Comedy of errorsSir — All that glitters is not gold and not everyone who holds a Nobel medal is a laureate. The Argentinian politician, María Corina Machado, received the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize and she has gifted the medal to the president of the United States of America, Donald Trump, whose craving for the prize is well-known. ADVERTISEMENTYashodhara Sen,CalcuttaPowerful voiceSir — Mahasweta Devi deserves renewed attention in her birth-centenary year (“Undiminished voice”, Jan 17). Rai Sengupta,CalcuttaSir — Mahasweta Devi should be read as a political writer without being reduced to party labels. Mahasweta Devi would likely face that label today.

Source: The Telegraph January 18, 2026 03:08 UTC