Who cares for Hindi laureates?
Recently I was in Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) to deliver a keynote address on the birth anniversary of Late Vrindavan Lal Verma, an eminent Hindi novelist. It was heartening to see that at the entrance of the Railway Station stand magnificent statues of three of our great vernacular laureates – Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi, Maithili Sharan Gupta […]
Conserving the Past; Enriching the Present
Amidst the maddening crowd of Nizamuddin Basti lie some quaint monuments. Whereas the area can boast of its rich monumental heritage, the dwellers are faced with poor living conditions. Their state is as dilapidated as the monuments while they remain uninspired by their affluent neighbours across the road. Now thanks to an urban renewal initiative […]