'I don't think you have anything to say to me and I certainly don't have anything to say to you.'Bharat Bhushan recalls his encounters with V S Naipaul. Rediff.com - Published
'Though not religious in everyday life, his Hindu-Indian identity was an irrevocable influence on his writings,' observes Vivek Gumaste. Rediff.com - Published
Trinidad-born British author V.S. Naipaul, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2001, has died at his home in London aged 85, according to reports. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
LONDON (Reuters) - Trinidad-born British author V.S. Naipaul, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2001, has died at his home in London aged 85, the BBC reported on Saturday. REUTERS/Chris..
In any institution that has a passionate ideology, the moderate is always vulnerable to the person who is more extreme, because that is what the supporters want. Rediff.com - Published
No one is perfect and we owe it to ourselves to be honest. In that spirit, here's a look at aspects of the lives of Vajpayee and Naipaul. Firstpost - Published
'Will the BJP now replace a Muslim name for a street or a railway junction with Naipaul's name?''It is the least the party can do for its sole Nobel Prize-winning admirer,' says Amulya Ganguli. Rediff.com - Published
Overall VS Naipaul wrote more than 30 books, and was one of the first winners of the Booker Prize, now Britain's leading literary award, in 1971 for "In A Free State". Firstpost - Published
In 1988, Bangalore was witnessing the explosion of the IT industry, and VS Naipaul wanted to witness this miracle for himself. After two books where he had been critical of India, he wanted to talk.. Firstpost - Published
Nikhil Lakshman remembers the times he spent with the legendary writer who passed into the ages six days before his 86th birthday. Rediff.com - Published
VS Naipaul's was an all-encompassing rage: he raged against half-formed societies; he raged against public defecation; he raged against the colonisers and he raged against the colonised. Firstpost - Published
VS Naipaul - a writer who spoke of fractured postcolonial worlds with piercing honesty - shall himself be condemned to fractured memory and posterity. Firstpost - Published
Raote was among those profiled in Naipaul's travelogue India: A Million Mutinies Now, along with others like militant poet Namdeo Dhasal of the Dalit Panthers DNA - Published
Nobel laureate Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, “Sir Vidia” to his many admirers, died on Saturday at his home in London. He was 85. Naipaul documented the migrations of peoples, the unravelling of.. IndiaTimes - Published
During a visit to India when Rajiv Gandhi was the prime minister in the mid-80s, Naipaul met Ram Niwas Midha. After the meeting, Naipaul was so awestruck by Mirdha's knowledge of his books that he.. IndiaTimes - Published
Naipaul's views against the commonplace perception towards colonised countries and their people were not the only thing controversial about the famed author. Rediff.com - Published
According to Naipaul, fiction never lies and reveals a writer totally. But an autobiography, he felt, "can distort; facts can be realigned". The Nobel Prize and the Booker winner's oeuvre included over.. IndiaTimes - Published
Salman Rushdie on Sunday mourned the death of VS Naipaul, saying he lost a beloved older brother while fellow authors said he was one of the greatest writers who was very engaging when he turned on the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Salman Rushdie on Sunday mourned the death of VS Naipaul, saying he lost a beloved older brother while fellow authors said he was one of the greatest writers who was very engaging when he turned on the.. IndiaTimes - Published
VS Naipaul leaves behind a body of work that is unparalleled, despite the shadow his personality cast on it for much of his life. Firstpost - Published
At the JLF session, he narrated what his mother had to say to him on writing about India. "The only Hindi word my mother carried from India was 'beta' and she said 'beta please leave India to the.. DNA - Published
Salman Rushdie today mourned the death of V S Naipaul, saying he lost a beloved older brother while fellow authors said he was one of the greatest writers who was very engaging when he turned on the.. DNA - Published
Naipaul is the recipient of numerous honours, including the Man Booker Prize in 1971 and a knighthood for services to literature in 1990. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001. Zee News - Published
Leaders from across the political spectrum condoled the demise of Nobel Laureate author V S Naipaul, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying, it was a major loss for the world of.. DNA - Published
From celebrated novelist and Nobel Laureate VS Naipaul passing away at 85 to Arsenal taking on defending Premier League champions Manchester City, here are the top stories for Sunday. Firstpost - Published
Nobel prize-winning author VS Naipaul, known for his critical commentary on colonialism, idealism, religion and politics, has died at the age of 85, his family said early today.
"He was a giant in.. DNA - Published
Trinidad-born British author VS Naipaul, who won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2001, has died at his home in London aged 85, the BBC reported on Saturday (August 11).
Vidiadhar Surajprasad.. DNA - Published
Naipaul was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2001 "for having united perceptive narrative and incorruptible scrutiny in works that compel us to see the presence of suppressed.. Firstpost - Published
Nobel Prize-winning novelist V.S. Naipaul, who explored questions of place and identity for more than half a century, has died aged 85, his family announced on Sunday. Sify - Published Also reported by •Reuters India •Rediff.com
The Trinidadian-born author, most famous for his seminal 1961 novel A House for Mr Biswas, died peacefully on Friday, his wife Lady Naipaul announced. Rediff.com - Published Also reported by •DNA
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