We’re deeply saddened to hear that Maryse Conde has died. The Grande Dame of Caribbean literature, she was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize twice, in 2015 and 2023, and leaves behind an extraordinary body of work. We send our heartfelt condolences to her family.

Akkarai Sisters at Nadasurabhi, Poorvikalyani and dharmavati..

In 1977, Jorge Luis Borges, one of the most influential 20th c. Spanish-language writers, told William F. Buckley (whose first language was Spanish) his reasons for feeling, age 78, that English was 'far finer' than his native tongue. Right or wrong, I love his savor for language

#RIP 😞

Vid.Sampagodu Vighnaraja , today at Nadasurabhi. Pallavi in Kedaragaula and Pantuvarali are highlights of the Day..

ശൂരപദ്മാസുര വധം കഥകളി. Shoora Padmasura Vadham @ Kairalee Vidyaniketan , Vimanapura

“The only election all Europeans are interested in is the American election,” one European official told McKay Coppins. How American allies are preparing for a second Trump term—and why they see it as all but inevitable: theatln.tc/HftBXR6I

A form of glove puppetry, pavakathakali was revived in the early eighties under the leadership of G Venu. Saraswathy Nagarajan writes. trib.al/etwxu4F

Announcement : I am happy to announce that my first English novel, titled 'Gharana,' has been released by South Side Books. The novel should be available over this weekend. Pre-order southsidebooks.in/product-page/g… Pre-order link valid till Monday.

#bookbrahmaliteraturefest Questions of Existence of Language

Vid. R K Padmanabha at the #bookbrahma2024 South Indian Language Literary Fest at St John's Auditorium. Compositions in all 4 languages. Lines from Poonthanam's Jnanappana set to tune in mohanam was main.

Blessed 'Sunday morning' in the august company of Pt. Venkatesh Kumar at Book Brahma Literature Festival, St John's Auditorium, Koramangala

BREAKING NEWS The 2024 #NobelPrize in Literature is awarded to the South Korean author Han Kang “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.”

A new series on classics of Indian literature. We start with a Kannada novel. #greatindianclassics #bhyrappa

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JUST IN | M.T Vasudevan Nair passed away

Go well, Legend. Thank you for all that you have created !

Happy New Year and Other Stories - Sholom Aleichem

The good folks at SouthSideBooks did an interview with me on my novel 'Gharana.' Here are some excerpts.

"The lives we are leading today are filled with so many complications that even if we try, we can’t simplify them. When you read Shukla’s work, it almost encompasses a parallel life you wish you could live... a sapno ki duniya for adults." My Sunday profile of the writer 🌸