https://staging.culturecrossroads.ca/tags/literature/Recent content in Literature on Culture CrossroadsHugo -- gohugo.ioen-caTue, 27 Jan 2026 21:19:00 +0000https://staging.culturecrossroads.ca/posts/a-timeless-epic-contemporary-questions-pune-discusses-rashmirathi/Tue, 27 Jan 2026 21:19:00 +0000https://staging.culturecrossroads.ca/posts/a-timeless-epic-contemporary-questions-pune-discusses-rashmirathi/Around 4.30 pm on a leisurely Sunday, a group of about 25 people—ranging in age from 12 to 77—gathered at Monalisa Kalagram in Koregaon Park to discuss a book written nearly 75 years ago. Based on the Mahabharata, an epic composed over 5,000 years ago, Rashmirathi by Rashtrakavi Ramdhari Singh Dinkar brought together this diverse audience at a time when reading habits, especially of classical Hindi literature, are steadily declining.https://staging.culturecrossroads.ca/posts/third-edition-of-dibrugarh-university-international-literature-festival/Tue, 13 Jan 2026 13:27:00 +0000https://staging.culturecrossroads.ca/posts/third-edition-of-dibrugarh-university-international-literature-festival/The Dibrugarh University International Literature Festival (DUILF), a vibrant celebration of literature, ideas and cultural dialogue, is set to return for its 3rd Edition from 18th to 21st February 2026, at Dibrugarh University. Organised by the Dibrugarh University in association with the Foundation for Culture, Arts and Literature (FOCAL), a Guwahati-based non-profit Trust, the four-day festival will continue to strengthen and establish India’s presence on the global literary map. DUILF 2026 will bring together over 150 speakers, writers, and poets from 25 countries, including among others, internationally acclaimed literateur such as Ann Morgan, known for her global literary project A Year of Reading the World; Abdourahman Waberi, award-winning Djiboutian novelist; Kyung-sook Shin, award-winning South Korean author; Yesse Dorei Thongchi, acclaimed Indian author; Gideon Haigh, celebrated Australian author, Mai Khaled, Egyptian novelist recognised for her singular contribution to Middle East literature.