In July 2024, Hindi writer Divya Vijay was awarded the inaugural Shashi Bhushan Smriti Samman for her short story collection, Sagbag Man. She is known for introducing a fresh sensibility to Hindi ...

Down here in New Zealand, there is a strong emphasis on rejuvenating the indigenous Māori language. Māori make up about 17% of the New Zealand population. Despite their present-day struggles – ...

Meet Anshu, an author delving into diverse realms. With a background in the UPSC CSE exam, Anshu combines expertise in labour, gender issues, Mithila culture, cuisine, environmental concerns, public ...

Though the term “Hindi pop fiction” is often used pejoratively, the genre itself is suffused with pathos and features stories that youthful readers enjoy. Nilotpal Mrinal’s debut novel, Dark Horse, ...

In India, the question of Hindi vs English or even Hindi vs Urdu, for that matter, has been politically fraught for writers and non-writers alike.(iStockphoto) When Vineet Gill was in his mid-20s and ...

A growing number of historians of Hindi literature believe that the Hindi literary tradition begins with the invention of the Sufi romance and its first known example, the Candāyan (1379 CE) of ...