Monthly Archives: December, 2012

Editorial

Time to Get Punished and Get Educated

"The truth will set you free. But first, it will piss you off." -Gloria Steinem At last the Indian population, especially women responded sensibly and...

IR - December 25, 2012

Literary Updates

Aravind Adiga, Amitav Ghosh’s works in Dublin literary award longlist

Novels by four Indian authors, including Aravind Adiga and Amitav Ghosh, are among 154 titles long listed for the 2013 IMPAC Dublin literary award. Besides...

IR - December 22, 2012

Literary Updates

Leelavati presented Mathrubhumi Literary Award

Renowned literary critic and educationist M Leelavati was bestowed with the prestigious 'Mathrubhumi Literary Award' for this year. The award, instituted by the leading Malayalam...

IR - December 22, 2012

Articles

Rapes in India rise by 873 percent from 1953

The number of rapes in India shot up from 1953 to 2001 by a staggering 873 percent, the CPI-M's "People's Democracy" said in its...

IR - December 22, 2012

Literary Updates

Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival 2013

Apeejay Surrendra Group and Oxford Bookstore announced the fourth edition of the Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival 2013 (AKLF 2013), to be hosted in Kolkata...

IR - December 18, 2012

Literary Updates

Fifty Shades of Grey’ scoops best fiction book prize

'Fifty Shades of Grey' author EL James, who was expected to be among the prizes at the Bad Sex in Fiction Award presented by...

IR - December 18, 2012

Poetry

Oxymoron – Sethu Nazeer, Kerala

Relinquishing all worldly belongings, Through Woods and valleys the monk traversed, Seeking Salvation from sins, He chanted endlessly, divine verses, For enlightenment and redemption He purged his debauched mortal...

IR - December 18, 2012

Articles