Stubbornness made Dr. Ambedkar who he is: Shashi Tharoor
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Parliamentarian and author Shashi Tharoor’s latest book Ambedkar: A Life was recently launched at the Kitaab Kolkata event organized by Prabha Khaitan Foundation (PKF) and presented by Shree Cement at the ITC Sonar. The event was attended by bibliophiles young and old, members of Ehsaas Women and FICCI FLO. Suhel Seth, management consultant, author, columnist and public speaker, was in an hour-long conversation with the author. IBNS correspondent Ayush Gupta brings a few excerpts.
14th Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival to begin on Jan 12, 2023
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The 14th edition of the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival (AKLF) will be hosted in partnership with the Indian Museum on its grounds from Jan 12 to Jan 15, 2023.
International Kolkata Book Fair will be held from Jan 30 to Feb 12, 2023
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The International Kolkata Book Fair, which is recognised by the International Publishers Association, Geneva, will be held from Jan 30 to Feb 12, 2023.
Chair Poetry Evenings returns to Kolkata with its fifth edition
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The annual Chair Poetry Evenings, Kolkata’s International Poetry Festival, got off to a spirited start at the Indian Council For Cultural Relations (ICCR) here with a resolve to present voices that remain obstinate in the face of challenges.
How beauty brands deal with & survive a recession
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Economic downturns hit beauty and cosmetics businesses really hard. Beauty brands depend heavily on consumers spending money on beauty products. To make matters worse, beauty products aren’t typically considered to be a necessity. Just look at the recession caused by the pandemic. People were buying bulk toiletries like https://www.beautysourcing.com/marketplace/perfumery-cosmetics-and-toile in case they need more. But the same can’t be said for beauty and cosmetic products.
Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsob to travel to multiple Indian cities from next year
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Kolkata: Apeejay Bangla SahityaUtsob (ABSU), India's first Bengali literary festival, will no longer be a Kolkata-only literary event.
Kolkata: 8th Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsob inaugurated by actor Pabitra Sarkar
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Kolkata: The eighth edition of India’s first Bengali literary festival, Apeejay Bangla SahityaUtsob (ABSU) curated by the Oxford Bookstores was inaugurated recently by linguist, literary critic, academician, and actor Pabitra Sarkar.
Eighth Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsob to begin on Nov 25
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The eighth edition of Bengali literary festival Apeejay Bangla Sahitya Utsob (ABSU), which is curated by Oxford Bookstore, will commence on Nov 25.
JCB Prize for Literature announces diverse shortlist in fifth year
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The JCB Prize for Literature has announced a diverse shortlist in its fifth year.
Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka wins Booker Prize
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
London: Sri Lankan writer Shehan Karunatilaka has won the Booker Prize for his second novel "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida" on Monday.
French author Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Literature Prize
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Stockholm: French author Annie Ernaux has been awarded the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday, the jury said.
My book explores minor nuances in Ray’s films which often go unnoticed: Shoma A. Chatterji
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Award winning film critic Shoma A. Chatterji’s new book Satyajit Ray: Frame to Frame looks at some little known and less explored aspects in the maestro’s works. The author in a tete a tete with Ranjita Biswas
Jammu and Kashmir: Teen Sadia Nisar Shah’s second novel ‘The Caged Globe’ launched in Srinagar
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Srinagar: 17-year-old Sadia Nisar Shah’s second novel ‘The Caged Globe’ has been launched in Srinagar.
Be silly, be slow and reclaim your life: author Mahul Brahma
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Journalist turned author and academician Dr. Mahul Brahma is Professor and Dean, School of Media and Communication, Adamas University, and Fellow of Bath Spa University, UK. Besides writing books, he also dabbles in acting in films. He shares his thoughts on his seventh book ‘Mostly Missing: Be Silly Be Slow’
Kolkata: Book depicting Park Street's journey launched at Oxford Bookstore
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Park Street Theke Phire Dekha (Looking Back From Park Street), a book by Pulak Kumar Chakraborti, depicting Park Street's journey, was launched last week at the Oxford Bookstore, Park Street, by Karan Paul, chairman of Apeejay Surrendra Group.
Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize announces its eighth edition
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:44 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Oxford Bookstores has announced the much-awaited Oxford Bookstore Book Cover Prize and opened entries for the eighth edition.
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
Prabha Khaitan Foundation hosted a reception to meet and greet the Booker Prize 2022 recipient Geetanjali Shree, 64, at the India International Centre (ICC), which was attended by the Ehsaas Women of India.
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The majestic Victoria Memorial Hall in Kolkata was witness to a literature seminar last week featuring Italy and Bengal, the two places equally inclined to art, culture and literature.
'The Casket’ and 'Besky' by Nita Bajoria explore a woman's journey for empowerment and love
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A light shower had washed the grime off the city and Kolkata looked beautiful – the verdant landscape dotted by buildings old and new receding into the sunlit horizon – from the high perched Glenburn Penthouse.
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Author Prasun Roy has touched upon the role of Indian revolutionary Rash Behari Bose in the country's struggle against the British Raj while speaking about his book A Samurai Dream of Azad Hind: Rash Behari Bose recently in Kolkata.
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
London: Writer JK Rowling on Sunday thanked her fans who boarded the Hogwarts Express since 1997 as her debut novel Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone turned 25, marking a major landmark in the paradigm of English fantasy writing.
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
Mumbai: Author and entrepreneur Nidhi Vadhera wanted to do something that would be beneficial for the society.
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
Award-winning children's book author and poet Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan on May 26 discussed the interesting elements that makes her latest book 'Parvati the Elephant's Very Important Day' a companion for life during a Prabha Khaitan Foundation event titled Muskaan, presented by Shree Cement. The event was moderated by Damayanti Mukherjee, Principal of Modern High School for Girls, Kolkata.
Srijit Mukherji, other contemporary Bengali filmmakers talk about their journeys in a new book
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Srijit Mukherji and his contemporaries will be sharing their own experiences in the world of filmmaking in a young writer's maiden book.
Geetanjali Shree's Tomb of Sand becomes first book in Indian language to win Booker Prize
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Author Geetanjali Shree's Tomb of Sand has become the first book in the Indian language to win the International Booker Prize, media reports said.
Little magazines in Instagram era, a tete-a-tete with independent writer Subhankar Das
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
Welcome to the world of little magazines, mimeo editors, outlaw poets, chapbooks and experimental writing. IBNS caught up with Subhankar Das, an independent writer, literary activist, poet, blogger, publisher and film producer, to answer some of the questions pertaining to the future of little magazines and small publications in the era of Instagram.
My mother felt it was criminal to not live up to our full potential: Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
Why do you want to write a book about me? Why not one on your famous brother?” – was Lily Tharoor’s first reaction when she learnt of her daughter Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan’s intention to write about her life.
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
Kolkata: The French love to criticise a lot and can be really mean at times but they care that people take it in the right spirit, said French cartoonist and comic book artist Julien Berjeaut during his visit to the city.
Do you know what mommy did when she was a little girl? New book crowd-sources their stories
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
Is there any woman who, as a teenager (or maybe even as a grown up), did not have to hear how unlike they were from their mothers when they (mothers) were at that age.
Sep 08, 2024, at 11:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A former journalist and public relations professional, for Kolkata-based writer Supriya Newar the seamless vignettes of life in the megapolis never ceases to inspire her creative works.