New Delhi, Jan 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Very few independent publishers have achieved so much in their lifetime with the world knowing so little about them as the unassuming, soft-spoken Rajen Mehra. The Chairman of Rupa Publications…
New Delhi, Jan 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan has criticised Ajay Bisaria, India’s former high commissioner to Islamabad, for allegedly presenting a “fictitious narrative” surrounding the February 2019 Balkote crisis in his recently published book, ‘Anger Management’….
New Delhi, 9 Jan (SocialNews.XYZ) Analysing and addressing the compounding crisis of climate change and energy security, and spotlighting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to drive environment-friendly policies and practices, Union Minister for Environment, Forests…
New Delhi, Jan 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) She was not very clear about what the late artist Vivan Sundaram expected when he asked her to write a book on the Kasauli Art Centre. But certain things were…
Chandigarh, Jan 3 (IANS ) Punjab’s former Chief Secretary, Ramesh Inder Singh’s book ‘Dukhant Punjab Da’, that is an eye-opening account of events before and after ‘Operation Bluestar’, and throws light on the history of…
Shimla, Dec 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Sukhu on Monday released three books, part of ‘SHIMLA Investigators’ series by children and young adults based on Shimla, once known as the Queen of Hills….
Imphal, Dec 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 30th Imphal Book Fair, which was supposed to conclude on Thursday, was extended by another three days on public demand, indicating the resilience in the face of adversity due to…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sandeep Bamzai, Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief, Indo Asian News Service (SocialNews.XYZ), will be conferred with the National Living Legend Award on the inaugural day of 10th Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF)…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Kalinga Literary Festival has proudly announced the longlisted titles in English for its prestigious annual KLF Book Awards, showcasing a diverse range of literary works across various genres. The…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The recent recipient of the French government’s Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters 2023, Aditi Maheshwari Goyal (37), publisher and CEO of Vani Publications, stresses that to ascertain…
Nagpur, Dec 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Veteran Hindi litterateur Madhup Pandey — the ‘guru’ of Union minister Nitin Gadkari — passed away following a brief illness at his residence early on Thursday, his close friends said here….
New Delhi, Dec 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Author and politician Shashi Tharoor hosted the curtain raiser for the seventh edition of the Kerala Literature Festival (KLF) in the national capital on Tuesday, which was attended by diplomats,…
New Delhi, Dec 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) When Kailash Satyarthi was awarded the Nobel Prize nine years ago, he was often asked “What now?”. It was, however, a seven-year-old Devli’s question that made the social reformer keep…
New Delhi, Dec 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even as she gives final edits to her upcoming novel titled ‘Sah-sa’, Geetanjali Shree, International Booker Prize winner (2022) for ‘Ret Samadhi’, translated as ‘Tombs of Sand’, for who the…
New Delhi, Nov 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) As Jaipur prepares for the 17th edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), the Jaipur Music Stage (JMS), which will run concurrently with the festival has unveiled its line-up of…
Mumbai, Nov 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actress, best-selling author and columnist Twinkle Khanna unveiled her fourth book, ‘Welcome To Paradise’ (Juggernaut) here on Wednesday. The event was attended by her husband Akshay Kumar, mother Dimple Kapadia, filmmaker…
London, Nov 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) ‘Prophet Song’ by the celebrated Irish novelist Paul Lynch has been named the winner of the Booker Prize 2023, according to an official announcement by the organisers of the prestigious literary…
London, Nov 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nairobi-born Chetna Maroo, who is of Indian origin and a resident of London, is one of the six novelists shortlisted for the prestigious Booker Prize, whose winner will be named at…
Bengaluru, Nov 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) In Sandeep Bamzai’s latest addition to the Kashmir trilogy, “Gilded Cage: Years That Made and Unmade Kashmir” (Rupa/Rs 395), the author skillfully navigates the intricate political landscape that defined Kashmir’s accession…
New Delhi, Nov 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Fiction, while mirroring the society and times we live in, serves as a compass pointing to directions we might wish to go. The JCB Prize for Literature, which went to…