Rajasthan gears up for ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival
Jan 13, 2016, at 12:54 am
Kolkata/New Delhi, Jan 12 (IBNS): With easy rail, air and road links to Jaipur we hope you have booked your rooms and registered to enjoy the annual celebration of literature that is the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival running between Jan 21 and 25.
The cultural capital to dazzle at the 9th ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival
Jan 11, 2016, at 08:58 pm
Kolkata, Jan 11 (IBNS): The 9th edition of the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival is hosting some of the world’s greatest writers, thinkers, journalists, poets and novelists including heavyweights from Kolkata.
First edition of Tata Steel Bhubaneswar Literary meet inaugurated
Jan 10, 2016, at 06:03 pm
Bhubaneswar/Kolkata, Jan 10 (IBNS) The first edition of Tata Steel Bhubaneswar Literary Meet was formally inaugurated on Saturday by the Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik at Lalitkala Akademi, Regional Centre, Bhubaneswar in the presence of T V Narendran, MD Tata Steel, India & SEA.
Kolkata: Starmark to host Young Readers’ Fest
Jan 04, 2016, at 05:45 pm
Kolkata, Jan 2 (IBNS): Kolkata’s largest bookstore chain Starmark is holding its Young Readers’ Fest with a wide range of books for children at its outlets at South City Mall, Quest Mall, Mani Square and City Centre-Salt Lake.
Kolkata is a living character in my latest novel: Kunal Basu
Dec 30, 2015, at 06:02 pm
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IBNS) For a Calcuttan living in Kolkata, a lot remains undiscovered and unspoken about, some of which were brought up in a discussion headed by Kunal Basu in a literary 'adda' in South City's Starmark outlet on Monday, where his new novel was released.
40th International Kolkata Book Fair announces Bolivia as Focal Theme Country
Nov 25, 2015, at 04:53 am
Kolkata, Nov 24 (IBNS): The Publishers and Booksellers Guild announced Plurinational State of Bolivia as the Focal Theme Country for upcoming 40th International Kolkata Book Fair (IKBF), which will be held from Jan 27 to Feb 7 , on Tuesday through an event in Kolkata.
British Council hosts 'The Great Talk' in Kolkata
Nov 06, 2015, at 11:09 pm
Kolkata, Nov 6 (IBNS) The British Council today hosted The GREAT Talk in Kolkata with author and writer Jon Turney delivering a thought-provoking lecture entitled, ‘‘Futurama – Does past cloud our thinking about futures to come?’ at Birla Industrial & Technological Museum.
Nov 02, 2015, at 01:49 am
Kolkata, Oct 31 (IBNS): Kolkata’s leading bookstore chain Starmark, in association with Phreedom 4 Ever, celebrated Bengali writer Sukumar Ray’s 128th birth anniversary at its South City Mall outlet here with a presentation of selected poems from his work Aabol Taabol.
Starmark celebrates Sukumar Ray's 128th birth anniversary
Oct 31, 2015, at 05:55 pm
Kolkata, Oct 31 (IBNS) Lifestyle store Starmark, in association with Phreedom 4 Ever, observed the 128th birth anniversary of writer Sukumar Ray on Friday.
ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival announces first ever Kanhaiyalal Sethia Award for poetry
Oct 27, 2015, at 11:06 pm
Kolkata, Oct 27 (IBNS): To celebrate and promote the expressive art of poetry, the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival, one of the greatest literary gatherings in the world, has announced the first edition of the Kanhaiyalal Sethia Award for poetry.
Sahitya Akademi condemns killing of Kalburgi, urges recipients to take back awards
Oct 23, 2015, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi, Oct 23 (IBNS) Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters and a central institution for literary dialogue, publication and promotion in the country, has finally condemned the killing of Kannada writer MM Kalburgi, after a storm of protest and returning of awards by the recipients protesting rising intolerance in the society.
Utpal Baruah's two books unveiled in Guwahati
Oct 19, 2015, at 03:27 am
Guwahati, Oct 18 (IBNS) : Two books related to the Assamese society wrote by journalist and Executive Editor of Assamese news daily Dainik Janambhumi Utpal Baruah was unveiled in Guwahati on Sunday.
Marlon James wins 2015 Man Booker Prize for A Brief History of Seven Killings
Oct 14, 2015, at 10:29 pm
New York, Oct 14 (IBNS): Writer Marlon James has received the 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction for his work A Brief History of Seven Killings .
Playboy to stop publishing pictures of nude women
Oct 13, 2015, at 11:40 pm
New York, Oct 13 (IBNS) Disappointing readers of popular Playboy magazine, it is likely to stop publishing images naked women as part of its redesign, media reports said.
Oxford Bookstores announces Bengali Literary festival
Oct 07, 2015, at 04:07 am
Kolkata, Oct 6 (IBNS): Oxford Bookstores on Tuesday announced Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsob (ABSU), India's first Bengali Literary Festival to be held in Kolkata at its bookstore on Park Street.
The 6th annual Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest to start from October 29
Oct 05, 2015, at 11:10 pm
Mumbai / Kolkata, Oct 5 (IBNS): Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest returns in full vigour to mark the city’s cultural calendar from Oct 29 to Nov 1.
Vani launches her The Recession Groom in two cities
Sep 23, 2015, at 03:24 pm
Kochi, Sept 23 (IBNS) Indian novelist Vani launched her debut romantic novel, The Recession Groom at Just Books in Kochi city and at Hassan Marikar Hall in Trivandrum city recently recently.
Starmark launches book on Satyajit Ray's Shonku
Sep 05, 2015, at 05:57 pm
Kolkata, Sept 4 (IBNS): Kolkata's leading bookstore chain Starmark, in association with Puffin Books, on Friday hosted the launch of 'The Mystery of Munroe Island and Other Stories'.
Rupa Publications India launches Sangeeta Maheshwari's book in Kolkata
Aug 07, 2015, at 09:19 pm
Kolkata, Aug 7 (IBNS) Rupa Publications India recently launched 'Faith & True Love: Journey to Inner Peace' by writer Sangeeta Maheshwari at St. St. Xavier's College in Kolkata.
Story hosts interactive session with author Amish
Aug 06, 2015, at 06:35 pm
Kolkata, Aug 5 (IBNS): Story, a lifestyle destination in Kolkata hosted an interactive session with author Amish Tripathi on Saturday at its flagship store.
Story launches S Hariharan's debut book 'Runaway Children'
Aug 06, 2015, at 06:08 pm
Kolkata, Aug 5 (IBNS): S Hariharan unveiled his debut book 'Runaway Children' in the flagship store of Story, a lifestyle destination in Kolkata.
Author Amish wows readers with the launch of Scion of Ikshvaku in Kolkata
Aug 01, 2015, at 09:05 pm
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IBNS) Book lovers, young and old, turned up at Kolkata's leading lifestyle store Starmark's South City Mall outlet in south Kolkata to witness and interact with author Amish as he launched his new book ‘Scion of Ikshvaku’ on Friday.
Indian writer shortlisted for shortlisted for 2015 Booker
Jul 30, 2015, at 03:56 am
New Delhi, July 29 (IBNS): Indian writer Anuradha Roy's work Sleeping on Jupiter has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2015.
Starmark to launch Scion of Ikshvaku in Kolkata
Jul 29, 2015, at 08:10 pm
Kolkata, July 28 (IBNS) Kolklata's leading bookstore Starmark, in association with Westland, will host the launch of Scion of Ikshvaku (Book I of the Ram Chandra Series) by writer Amish this week.
Starmark to launch Ranjan Bandyopadhyay's new book next week
Jul 25, 2015, at 04:25 am
Kolkata, Jul 24 (IBNS) Popular lifestyle store Starmark, in association with Patra Bharati, will host the launch of Ranjan Bandyopadhyay's Pransakha Vivekananda (Part 3), a Bengali novel based onSwami Vivekananda's life at its Quest Mall outlet in Kolkata on July 28.
Author Novoneel Chakraborty attends book-signing session in Kolkata
Jul 19, 2015, at 12:29 am
Kolkata, July 18 (IBNS) Novoneel Chakraborty, who is the author of 'All Yours, Stranger', acknowledged his fans in Kolkata by attending a book-signing session in popular lifestyle store Starmark's South City Mall outlet on Friday.
Kolkata: English graphic adaptation of Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay's 'The Boxer' launched in Starmark
Jul 14, 2015, at 04:56 am
Kolkata, July 13 (IBNS) Kolkata's popular lifestyle store Starmark launched the English graphic adaptation of Bengali writer Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay's novel 'The Boxer' at its South City Mall outlet on Monday.
Jul 13, 2015, at 08:29 pm
Kolkata, July 13 (IBNS) Kolkata's popular lifestyle store Starmark is all set to launch English graphic adaptation of Bengali writer Sirshendu Mukhopadhyay's novel 'The Boxer' on Monday.
Kolkata hosts re-launch of environmental magazine 'Environ'
Jul 11, 2015, at 05:41 am
Kolkata, July 10 (IBNS) Environ, an environmental and wildlife magazine, was re-launched in popular lifestyle store Starmark's Quest Mall outlet in Kolkata on Friday.
Starmark to relaunch 'Environ'
Jul 08, 2015, at 04:16 pm
New Delhi, July 7 (IBNS) Lifestyle destination Starmark, in association with BEE Books, will host the relaunch of 'Environ', the 20-year-old wildlife and travel magazine in a revamped and new look at the South City Mall outlet on July 10.