Usha Rungoo, a Mauritian writer, scholar, teacher, speaker, and mother, has won the 2024 Commonwealth Prize for the Africa region.
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27th Jul 2024 | Updated at 01:35am 27th Jul 2024
Bollywood meets literature: Sanjana Thakur’s ‘Aishwarya Rai’ charms the Commonwealth
Indian writer Sanjana Thakur has been announced as the overall winner of the 2024 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, a prestigious global literature award. The 26-year-old from Mumbai triumphed over 7,359 entrants worldwide to claim the £5,000...
“Hindu Astrology: Myths, symbols, and realities” by Dr Anthony P Stone
In "Hindu Astrology," author and Oxford mathematician Dr A P Stone embarks on a fascinating journey into the depths of this ancient and enigmatic practice. With meticulous research and a profound understanding of Sanskrit, Dr Stone delves into...
Indian writer Sanjana Thakur has been announced as the overall winner of the 2024 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, a prestigious global literature award....
"The Inheritance of Loss" by Kiran Desai is set in Kalimpong, India, during the 1980s. The story follows different characters whose lives are shaped by historical and political events.
In "Hindu Astrology," author and Oxford mathematician Dr A P Stone embarks on a fascinating journey into the depths of this ancient and enigmatic practice....
A complete catalogue, “Adornment and Splendour: Jewels of the Indian Courts” is an extraordinary collection of Indian jewellery and opulent jewelled artefacts created during the height of the Mughal Empire and Deccan Sultanates. Sheikh Nasser...
'Independence to Freedom' is an autobiography based on the story of migration from rural Gujarat to Nairobi, Kenya, and the impact of the struggles for...
Conservation and wildlife lovers, businesses and school children supported a very special book launch for an esteemed Ugandan wildlife vet at the Uganda...
Journalist Sanjay Suri has been awarded the National Film Award 2019 for his book “A Gandhian Affair: India's Curious Portrayal of Love in Cinema.” His book competed with 24 other nominations to win the award. The 67th National Film Awards for...
Hachette network for Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) employees Thrive launched the fiction development programme in partnership with David Higham Associates, The Future Bookshelf, Spread the Word and Hachette UK’s adult trade divisions.
Eminent British historian William Dalrymple’s son Sam will examine and chronicle the five partitions in Asia. Expected to publish in 2022, his book ‘Five Partitions: The Making of Modern Asia’ promises an important corrective to the history...
