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Gulzar thanks people for choosing him for Jnanpith Award
According to the selection committee, the 58th Jnanpith Award for the year 2023 has been awarded to Swami Rambhadracharya for Sanskrit and Shri Gulzar for Urdu.
Updated on Feb 21, 2024 07:25 AM IST
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Shankar Mahadevan congratulates ‘dearest and greatest’ Gulzar for Jnanpith Award
Shankar Mahadevan said that he feels ‘so blessed to be able to spend such beautiful creative moments with you’. See his post here.
Published on Feb 20, 2024 06:38 AM IST
ANI |
Shashi Tharoor, Kangana Ranaut react to Gulzar winning Jnanpith Award
Sampooran Singh Kalra, popularly known as Gulzar, 89, is celebrated for his works in Hindi cinema and is considered one of the finest Urdu poets of this era.
Published on Feb 18, 2024 10:49 AM IST
‘I am happy the Jnanpith came to me for my work in Urdu’: Gulzar
Gulzar said his work as a film writer, filmmaker and lyricist tragically overshadowed much of his work as a poet.
Updated on Feb 18, 2024 03:02 AM IST
Meena Iyer
Lyricist, poet Gulzar selected for Jnanpith Award for his contributions
Noted poet and lyricist Gulzar and Sanskrit scholar Rambhadracharya have been selected for the prestigious Jnanpith Award.
Updated on Feb 17, 2024 07:15 PM IST
PTI | HT Entertainment Desk
Vasudevan Nair criticises ‘ritualistic worship’ of political leaders, sparks row
Jnanpith laureate Vasudevan Nair’s comments come while sharing stage with Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
Published on Jan 13, 2024 03:34 PM IST
Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
Smoke signals: A Wknd interview with author Amitav Ghosh
Why is he still so intrigued by opium? ‘The plant has consistently out-thought, out-manoeuvred us,’ he says. ‘It's still playing a role in how history unfolds.’
Updated on Jul 17, 2023 01:26 PM IST
Arshia Dhar
Malayalam poet Akkitham wins 55th Jnanpith award
Born in 1926, Akkitham Achuthan Namboothiri, popularly known as Akkitham is one of the most revered names in Malayalam poetry.
Published on Nov 29, 2019 09:06 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
PU’s oldest ‘old boys’ are stars of global alumni meet
They were the stars of the Panjab University alumni reunion, and the oldest of its ‘old boys.’ For 90-year-old Satya Vrat Shastri, a decorated Sanskrit scholar, writer, grammarian and poet and 89-year-old Heera Luthra, a student from the first batch of DM College in Moga, who went on to become its principal, these were moments to be prized.
Updated on Nov 29, 2019 01:40 AM IST
HT Correspondent | HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Girish Karnad: Literature’s doyen, friend, philosopher, and guide to all
Chandrashekhara Kambara, a Jnanpith Award winning playwright and novelist, described his relationship with Karnad, who passed away after a prolonged illness at 81, as an “intellectual jousting competition”.
Updated on Jun 11, 2019 11:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bengaluru | Vikram Gopal
Girish Karnad, veteran actor and playwright, dies at 81; President Kovind and PM Modi pay tributes
Jnanpith award-winning playwright, actor, director Girish Karnad died at his residence in Bengaluru early this morning, aged 81.
Updated on Jun 10, 2019 02:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
Author Amitav Ghosh honoured with 54h Jnanpith award
The writer, in a tweet, said he was “honored and humbled”. In another tweet responding to a fan, he said, “this is an amazing day for me. I never thought I would find myself on this list, with some of the writers I most admire.”
Updated on Dec 14, 2018 06:47 PM IST
Press Trust of India | Press Trust of India, New Delhi
Girish Karnad was on the hit list of Gauri Lankesh murder suspects: SIT
Special Investigation Team recovers a diary from the suspects that has names of personalities like BT Lalitha Naik, Veerabhadra Channamalla Swamy, CS Dwarakanath who are known for their views against hardline Hindutva.
Updated on Jun 13, 2018 07:39 PM IST
Press Trust of India, Bengaluru | Press Trust of India