Bengali writer Binayak Banerjee to participate in IOWA Writing Program
Aug 27, 2014, at 12:24 am
Kolkata, Aug 26 (IBNS) Noted Bengali writer, Binayak Banerjee, is one of 15 participants from as many countries across the world, selected by the University of Iowa to participate in the 2014 International Writing Program (IWP). The ten-week residency will run Aug 23 to Nov 11.
Rockstand expands footprints in Maharashtra
Aug 19, 2014, at 09:32 pm
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IBNS): In an effort to expand the academic and trade titles portfolio, Rockstand, one of the leading e-books and e-magazines mobile application, on Tuesday announced its tie up with 3 leading publications of Maharashtra.
Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta's poem book launched
Aug 06, 2014, at 06:41 pm
Kolkata, Aug 6 (IBNS): Bookstore chain Starmark, in association with Patra Bharati, hosted the launch of singer Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta’s book of poems Galaxy in Kolkata.
Chetan Bhagat announces new book
Aug 05, 2014, at 08:13 pm
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IBNS): Popular Indian author Chetan Bhagat has finally announced his next book 'Half Girlfriend'.
Short story collections released in Kolkata
Aug 04, 2014, at 06:53 pm
Kolkata, Aug 3 (IBNS): Short stories have been considered both an apprenticeship form preceding more lengthy works, and a crafted form in its own right. Believing this ideology, singer, performer and lyricist Surojit Chatterjee and Patrabharati Publishers jointly launched 'Alpo Kathay Goppo' a collection of 60 short stories Sunday in the presence of novelist Sanjib Chattopadhyay and poet Krishna Basu at Niranjan Sadan.
'Hundred Epilogues' inaugurated in Guwahati
Aug 01, 2014, at 03:09 am
Guwahati, July 31 (IBNS) : 'Hundred Epilogues', an anthology of poems wrote by a poet Jyotishman Debnath was inaugurated at Guwahati Press Club here on Thursday.
Book on 'Sahara' released by former SEBI chairman
Jun 10, 2014, at 09:15 pm
Mumbai, Jun 10 (IBNS): Former SEBI chairman M. Damodaran on Tuesday released a controversial book Sahara – The Untold Story, penned by veteran banking sector reporter and Deputy Managing editor of 'Mint' Tamal Bandyopadhyay, here.
REVIEW: How Narendra Modi became a gamechanger
Jun 09, 2014, at 09:48 pm
Narendra Modi: the GameChanger Author: Sudesh Verma Publisher: Vitasta Publishing Price: Rs.399/- soft bound Published: Feb 2014
Book on speeding up career released
Jun 04, 2014, at 07:16 pm
Kolkata, Jun 4 (IBNS): Reliance Jio president Sumit D Chowdury recently released his book 'Rules of the Game' at the Bengal Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BCCI) here.
Nikita Singh's 'Right Here Right Now' launched in Kolkata
May 24, 2014, at 07:13 am
Kolkata, May 23 (IBNS): Author Nikita Singh's new novel 'Right Here Right Now' was launched in Kolkata on Friday.
Apr 22, 2014, at 04:46 pm
Mumbai, Apr 22 (IBNS): Writer and columnist Chetan Bhagat turned 39 years of age on Tuesday.
Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez dies in Mexico
Apr 18, 2014, at 10:27 pm
Mexico City, Apr 18 (IBNS) Nobel prize-winning Colombian writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who wrote international bestsellers like One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera and is considered one of the greatest in Spanish language literature, died in Mexico on Thursday. He was 87.
Shriek of Silence hosts Merchant of Venice
Apr 08, 2014, at 03:20 am
Kolkata, Apr 7 (IBNS): Youth theatre group Shriek of Silence recently staged its latest production of ‘Merchant of Venice-The Kolkata Musical’, at the Kalamandir Auditorium as the closing act of the Kolkata Youth Theatre Festival organized by the same group, here.