Bengali literature bids farewell to an icon whose versatile storytelling and political vision left an indelible mark on the cultural landscape. Spanning over five decades,… — Mamata Banerjee May 9, 2023 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said: “We mourn the loss of Sahitya Akademi Award-winning Bengali litterateur, Samaresh Majumdar. Spanning over five decades, Majumdar’s literary career captured the essence …
While the Award Wapsi Winter 2019 was kickstarted by Urdu writer Mujtaba Hussain offering to return his Padma Shree because his “conscience was pricking him” during following the passing of Citizenship Amendment Act, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor is going to actually defy the ground rules of award acceptance by Opposition when Modi government is in power by actually accepting the …
