Category: Books

When ‘Gabbar Singh’ playing the hapless Nawab of Awadh made Satyajit Ray emotional

New Delhi, Nov 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) It was a spellbinding moment that no camera could do justice to. This Bollywood actor,…

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AWWA’s lit fest in Chandimandir ends with high positivity

Chandigarh, Nov 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) A three-day literary extravaganza - Abhivyakti 4.0 - an exemplary initiative of the Army Wives Welfare…

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Poetry is not about full stops but commas: Arundhathi Subramaniam

Chandigarh, November 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) She says that there is a time in everyone's life, probably in teens when most people…

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Drawing plentifully from myth and reality, Chhath Puja honours elemental forces of nature (IANS Book Review)

New Delhi, Nov 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the grand folk festival of Chhath Puja came to a close on Friday with…

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‘Raman Result’: Sir C.V. Raman and his efforts for ‘atma-nirbharta’ in Indian science

New Delhi, Nov 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) His pathbreaking achievement boiled down to the simple question: "Why the sky is blue?" though…

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The 20-minute battle that rid Kashmir Valley of tribal invaders

New Delhi, Nov 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) A fortnight after the Pashtun tribal invasion of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar had been saved…

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Three-day Abhivyakti literature fest in Chandimandir from Nov 8

Chandigarh, Nov 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA) will organise the Abhivyakti Literature Festival, a three-day celebration of…

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Our culture & heritage is available in books: Haryana CM

Chandigarh, Nov 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Monday inaugurated the third Panchkula Book Fair being organised…

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Prithviraj Kapoor’s spectacular journey from an unpaid extra to Bollywood’s regal patriarch

New Delhi, Nov 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) In 1928, a strapping young man made his way into the office of the top…

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How Sohrab Modi acquainted Indians with their golden history, drew blind to cinemas

New Delhi, Nov 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) An indifferent student, especially disliking history, he was advised by his school principal to become…

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‘You will have everything you want’: Sardar Patel’s role in saving Kashmir

New Delhi, Oct 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Srinagar was initially saved in the last week of October 1947 by the valiant efforts…

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MODIALOGUE an attempt to further PM Modi’s vision for India’s collective good: Ashwin Fernandes (IANS Interview)

New Delhi, Oct 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ashwin Fernandes, Executive Director at UK-based QS World University Rankings, has recently launched a book…

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J&K L-G releases Shehla Rashid’s book ‘Role Models’

Srinagar, Oct 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) J&K Lt Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha on Sunday released the book of the former Jawaharlal Nehru…

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MODIALOGUE: A book on PM Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ unveiled, presented to ex-Prez Ram Nath Kovind

New Delhi, Oct 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Conversations for a Viksit Bharat, a new literary work by Ashwin Fernandes, Executive Director at…

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Persistent hard work, not publicity makes for excellence in music: L Subramaniam

Kasauli, Oct 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) He says that it is a long journey and only those truly passionate about music can…

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Transcending ‘Indian’: This author deconstructs the necessity to disconnect and the lure of glory

New Delhi, Oct 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) In November 2018, the world suddenly woke up to a community that did not care…

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The Indian physicist who discovered how stars live and die while on a ship voyage

New Delhi, Oct 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) It was a cosmic conundrum that had left the world's foremost physicist puzzled, while a…

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India’s ancient richness transformed world: Historian Dalrymple

Kasauli, Oct 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 13th edition of the three-day Khushwant Singh Litfest took off to a grand start on…

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Oxford University Press launches trilingual Sanskrit-Hindi-English dictionary

New Delhi, Oct 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Oxford University Press (OUP) on Friday announced the launch of a trilingual Sanskrit-Hindi-English dictionary…

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Chronicler of human fragility and resilience, Han Kang becomes South Korea’s first Nobel Literature Laureate

New Delhi, Oct 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) South Korean author and poet Han Kang, who came to global prominence with her unsettling…

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