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"Couple Of Them Will play for India": U-19 Head Coach's Strong Belief After World Cup
India U-19 head coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar is confident that at least couple of players from the 2024 batch will go on to play for the senior team.
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Perumal Murugan Wins JCB Prize For Literature For 'Fire Bird'
Tamil writer Perumal Murugan won the JCB Prize for Literature for his book "Fire Bird" on Saturday.
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Tamil Writer Perumal Murugan Makes It To International Booker Longlist 2023
Tamil writer Perumal Murugan has been selected for the International Booker prize longlist for 2023, the Booker Prize Foundation announced on Tuesday.
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15 Authors Named In Longlist Of DSC Prize For South Asian Literature
Perumal Murugan, Rajkamal Jha and Fatima Bhutto are among the 15 authors in the longlist of the $25,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2019 announced on Thursday.
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'The Privacy Song' By TM Krishna And Co. Hails Right To Privacy, Challenges Aadhaar
Well-known Carnatic vocalist TM Krishna and three others - Sofia Ashraf, author Perumal Murugan and Shital Sathay have released a musical video celebrating the right to privacy affirmed by the Supreme Court recently. Called The Privacy Song, the album also challenges the Aadhar card system being increasingly made mandatory for government services.
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Exclusive: I Get Those Who Aren't Brave Too, Says Writer Perumal Murugan
Tamil author Perumal Murugan, who was hounded and threatened into silence for over a year for his book "One Part Woman" or Madhorubhagan, is back with a collection of 200 poems - A Coward's Song.
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Author Perumal Murugan Ends Literary Exile With 200 New Poems
Famous Tamil author Perumal Murugan ended his self-imposed literary exile of 19 months on Monday with the publication of a new book -- "A Coward's Song", a collection of 200 poems.
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Opinion: The Landmark Verdict In Favour Of Tamil Writer Murugan
This extraordinary judgment needs to circulated and studied as widely as possible. It can provide illumination in what are increasingly dark times.
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I Will Get Up, Says Tamil Writer Perumal Murugan
Boosted by a Madras High Court judgement that dismissed an attempt to bring criminal charges against Perumal Murugan whose writings on caste angered Hindu groups, the Tamil novelist has said he will "get up" and resume writing.
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Hounded, Perumal Murugan Said He Was Dead. Chennai High Court Intervenes
Tamil author Preumal Murugan, who gave up writing after being hounded by fundamentalists over his last novel, is free to "extend the canvas of his writings" and the state should form an expert body to deal with such conflicts, the Madras High Court has ruled.
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'Fear For Safety of My Family', Says Tamil Author Murugesan Amid Row Over Book
A court in Tamil Nadu's Karur District on Friday granted anticipatory bail to Tamil author 'Puliyur' Murugesan, who has come under attack from the Kongu community for the contents of his first book. The author has said he fears for the safety of his family. He now becomes the second author after Perumal Murugan to have run afoul of Kongu activists ...
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Another Author in Tamil Nadu Attacked for Book
An author in Tamil Nadu was attacked by activists who allege that his book has portrayed their community in poor light.
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Hounded Tamil Author Perumal Murugan Set to Join New College Posting Away From Home
Tamil author and professor Perumal Murugan, who gave up writing after he was hounded by Hindu fundamentalist and caste groups, would join the faculty of the Presidency College in Chennai today. His wife, a member of the Tamil faculty, would join Queen Mary's College in the city. Both had sought transfer, fearing for their life in their hometown of ...
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Fearing For Life, Hounded Writer Perumal Murugan Seeks Transfer to Chennai
Novelist Perumal Murugan the novelist who gave up writing and telling the writer in him is dead now says his life is in danger.
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Opinion: Perumal Murugan Cannot be Allowed to Kill Himself
Tamil Nadu has a long tradition of strident polemical and literary writing that criticizes traditions, superstitions, strongly-held Hindu beliefs and the behaviour of Hindu gods themselves as depicted in various scriptures.
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"Couple Of Them Will play for India": U-19 Head Coach's Strong Belief After World Cup
India U-19 head coach Hrishikesh Kanitkar is confident that at least couple of players from the 2024 batch will go on to play for the senior team.
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Perumal Murugan Wins JCB Prize For Literature For 'Fire Bird'
Tamil writer Perumal Murugan won the JCB Prize for Literature for his book "Fire Bird" on Saturday.
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Tamil Writer Perumal Murugan Makes It To International Booker Longlist 2023
Tamil writer Perumal Murugan has been selected for the International Booker prize longlist for 2023, the Booker Prize Foundation announced on Tuesday.
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15 Authors Named In Longlist Of DSC Prize For South Asian Literature
Perumal Murugan, Rajkamal Jha and Fatima Bhutto are among the 15 authors in the longlist of the $25,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2019 announced on Thursday.
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'The Privacy Song' By TM Krishna And Co. Hails Right To Privacy, Challenges Aadhaar
Well-known Carnatic vocalist TM Krishna and three others - Sofia Ashraf, author Perumal Murugan and Shital Sathay have released a musical video celebrating the right to privacy affirmed by the Supreme Court recently. Called The Privacy Song, the album also challenges the Aadhar card system being increasingly made mandatory for government services.
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Exclusive: I Get Those Who Aren't Brave Too, Says Writer Perumal Murugan
Tamil author Perumal Murugan, who was hounded and threatened into silence for over a year for his book "One Part Woman" or Madhorubhagan, is back with a collection of 200 poems - A Coward's Song.
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Author Perumal Murugan Ends Literary Exile With 200 New Poems
Famous Tamil author Perumal Murugan ended his self-imposed literary exile of 19 months on Monday with the publication of a new book -- "A Coward's Song", a collection of 200 poems.
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Opinion: The Landmark Verdict In Favour Of Tamil Writer Murugan
This extraordinary judgment needs to circulated and studied as widely as possible. It can provide illumination in what are increasingly dark times.
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I Will Get Up, Says Tamil Writer Perumal Murugan
Boosted by a Madras High Court judgement that dismissed an attempt to bring criminal charges against Perumal Murugan whose writings on caste angered Hindu groups, the Tamil novelist has said he will "get up" and resume writing.
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Hounded, Perumal Murugan Said He Was Dead. Chennai High Court Intervenes
Tamil author Preumal Murugan, who gave up writing after being hounded by fundamentalists over his last novel, is free to "extend the canvas of his writings" and the state should form an expert body to deal with such conflicts, the Madras High Court has ruled.
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'Fear For Safety of My Family', Says Tamil Author Murugesan Amid Row Over Book
A court in Tamil Nadu's Karur District on Friday granted anticipatory bail to Tamil author 'Puliyur' Murugesan, who has come under attack from the Kongu community for the contents of his first book. The author has said he fears for the safety of his family. He now becomes the second author after Perumal Murugan to have run afoul of Kongu activists ...
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Another Author in Tamil Nadu Attacked for Book
An author in Tamil Nadu was attacked by activists who allege that his book has portrayed their community in poor light.
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Hounded Tamil Author Perumal Murugan Set to Join New College Posting Away From Home
Tamil author and professor Perumal Murugan, who gave up writing after he was hounded by Hindu fundamentalist and caste groups, would join the faculty of the Presidency College in Chennai today. His wife, a member of the Tamil faculty, would join Queen Mary's College in the city. Both had sought transfer, fearing for their life in their hometown of ...
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Fearing For Life, Hounded Writer Perumal Murugan Seeks Transfer to Chennai
Novelist Perumal Murugan the novelist who gave up writing and telling the writer in him is dead now says his life is in danger.
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Opinion: Perumal Murugan Cannot be Allowed to Kill Himself
Tamil Nadu has a long tradition of strident polemical and literary writing that criticizes traditions, superstitions, strongly-held Hindu beliefs and the behaviour of Hindu gods themselves as depicted in various scriptures.
