Category: Books

‘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…

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No home yet for Mirza Ghalib as Agra forgets its literary heritage

By Brij Khandelwal Agra, Dec 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 225th birth anniversary of Mirza Ghalib, the doyen of Urdu poetry, was…

3 years ago

Local Muslims join Christmas celebrations in J&K’s Srinagar

Srinagar, Dec 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Keeping up with the traditional brotherhood, a group of local Muslims joined their Christian brethren on…

3 years ago

Kolkata’s iconic Dover Lane Music Conference to be held from Jan 22-25

Kolkata, Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kolkata's iconic Dover Lane Music Conference, a globally-acclaimed musical event that is attended by the cream…

3 years ago

The day Kathmandu cops nabbed Sobhraj inside a casino

By Raamesh Koirala On September 13, 2003, Rajesh Gurung, a young photojournalist at 'The Himalayan Times', had received an assignment…

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Fifth edition of Kochi Biennale declared open for art enthusiasts

Kochi, Dec 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Curated by Shubigi Rao, the fifth edition of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale was declared open for art…

3 years ago

Stories of unsung heroes now in comic strips

Lucknow, Dec 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Centre for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT) and Folk and Tribal Art and Culture Institute…

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NIIMH has 448 rare books on history of medicine, 285 palm leaf manuscripts: Centre

New Delhi, Dec 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Institute of Indian Medical Heritage (NIIMH), Hyderabad, maintains a medico-historical library, which contains…

3 years ago

Niracharthu: A village community in Kerala gets ready to groom new gen artistes

Kochi, Dec 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The seventh edition of the Ni Fest - Niracharthu, founded in 2014 by the village community…

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Heritage Theft: Parliamentary Committee summons ED, Custom, DRI

New Delhi, Dec 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture has on Thursday summoned…

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How India dressed up: National Museum recreates saga from old manuscripts

By Moinuddin Ghani New Delhi, Dec 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 'Chitram Vastram' exhibition held in the National Museum here, records the…

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Book recaps the untold stories of freedom struggle in N-E

By Sujit Chakraborty Guwahati, Dec 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Did you know that a 12-year-old girl from Assam by the name of…

3 years ago

Through art, this South African artist inspires critical ideology debates

Kochi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Popular ASouth African artist William Kentridge persuades the art aficionados who walk into Kochi Muziris Biennale…

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Westland acquires Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari’s first novel, ‘Chronicle of an Hour and a Half’, an engrossing read on violence and complicity

New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) In the foothills of the Western Ghats, the village of Vaiga is enduring the worst…

3 years ago

Congress’ Jairam Ramesh hints at renaming Jaipur’s Albert Hall

Jaipur, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Jairam Ramesh, the Congress general secretary, has hinted at changing the name of Albert Hall Museum,…

3 years ago

What can friendship survive, asks Kamila Shamsie

By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) She says a novel has a number of starting points, and for…

3 years ago

Qatar: Filipino artist captures mood of World Cup through combination of graffiti and murals

By Armstrong Vaz Doha, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Qatar-based Filipino artist Michael Conjusta describes himself as Interior Decorative Artist, Painter, Muralist,…

3 years ago

Kashmir people’s lives depicted in 64 art creations by Kerala architecture students

Kochi, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) "Jannat-E-Kashmir - Through our eyes", a collection of 64 art pieces created by 70 architectural students…

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TN to promote classical Tamil learning in online mode in a big way

Chennai, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Tamil Nadu government is promoting an online classical Tamil programme aimed at helping learners intepret…

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Shah to attend Kashi Tamil Sangamam’s valedictory function in Varanasi

New Delhi, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Minister Amit Shah is likely to visit Varanasi on Friday to attend the valedictory…

3 years ago



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