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Hyderabad Book Fair Draws Record 90,000 Visitors on Sunday
19 hours, 42 minutes ago

Hyderabad Book Fair Draws Record 90,000 Visitors on Sunday

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Nearly 90,000 people visited the 37th Hyderabad Book Fair at NTR Stadium on Sunday, nearly double of the daily footfall, as people streamed in from the morning to browse through books and enjoy the cultural events over the weekend. At the Sadiq Ali stage, several books were launched, including ‘What is Ambedkarism?’, ‘Tirupati Balaji is a Buddhist Shrine’ and …

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Bijal Vachharajani on writing for children and the planet
1 day, 7 hours ago

Bijal Vachharajani on writing for children and the planet

The Hindu  

The next in the monthly series by WWF-India that highlights niche and unconventional green careers through the stories of well-known personalities from the field of environment and conservation My 12-year-old self would have refused to believe anyone if they told her that she would grow up and become an author of actual books. A writer is born When I worked …

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Mystery writers reveal their go-to books for holiday gift-giving
1 day, 14 hours ago

Mystery writers reveal their go-to books for holiday gift-giving

LA Times  

Dying to Know 4 mystery writers answer burning questions If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. I loved the Southern Gothic vibe in this legal whodunit set in a small community outside Charleston, S.C. Christopher Bollen, author of “Havoc.” Havoc By Christopher Bollen Harper: 256 pages, …

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Row after Bihar IAS officer puts father's books on panchayat library list
1 day, 14 hours ago

Row after Bihar IAS officer puts father's books on panchayat library list

India Today  

A senior IAS officer in Bihar, Mihir Kumar Singh, has come under fire following allegations that he used his position to include 36 books authored by his late father, Dr Jagdish Prasad Singh, on a government library list. The committee recommended 323 books, of which 36 were written by Dr Jagdish Prasad Singh, father of Mihir Kumar Singh, who served …

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Hyderabad Book Fair 2nd day draws young readers
2 days, 20 hours ago

Hyderabad Book Fair 2nd day draws young readers

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The second day of the Hyderabad Book Fair was teeming with new and old readers, making their way to the stalls packed with books. The book delineates the history of Telugu cinema, which has evolved over a century, reflecting societal changes like wars, independence, land reforms, migration and the rise of the middle class. The book launch was followed …

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Still find it hard to reconcile with change in Bengaluru: Anita Nair
2 days, 22 hours ago

Still find it hard to reconcile with change in Bengaluru: Anita Nair

The Hindu  

“I could hear the thud-thud-thud of his Bullet,” says Bengaluru-based author Anita Nair. She was talking about Borei Gowda, the protagonist of her book Hot Stage at the Lit for Life Dialogue in the city on Friday evening. Hot Stage is the third installment in Anita’s Inspector Gowda series and in talking about the protagonist, she reveals how he is …

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Chinadaily.com.cn
3 days, 14 hours ago

Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Resonance from the heart Moldovan artist Tudor Zbarnea has been exploring the history, tradition, culture and national character of his homeland, drawing inspiration from mythology and folk tales to illustrate aspects of humanity. The newly opened Zhoushan Art Museum adds to the city's cultural landscape, and pays tribute to its maritime history and spirit of embracing the challenge of life …

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Telugu writer Penugonda Lakshminarayana receives Central Sahitya Akademi award
5 days, 2 hours ago

Telugu writer Penugonda Lakshminarayana receives Central Sahitya Akademi award

Deccan Chronicle  

Guntur: Renowned writer Penugonda Lakshminarayana has been awarded the prestigious Central Sahitya Akademi Award. On Wednesday, the Sahitya Akademi announced the winners of the Central Sahitya Akademi Awards for 21 Indian languages. A jury comprising eminent figures from various Indian languages meticulously evaluated numerous books and recommended the winners for this prestigious award. The Sahitya Akademi Executive Board, chaired by …

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Jean Adamson, children’s author known for Topsy And Tim series dies aged 96
5 days, 3 hours ago

Jean Adamson, children’s author known for Topsy And Tim series dies aged 96

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Jean Adamson, the popular children’s author best known for her Topsy …

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Snuggle up for story time with 10 new picture books from 2024
5 days, 14 hours ago

Snuggle up for story time with 10 new picture books from 2024

NPR  

Snuggle up for story time with 10 new picture books from 2024 NPR As any designated bedtime book reader knows: novelty is key. — Minh Lê, author of Drawn Together and Built to Last Sponsor Message Purchase BookBarrio Rising by María Dolores Águila, illustrated by Magdalena Mora close overlay Buy Featured Book Your purchase helps support NPR programming. — Juanita …

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A fantastical exploration of the ache that comes with wanting the impossible
5 days, 14 hours ago

A fantastical exploration of the ache that comes with wanting the impossible

LA Times  

Book review How We Know Our Time Travelers: Stories By Anita Felicelli WTAW Press: 216 pages, $18.95 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. Many such scenarios can be found in Anita Felicelli’s new collection of short stories, “How We Know Our Time Travelers.” Though these …

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NCERT textbooks to cost less from 2025, new books for classes 9-12 by 2026: Dharmendra Pradhan
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5 days, 19 hours ago

NCERT textbooks to cost less from 2025, new books for classes 9-12 by 2026: Dharmendra Pradhan

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: NCERT textbooks for some classes will cost less from next year, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Tuesday.The National Council of Educational Research and Training, which currently prints five crore textbooks a year, is working to augment capacity to 15 crore from next year, he said. The minister also informed that the new textbooks, according to the …

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NCERT textbooks to cost less from 2025, new books for classes 9-12 by 2026: Dharmendra Pradhan
6 days, 5 hours ago

NCERT textbooks to cost less from 2025, new books for classes 9-12 by 2026: Dharmendra Pradhan

The Hindu  

The National Council of Educational Research and Training textbooks for some classes will cost less from next year, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced on Tuesday. The minister also informed that the new textbooks as per updated curriculum for classes 9-12 will be available from 2026-27 academic session. "In the next academic year, NCERT will publish 15 crore quality and …

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Book donations strengthens China and Tanzania friendship
6 days, 14 hours ago

Book donations strengthens China and Tanzania friendship

China Daily  

On December 11, the University of Dar es Salaam library in Tanzania, hosted the inauguration ceremony for the second phase of the "China Bookshelf" facilitated by the China Communications Construction Tanzania Branch. Initiatives such as the "China Bookshelf," project serves as innovative cultural bridges, promoting knowledge exchange and enhancing mutual understanding between China and Tanzania. Colin Kimayo, the acting director …

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Servants of Knowledge, an NGO, is Digitising Literary Works in an Effort to Preserve them
1 week ago

Servants of Knowledge, an NGO, is Digitising Literary Works in an Effort to Preserve them

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 16, 2024 17:38 IST - 8 MINS READ When you enter a large, airy room on the third floor of the salubrious you will see a group of around 15 youth diligently scanning books. So optimised are the scanning operations now, that Omshivaprakash says, “5,000 to 10,000 pages can be scanned by each scanner a day; you …

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Access to libraries as critical element of social justice
1 week ago

Access to libraries as critical element of social justice

The Hindu  

The midmorning sun beats down on the 40-odd people alighting from a bus and fanning across the quiet interiors of the Mythic Society library housed in the Daly Memorial Hall on Nrupathunga Road, a gorgeous heritage building constructed in 1917. “The idea is to voice the concerns of building public institutions like libraries, which would be more heard, seen and …

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Books, films and everything in between
1 week ago

Books, films and everything in between

China Daily  

Cuboid screens resembling Hong Kong's generic tower blocks serve as the centerpiece of the City Portraits: Hong Kong Film and Literature exhibition at the Hong Kong Film Archive. Hollywood's magpie-minded filmmakers have long drawn on the world of literature in weaving celluloid stories - and their counterparts in Hong Kong are no different, as a new exhibition makes clear. Hong …

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Words of worth
1 week ago

Words of worth

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Ooru’s annual tradition of Bangalore Literature Festival – where thousands of book lovers gather to meet their favourite authors from all over the world – closed its 13th edition over the weekend at The Lalit Ashok, Seshadripuram. Books, panels and packed rooms Featuring a lineup of 350 speakers across two days of panel discussions, readings, and performances, the festival …

Schemes like ‘Illam Thedi Kalvi’ inspired by Russian leader Lenin, says former Chief Secretary V. Irai Anbu
1 week ago

Schemes like ‘Illam Thedi Kalvi’ inspired by Russian leader Lenin, says former Chief Secretary V. Irai Anbu

The Hindu  

Schemes like ‘Illam Thedi Kalvi,’ were inspired by Russian revolutionary leader Lenin’s initiative to educate women in their houses, said former Chief Secretary V. Irai Anbu. To escape prosecution and avoid getting identified by the rulers, Lenin, throughout his life had written in about 153 different pen names, Mr. Irai Anbu added. “The younger generation, who loses hope even for …

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What secrets lie inside Queen Elizabeth II's personal diaries? Although historians are queuing up to access them, only one will get permission for her official biography - so here we look at ALL the r
1 week, 1 day ago

What secrets lie inside Queen Elizabeth II's personal diaries? Although historians are queuing up to access them, only one will get permission for her official biography - so here we look at ALL the r

Daily Mail  

At the end of every day during her record-breaking 70-year reign, Queen Elizabeth II would sit down at a desk and spend 15 minutes writing by hand in her diary. The Inside Story, revealed the King had finally cut off Andrew's '£1million-a-year' allowance over the Royal Lodge row Hardman appearing on ITV's Loose Women in November 2024 Over the years, …

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DVAC books three prison officials for misappropriation to tune of ₹1.63 crore
1 week, 1 day ago

DVAC books three prison officials for misappropriation to tune of ₹1.63 crore

The Hindu  

Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption has booked three prison officials and eight private individuals for allegedly indulging in corrupt practices while purchasing raw materials for manufacturing stationery articles and manipulating prison records pertaining to the supply of stationery articles to government departments. According to the complaint, the required raw materials would be procured from the suppliers on tender basis and …

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Why we can’t let TikTok food trends kill off the cookbook
1 week, 2 days ago

Why we can’t let TikTok food trends kill off the cookbook

The Independent  

The first cookery book I ever bought, in my teens, was the Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook, featuring pies, pasta and puddings rendered in 80s Technicolor, alongside simple recipes. In adulthood, I moved on to Nigel Slater, Nigella Lawson and Gordon Ramsay for my early-Noughties dinner parties – though I couldn’t be doing with Jamie Oliver and his “bish-bash-bosh”, “pukka” this …

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The 20 best books of the year, ranked
1 week, 2 days ago

The 20 best books of the year, ranked

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery David Nicholls’s ‘You Are Here’ is an enjoyable read, full of …

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Gaza’s libraries will rise from the ashes
1 week, 2 days ago

Gaza’s libraries will rise from the ashes

Al Jazeera  

I was five years old when I entered the Maghazi Library for the first time. The visits to the Maghazi Library would instill in me a love for books that profoundly influenced my life. The Edward Said Library – the first English-language library in Gaza, created in the aftermath of the 2014 Israeli war on Gaza, which also destroyed libraries …

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