Team L&M A short story collection Heart Lamp, by Banu Mushtaq translated from Kannada by Deepa Bhasthi, has been awarded the International Booker Prize 2025. This is the first time that a Kannada translation and an Indian origin translator has won the prestigious award. The book also received the English PEN Translation Award in 2024. […]Read More
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Balendu Dwivedi is a highly acclaimed author known for his thought-provoking and socially relevant writings. Acclaimed His latest novel, “Badshah Salamat Hazir Hon..!”, was released in Delhi during the World Book Fair on February 8th 2025. His previous novels, “Via Fursatganj” and “Madaripur Junction,” have received critical acclaim and have been widely read and appreciated. […]Read More
Team L&M Babuji Vanam, the world’s first energy transmission garden created in partnership with the Ministry of Culture was opened at Kanha Shanti Vanam in Hyderabad yesterday. The inauguration marked the closing ceremony of the commemoration of the 125th birth anniversary celebrations of Pujya Babuji Maharaj, organised by the Ministry of Culture in collaboration with […]Read More
Team L&M On the occasion of World Heritage Day (April 18), a compilation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speeches and thoughts on culture, titled Sanskriti ka Panchva Adhyay, was released at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA). The book was released by Acharya Mahamandaleshwar Pujya Swami Avdheshanand Giri Ji Maharaj, the head […]Read More
Actor Sandhya Mridul has now come out with a collection of verses, titled ‘Untamed‘. Based on the theme of love, loss, grief, and healing, Untamed will be officially launched tomorrow at Indian Accent, The Lodhi, in New Delhi. Those of you who love good cinema would know her already. She has given some power-packed performances […]Read More
“When writing for films, always remember that filmmaking is a team work, ” advises celebrated author & script writer Farrukh Dhondy. Click on the following link to know more of his views, and about his new book Rumi: A New Selection #lifeandmoreRead More
Aletta André and Abhimanyu Kumar have brought out a thoroughly researched book on much publicised Malcha Mahal ‘royals’, titled ‘The House of Awadh, a Hidden Tragedy‘. Read More
Tanya Jain Poetry is having a moment. As someone who has both self-published and traditionally published literary work, I’ve witnessed firsthand the evolution of poetry from something considered niche, sometimes even inaccessible, to a vibrant and celebrated form of expression in the digital era. For years, poetry was confined to academic journals, classroom syllabi, or […]Read More
Team L&M Audiobooks are seeing tremendous growth globally, and with the market expected to grow over 30 per cent annually, India is no exception. Kuku FM, India’s leading storytelling platform and Penguin Random House India (PRHI), India’s leading publishing house, have teamed up to launch 15 exclusive Hindi audiobooks adapted and produced by Kuku FM […]Read More
Bharat, we are made to believe has had no original inhabitants. Mainstream historians have depicted Bharat as a barren land where various races and cultures arrived at different times. But there are many, like Journalist-Author Utpal Kumar who strongly debunk the Aryan invasion theory, calling Vedic and Harappan civilizations two sides of the same coin. […]Read More