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2021 International Booker Prize announced
David Diop is the first French novelist to win the International Booker Prize for translated fiction. At Night All Blood is Black, is Diop's first novel translated into English. The jury consisted of eminent personalities…
Orwell Prize 2021: Shortlisted books on Political Fiction announced
Orwell Prize is one of the prestigious prizes for political writing which started in 1994. It is given to works that strive to achieve George Orwell's aim ‘to make political writing into an art’. The Orwell Prize for Political…
Centre amends pension rules: Bars retired officials from publishing info without clearance.
Retired police chiefs and Intelligence agency officials have been barred from publishing any information related to their organization without clearance from authorities. According to the latest amendments made by the Centre…
Varthamanappusthakam- The First ever travelogue written in Indian Language
Varthamanappusthakam is the first ever travelogue written in an Indian Language by Cathanar Thomman Paremmakal in 1785. It is an account in Malayalam of the history of Malabar Church between the years 1773 and 1786…
Sankshepavedartham- The First ever book to be printed in Malayalam
The influence of the west on Kerala began with the arrival of the Portuguese. Christian missionaries had a
crucial role to play in the development and evolution of the Malayalam language. The missionaries, who arrived by sea from…