By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) She makes it clear that whenever she does ‘Akhtari’, her curated tribute to the revered Begum Akhtar, there is a conscious attempt not to copy her. Singer…
By Sajid Raina Srinagar, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a world where many are forgetting the beauty of their mother tongue, one young content creator is on a mission to revive the Kashmiri language. Muneer Ahmad…
Mumbai, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) American supermodel Gigi Hadid put to rest the controversy surrounding Varun Dhawan lifting her in his arms onto the stage on Day 2 of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC)…
Kochi, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Visitors are not allowed into the Bengaluru-based Archana Hande’s installation ‘My Kottige’ – demon temple, put up for display at the Fort Kochi Aspinwall House. The viewers are instead guided into…
By Vikas Datta His verse still figures in familiar poetry: “Ham aah bhi karte hain to ho jate hain badnaam..”, can be found embellishing a popular qawwali like “Jhoom barabar jhoom sharabi”, and is an…
Mumbai, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) The who’s who of the arts and entertainment world, both Indian and international, gathered for the grand inauguration of the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC) at the Jio World Gardens,…
Chennai, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid the ongoing controversy over sexual harassment charges filed by students of the Kalakshetra Foundation, Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women Chairperson A.S. Kumari stated that she would present a report…
Mumbai, March 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) India’s first-of-its-kind, multi-disciplinary cultural space, the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre, will open in Mumbai on Friday which will showcase the best of India across the fields of music, theatre, fine…
By Probir Gupta ‘Collaboration’s Combine’ is the tittle of a work by American painter Robert Rauschenberg. My first experience and exposure to Vivan Sundaram’s thoroughly researched and deeply rooted art practice was his solo at…
By Vikas Datta Portraying the balding, pot-bellied, mustachioed, and regimen-imposing Bhawani Shankar in a brace of Bollywood laugh riots, or ACP Dhurandhar Bhatawadekar or Kailash Pati in more Hrishikesh Mukherjee films are his masterclass in…
Agartala, March 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Noted poet Chandra Kanta Murasingh (66), who was Sahitya Akademis first ‘Bhasha Samman awardee from the northeast, passed away in Agartala on Monday following a cardiac arrest, family and hospital sources…
New Delhi, March 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Booknerds, a leading literary startup, recently had the pleasure of having Sandeep Bamzai, the author of the much anticipated novel ‘Gilded Cage’ on their podcast, which has grown in reputation…
By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, March 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) A pause. And he says when it comes to writing on Kashmir, there is an emotional quotient involved. That is not just due to the fact that…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, March 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) A book that explores the power of love, friendship, family, and the elusive idea of home, and compels us to revisit our own ideas of truth, the…
By Vikas Datta Capital of the “Pearl of the Caribbean”, Havana is a microcosm of Cuba’s journey through time, with its baroque and neoclassical edifices showcasing its glories as the Spanish Empire’s lynchpin, the modernist…
Mumbai, March 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Sangit Kala Kendra (SKK), founded by the late industrialist Aditya Vikram Birla, celebrated 50 years of patronising and promoting the fine arts with a glittering event in which leading names…
New Delhi/Guwahati, March 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) The BJP government in Assam has launched a publicity blitzkrieg in the national capital to celebrate the upcoming Rongali Bihu to make it the largest congregation of 11,000 Bihu dancers…
Chennai, March 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Promoting and supporting sea cruises to significant places connected to Tamil culture, and building a museum showcasing the artefacts of Chola empire are some of the measures announced in the FY24…
Los Angeles, March 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Popular talk show host and personality Oprah Winfrey and her friend Gayle King visited the site of Jesus’ baptism in Jordan. The iconic talk show host, 69, shared a series…
Shimla, March 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Himachali handloom comprising Kulvi shawls and folk dance ‘Natti’ were showcased at the ‘Shining Himachal’ event organised by the Himachali Pravasi Global Association (HPGA) in association with the High Commission of…