By Vikas Datta Literary traditions need to evolve to remain relevant, and the onus is on its paladins to ensure that they move in step with social norms and particularly, don’t miss out on technological…
By Supriya Ramesh While few make books their best friends, few relate to the stories as their own. For one to easily unfurl his or her love for books and incredible stories, literature festivals are…
New Delhi, March 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to former Yes Bank Managing Director Rana Kapoor on an appeal by publishing house Penguin Random House India against a trial court…
New Delhi, March 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Patrick French, the biographer of Sir Vidia Naipaul and Francis Younghusband, and Dean of the School of Art and Sciences at Ahmedabad University, passed away on Thursday in London, leaving…
New Delhi, March 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Patrick French, the biographer of Sir Vidia Naipaul and Francis Younghusband, and Dean of the School of Art and Sciences at Ahmedabad University, passed away on Thursday in London, leaving…
Kochi, March 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) An emotive artistic work that has an underlying reference to violence stemming from man-animal confrontations, exemplified by the brutal killing of a pregnant elephant by feeding it with explosive-laden pineapple, is…
By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, March 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) As the third Wench Film Festival, India’s first horror film festival founded by celebrity hairstylist-turned-filmmaker, Sapna Bhavnani, is set to take place physically for the first time…
Hyderabad, March 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Telangana Sahitya Academy has decided to felicitate lyricist Chandrabose, who penned Oscar award winning song “Naatu Naatu”. Academy Chairman Juluru Gowri Shankar on Wednesday announced that a felicitation programme will…
New Delhi, March 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Podcasts have been around and have assimilated into our daily lives for a while now. There is a podcast for the morning, for the commute, for the afternoon hump, for…
Lucknow, March 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 10th edition of the Lucknow Book Fair (LBF) this year, will have a unique feature — it will give customers an option to exchange their books with new ones at…
Kochi, March 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Artworks of two female artists is the centre of attraction at the fifth edition of the ongoing Kochi Biennale. A distinctive video installation by noted Finland artist Martta Tuomaala is a…
Tokyo, March 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Japanese author and Nobel Prize laureate Kenzaburo Oe has died at the age of 88, local media reported. According to publisher Kodansha Ltd on Monday, Oe died of old age in…
By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) It all started when theatre director Roysten Abel and singer Bombay Jayashri spoke over a video call. When she talked about her voice’s voyage and what it…
Panaji, March 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Noted Konkani poet Melvyn Rodrigues from Mangaluru, Karnataka, has been elected as the Convenor of Konkani Advisory Board of Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, at the general council meeting held on March…
Kochi, March 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Kochi Muziris Biennale is the biennale of the masses and has been received whole-heartedly by the common man, said Apinan Poshyananda, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Culture, Thailand, and…
By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, March 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) For artist Jagannath Panda, spontaneity has always been of paramount importance in his work. Believing it to be a means to discover one’s unknown spaces, he adds,…
New Delhi, March 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a bid to promote tourism and nurture the country’s culinary heritage, the Delhi government has started a three-day ‘Delhi Tourism Food Festival 2023’ at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium….
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, March 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Don’t you wish growing up, you had strong female voices that would speak to you in your time of need? Women, whose personal triumph would give you…
Bhopal, March 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday announced that the “Bhagoria” festival of the tribal community will be celebrated as a state festival and will be given a place…
Kochi, March 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amazing artworks at the Kochi Muziris Biennale raise pertinent and thought provoking questions on life and society at a global level, says T.M. Krishna, noted Carnatic vocalist, composer, and author. “The…