The Latest Breaking News from Girish Karnad

Savitribai Phule, Periyar, and progressive Kannada writers to make a comeback in textbooks from 2024-25

The literary works of various progressive writers, including Girish Karnad, P. Lankesh, Devanur Mahadeva, Mudnakudu Chinnaswamy, and Nagesh Hegde, among others, will make a re-entry into Kannada language textbooks from the 2024-25 academic year in Karnataka.

The Hindu · Mar 5, 2024

Two-day Karnad festival to commemorate 100th show of Samudaya’s Tughlaq

The festival will have discussions, seminars and many other events, where people come and share their memories of Karnad and revisit his works

The Hindu · Oct 27, 2023

Tamil writer Ambai wins Tata Literature lifetime achievement award

Ambai selected for Tata Lit Live! Lifetime Achievement Award for her contribution to writing/literature in India. Past recipients incl. Anita Desai, Mark Tully, Amitav Gosh, Ruskin Bond & Girish Karnad. Won Sahitya Akademi Award for Sivappu Kazhutthudan Oru Patchaiparavai in 2021.

The Hindu · Oct 3, 2023