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The biggest challenges faced by poetry today is the challenge of freedom. No way of writing is sacrosanct. The challenge lies in remaining true to yourself and create something original,…
Religion and incidents in an immediate society shaped the writings of Mercy Margaret, winner of Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar in Telugu. https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-authors/mercy-margaret-interview-on-winning-sahitya-akademi-yuva-puraskar/article19149477.ece
The Assamese fiction-writer Prarthana has three publications to her credit. ‘Jatra Enekoye’ (2008) is a compilation of short-stories,‘Platformot EtiyaKono Nai: Kathak, Kahini Aru Ekhon Asamapta Upanyash’ (2009) is her first…
The Assamese poet and translator Bijoy has ten published books on different genres to his credit. The recipient of the prestigious MuninBarkatakiaward in 2007 for his debut poetry collection ‘Deo’,…
Naman Dhawaskar Sawant is a winner of the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar in 2011 from Goa.She has publisheda collection of her essays titled ‘Muktamann’, which fetched the Utkrushta Sahitya…
P.N. Gopikrishnan, from Thrissur district of Kerala, is a notable presence in the Malayalam poetry scene. His important works include Madiyarude Manifesto, IdikkalooriPanampattadi (poetry collection), Ente Jeevithathile Ettavum Aadyathe Sthree…
The winner of the prestigious SahityaAkademiYuvaSahityaPuraskarin 2016 for his poetry collection ‘Sulus’, Anweshahails from Goa and prefers to call herself a worker of Konkani, rather than a writer. She had…
Manoranjan is the Gateway LitFest writer of the year. The convict-turned-rickshaw puller-turned writer is a socio-political activist. Known as the pioneer of Dalit literature in Bengali, he was nakedly illiterate…
Ranjit is an acclaimed poet and a seminal art critic from Maharashtra but writes mostly in English. His most recent collection of poetry is Jonahwhale (2018). His other volumes of…
