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Tom Hanks to portray Abraham Lincoln in 'Lincoln in the Bardo' film adapta
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks is set to play former U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in the feature adaptation of George Saunders' best-selling 2017 novel Lincoln in the Bardo. The novel, which won the 2017 Booker Prize, explores Lincoln's grief over the death of his 11-year-old son, Willie Li
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Booker prize winner Banu Mushtaq among eminent writers at 5th Shillong Lit
Updated : 6 months, 1 week ago IST
The 5th Shillong Literary Festival 2025 commenced on November 20, where eminent authors, columnists, and artists converged at the iconic Ward's Lake of Meghalaya's capital city, Shillong, currently draped in pink Cherry Blossoms.
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Literature Live! The Mumbai Litfest Ends on High A Note with Prestigious G
Updated : 6 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 18: The 16th edition of Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest presented by Godrej Industries Group was recently concluded, reaffirming the city's place as India's cultural and literary capital. Over three engaging days, the festival brought together more
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Kiran Desai loses out to Hungarian-British author for Booker Prize
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Earlier this year Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi won the 'International Booker Prize 2025' for 'Heart Lamp', the first collection of short stories to win the prize.
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Rana Daggubati announces Hindi adaptation of 'Last Man In Tower' starring
Updated : 6 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Actor Rana Daggubati's Spirit Media has announced Hindi adaptation of Booker winner Aravind Adiga's acclaimed novel 'Last Man in Tower', starring Manoj Bajpayee.
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Dasara is not a festival for a single religion: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Following the inauguration of the Mysuru Dasara 2025 by Booker Prize winner Banu Mustaq and several objections raised by the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that Dasara is a festival for all the people of the state; it is not a festiv
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"Celebration of culture and unity," says Booker winner Banu Mushtaq as she
Updated : 8 months ago IST
"We are inaugurating the Dasara festival today with the blessings of Mother Chamundeshwari. A close friend had once told me that she would take me to Chamundi Hills, but today, Mother Chamundeshwari herself has called me here. Even though some opposition was expressed, the Mother has summ
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Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah, Booker Prize winner Bhanu Mustaq inaugurate My
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Booker Prize Bhanu Mustaq, and other dignitaries on Monday inaugurated the Mysuru Dasara 2025 by performing a floral offering to Goddess Chamundeshwari on the silver chariot.
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'BJP floating discriminatory ideas': Sharan Prakash Patil as SC dismisses
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Karnataka Minister Sharan Prakash Patil welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to dismiss the petition against the invitation to Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate Mysuru Dasara festivities, and slammed the BJP for "discriminatory ideas".
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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah welcomes SC decision dismissing plea against inv
Updated : 8 months ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to dismiss the petition challenging the Karnataka High Court's order upholding the decision of the state government to invite Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the state-sponsored Dasara Mahotsav at the
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SC dismisses plea against Karnataka inviting booker prize winner Banu Mush
Updated : 8 months ago IST
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta dismissed the matter, saying our preamble says we are secular, and this is a state programme, and the state can't distinguish.
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SC to hear plea against Karnataka inviting Booker Prize Winner Banu Mushta
Updated : 8 months ago IST
A bench headed by the Chief Justice of India agreed to hear the plea after an advocate sought urgent listing of the case against a High Court order saying non-Hindus can't perform the 'Agra Puja'.
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