anthology that focused on the lives of Muslim girls and women in southern India, has been ...

A multi-faceted personality and rated as one of the best writers in the country, 82-year old Ananthamurthy has won acclaim from critics and fans alike. Photo: Wikimedia Commons New Delhi: To the ...

NTA: Zero-tolerance towards malpractices in NEET-UG NTA implements stringent security measures for NEET-UG 2024, including biometric authentication and zero tolerance for malpractices. Candidates ...

Bengaluru: Making literary history, Hassan-based Kannada author Banu Mushtaq has won the International Booker Prize 2025 for her groundbreaking short story collection Heart Lamp (Hridaya Vilakku), ...