New York, May 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nine months after a near-lethal attack that left him debilitated and without vision in one eye, Booker Prize-winning author Salman Rushdie made his first appearance at the PEN Americas annual…
By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, May 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) It was during the first lockdown when the company’s Instagram page needed more content that he decided to pick up the hundreds of fashion magazines lying at…
New Delhi, May 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) has introduced the ‘Nepal Yashaswi Book Awards’ for 15 writers in 15 categories from the year 2023 for Kathmandu KLF. The awards will be given…
New Delhi, May 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Months after he announced his engagement, Amish Tripathi, better known as Amish, the writer of Hindu mythology-based bestsellers, has tweeted that he has finally tied the knot. Continuing to identify…
Varanasi (UP), May 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uttar Pradesh now holds second position in the country in terms of having the maximum number of Geographical Indication-tagged goods after receiving GI tags for three more ODOP crafts. The…
New Delhi, May 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) A compendium of three volumes with Judgments spanning from the year 1988 till 2022 covering Arbitration Act 1940 and 1996, the book titled ‘Supreme Court on Commercial Arbitration’ by Dr….
By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, May 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) One of the country’s top-selling authors, Anand Neelakantan, with more than 13 books to his credit including the Bahubali trilogy — ‘The Rise of Sivagami’, ‘Chaturanga’ and…
Guwahati, May 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) A community project, ‘Digitizing Asom’ has been launched aiming at the digitization of rare Assamese journals and books published between 1813 and 1970, for public use. The launching ceremony was attended…
Seoul, May 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Gaya Tumuli, seven tomb clusters from South Korea’s ancient Gaya confederacy, has been recommend for inclusion on the Unesco World Heritage list by an international advisory body, the Cultural Heritage…
Ayodhya, May 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The identity of Ayodhya as a spiritual city will be further reinforced when the facade, flyovers and walls of private and government buildings get painted with spiritual themes. The Ayodhya Development…
By Sukant Deepak Yuksam (Sikkim), May 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) A permanent gray envelopes everything around. Clouds, an arm’s length away are doing somersaults on the mountains wearing thick greens. The light is tricky for a photo…
Kolkata, May 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sahitya Akademi Award winning Bengali writer Samreash Majumdar (81) passed away in Kolkata on Monday. He breathed his last at 6.30 p.m. at a private hospital in Kolkata where he was…
Lucknow, May 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) All Hanuman temples in the state capital are being spruced up for the ‘Bada Mangal’ festival that is celebrated on every Tuesday during the Hindu month of Jyestha. The festival, interestingly,…
By Vikas Datta The defining trait of humanity, language is the bedrock of all its achievements, from social relations to culture to technology, due to its ability to convey meaning, reference objects, events, and ideas…
By Sukant Deepak Yuksam (Sikkim), May 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) If we are what we eat, then what are we? This collection of essays, ‘Turmeric Nation: A Passage Through India’s Tastes’ (Speaking Tiger) looks at food through…
New Delhi, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian art market has clocking in a mammoth turnover of $144.3 million through the sale of 3,833 works in FY23, according to a report on Friday. The ‘State of…
Lucknow, May 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Avadh gallery at the State Museum, housed in Lucknow Zoo campus, is being revamped, to provide people with a better insight into the rich culture and heritage of the region….
By Vikas Datta He was out on a Juhu beach building sandcastles with his children when he was offered a challenging role that would go on to make him a Hindi film icon — and…
Shimla, April 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Minakshi Chaudhry, celebrated author of over 20 books, including the bestselling ‘Ghost Stories of Shimla Hills’, has penned a new series of books for children and young adults. First three books…
By Vikas Datta Scholars have devoted tomes to it, politicians have waxed long about it, but it was an Urdu poet who furnished the most abiding, yet concise expression of the idea, history, and ethos…