Category: Books

Savitribai Phule, one of the world’s greatest teachers, to get 1st biography 125 yrs after death

By Ashmita Badoni January 3 marks the birth anniversary of one of the world's greatest teachers, Savitribai Phule. Reeta Ramamurthy…

3 years ago

Mini Qutub Minar opened for tourists after renovation

New Delhi, Jan 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hastsal Minar, a minaret resembling the Qutub Minar, has been opened for the tourists after…

3 years ago

From Jan 12, a feast of literature fests awaits aficionados in 2023

By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Jan 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) From JLF to AKLF to Kalam, a veritable feast of literature fests…

3 years ago

Anjolie Ela Menon looks back at her life: ‘I have often been called a maverick’

By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) "My plans for the future are always nebulous. I seldom pre-plan, letting…

3 years ago

‘Shairon ka shahr’: Poets who made Lucknow a hub of Urdu ghazal (IANS Column: Bookends)

By Vikas Datta Any discussion of Urdu ghazals, between connoisseurs, may bring up rival merits of "Dabistan-e-Dehli" and "Dabistan-e-Lakhnau", or…

3 years ago

Beyond Charminar: Hyderabad’s heritage sites to get a makeover

By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, Jan 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hyderabad's heritage is expected to get a major facelift with the Telangana government…

3 years ago

Punjab’s Languages Department to celebrate 75th anniversary

Chandigarh, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Punjab Higher Education and Languages Minister Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer on Saturday released the logo of…

3 years ago

Art creation on Nepal women at Kochi Biennale attracts many

Kochi, Dec 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) An installation, prepared by Nepal Picture Library titled 'Women's Public Life', has now become the cynosure…

3 years ago

Villagers oppose actress’ cremation in village due to her inter-caste marriage

Ranchi, Dec 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The last rites of Jharkhand film actress Riya Kumari could not take place in her native…

3 years ago

Lata Mangeshkar to Pele: The legends who departed in 2022

By Vikas Datta The dark clouds of Covid may have dissipated a bit in 2022 with growing vaccine coverage stemming…

3 years ago

700 artistes to perform in 4-day Chennai Sangamam- Namma Ooru Thiruvizha

Chennai, Dec 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The four-day cultural jamboree, Chennai Sangamam - Namma Ooru Thiruvizha -- will showcase the performance of…

3 years ago

Anuradha Kapoor all set for India-South Africa ‘Othello’ production

By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, Dec 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Who was Othello? How did he come to Europe? Did his ancestors…

3 years ago

10 Kashmiri writers received Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar so far

Srinagar, Dec 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) A total of 10 young writers from Jammu and Kashmir in the fields of fiction, poetry…

3 years ago

Top publishers unspool the year ahead for books and ideas (IANS Interviews)

By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Dec 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) With storytelling through multi-media seeming to be the flavour for the future,…

3 years ago

Kochi Biennale: Artist paints lockdown of 365 days on paper

Kochi, Dec 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Vasudevan Akkitham had no choice left than to restrict his artistic thoughts to the four walls…

3 years ago

‘Tribute to Karnad, Karanth’: Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry welcomes 2023 with ‘Hayvadan’

By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, Dec 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) After almost more than a decade, theatre director Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry, recipient…

3 years ago

Writers can’t become cheerleaders of those in power: Jnanpith awardee Damodar Mauzo

Sanjay Borkar Panaji, Dec 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) If writers write to please the dispensation and become cheerleaders, then it would be…

3 years ago

New platform to bring New Year cheer to Bengali ‘little magazines’

By Sumanta Ray Chaudhuri Kolkata, Dec 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The year 2023 will come with new hopes as regards to expansion…

3 years ago

Sai Tamhankar to host ‘Postcards from Maharashtra’ on National Geographic

Mumbai, Dec 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) From checking out the state's variety of cuisines to exploring its places of worship, forts, and…

3 years ago

‘Ghalib ka hai andaz-e-bayan aur’: Mirza Ghalib and his immortal ‘shayri’

By Vikas Datta Celebrated poet of romance and revolution, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, titled his first book of verse "Naqsh-e-Faryadi" after…

3 years ago



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