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Temples Not "Secular Places": Minister Slams Congress Amid Dasara Invite Row
The Karnataka government's invite to Booker Prize-winning author and activist Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the Dasara festival in Mysuru is snowballing and turning into a Congress versus BJP fight.
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'Emotional Explosions, Turmoil Are Universal': International Booker Winner
Journalist, lawyer, author and activist Banu Mushtaq, whose "Heart Lamp" won the International Booker Prize, said her stories of Muslim women from traditional south Indian families had resonated with the global audience.
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Meet Irish Author Paul Lynch, Winner Of Booker Prize For 'Prophet Song'
Prophet Song beat five other finalists, chosen from 163 novels submitted by publishers.
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"Time Shelter": Bulgarian Writer Georgi Gospodinov Wins International Booker Prize
Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel were named Tuesday winners of the International Booker Prize with the novel "Time Shelter" -- a first for a book in Bulgarian.
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Shashi Tharoor Calls For Nobel For This "Greatest" India-Born Writer
In his effusive praise for Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, politician and author Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday asserted that the "overdue" Nobel Prize should not be withheld any longer from the "greatest living Indian writer."
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"Hindi Is My Comfort Language": International Booker Winner Geetanjali Shree
Geetanjali Shree, the first Hindi author to win the International Booker Prize, said Hindi is her comfort language and it is through this language that "I want to express myself better."
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Booker Winner's Agra Event Cancelled Over Alleged Remark On Deities
An event to honour International Booker Prize winner Geetanjali Shree in Agra on Saturday was called off by the organisers after a complaint was filed against the author alleging there are some objectionable comments about Indian deities in her novel
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20 To 87 - Booker Longlist 2022 Features Oldest And Youngest Ever Nominees
The list of 13 novels will be whittled down to a shortlist on September 6, before the prestigious British award is conferred on October 17, handing its winner a career-changing boost in sales and public profile.
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Shashi Tharoor Raises "Strawberry Toast" With Booker Prize Winner
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday shared a photo with novelist Geetanjali Shree, who won this year's International Booker Prize for Ret Samadhi (A Tomb of Sand).
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Author Arundhati Roy Talks About "India Of Today", Calls It "A Shame"
Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy has compared "India of today" to a plane moving in reverse and claimed that it was "headed for a crash".
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Booker Prize Pits Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie Against 4 Emerging Stars
Britain's storied Booker Prize will pit literary giants Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie against four emerging stars when it unveils the winner on Monday on its 50th anniversary award.
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Netflix Announces 2 More Original Series From India: Selection Day, Again
One of the series company announced, Selection Day is based on Aravind Adiga's Booker Prize winner book The White Tiger.
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'The Vegetarian' Han Kang Wins Man Booker International Prize
South Korean author Han Kang won the Man Booker International Prize on Monday, sharing the 50,000 pounds ($72,000, 63,500 euros) award with her translator -- who had only taught herself Korean three years before.
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Incredible India? Not According To Booker Prize Winner Marlon James
Booker Prize winning Jamaican author Marlon James received some rave reviews on Twitter for his session at the Jaiput lit fest today with British author Patrick French. But earlier, in a post on Facebook, he ranted about the problems he encountered upon landing in Delhi.
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Man Booker Prize Winning Author Aravind Adiga Donates Rs 1 Crore to His Alma Mater
Man Booker prize winning author Aravind Adiga has donated Rs one crore to his alma mater, the Canara High School Association, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary.
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Temples Not "Secular Places": Minister Slams Congress Amid Dasara Invite Row
The Karnataka government's invite to Booker Prize-winning author and activist Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the Dasara festival in Mysuru is snowballing and turning into a Congress versus BJP fight.
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'Emotional Explosions, Turmoil Are Universal': International Booker Winner
Journalist, lawyer, author and activist Banu Mushtaq, whose "Heart Lamp" won the International Booker Prize, said her stories of Muslim women from traditional south Indian families had resonated with the global audience.
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Meet Irish Author Paul Lynch, Winner Of Booker Prize For 'Prophet Song'
Prophet Song beat five other finalists, chosen from 163 novels submitted by publishers.
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"Time Shelter": Bulgarian Writer Georgi Gospodinov Wins International Booker Prize
Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel were named Tuesday winners of the International Booker Prize with the novel "Time Shelter" -- a first for a book in Bulgarian.
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Shashi Tharoor Calls For Nobel For This "Greatest" India-Born Writer
In his effusive praise for Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, politician and author Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday asserted that the "overdue" Nobel Prize should not be withheld any longer from the "greatest living Indian writer."
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"Hindi Is My Comfort Language": International Booker Winner Geetanjali Shree
Geetanjali Shree, the first Hindi author to win the International Booker Prize, said Hindi is her comfort language and it is through this language that "I want to express myself better."
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Booker Winner's Agra Event Cancelled Over Alleged Remark On Deities
An event to honour International Booker Prize winner Geetanjali Shree in Agra on Saturday was called off by the organisers after a complaint was filed against the author alleging there are some objectionable comments about Indian deities in her novel
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20 To 87 - Booker Longlist 2022 Features Oldest And Youngest Ever Nominees
The list of 13 novels will be whittled down to a shortlist on September 6, before the prestigious British award is conferred on October 17, handing its winner a career-changing boost in sales and public profile.
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Shashi Tharoor Raises "Strawberry Toast" With Booker Prize Winner
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday shared a photo with novelist Geetanjali Shree, who won this year's International Booker Prize for Ret Samadhi (A Tomb of Sand).
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Author Arundhati Roy Talks About "India Of Today", Calls It "A Shame"
Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy has compared "India of today" to a plane moving in reverse and claimed that it was "headed for a crash".
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Booker Prize Pits Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie Against 4 Emerging Stars
Britain's storied Booker Prize will pit literary giants Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie against four emerging stars when it unveils the winner on Monday on its 50th anniversary award.
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Netflix Announces 2 More Original Series From India: Selection Day, Again
One of the series company announced, Selection Day is based on Aravind Adiga's Booker Prize winner book The White Tiger.
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'The Vegetarian' Han Kang Wins Man Booker International Prize
South Korean author Han Kang won the Man Booker International Prize on Monday, sharing the 50,000 pounds ($72,000, 63,500 euros) award with her translator -- who had only taught herself Korean three years before.
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Incredible India? Not According To Booker Prize Winner Marlon James
Booker Prize winning Jamaican author Marlon James received some rave reviews on Twitter for his session at the Jaiput lit fest today with British author Patrick French. But earlier, in a post on Facebook, he ranted about the problems he encountered upon landing in Delhi.
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Man Booker Prize Winning Author Aravind Adiga Donates Rs 1 Crore to His Alma Mater
Man Booker prize winning author Aravind Adiga has donated Rs one crore to his alma mater, the Canara High School Association, which is celebrating its 125th anniversary.
