Category: Art

Chess taught me never to give up, to hold my defence: Nihshanka Debroy

By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, June 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Remember the 1977 Satyajit Ray classic "Satranj ke Khiladi" based on Munshi…

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Yoga Day to go virtual this year amid COVID-19 pandemic

New Delhi, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Ministry of AYUSH along with Indian Council of Cultural Relations on Friday announced a…

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Rumi’s verses offer solace in troubled times

New Delhi, June 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) "Is solitude more precious than/Fathomless company?/ Is power over a nation/Better than to be free?/If…

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5 books to hone English language skills to overcome pandemic blues

New Delhi, June 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The world has changed and so have the ways in which we communicate and connect…

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Rajasthan opens monuments, museums after over 2 months

Jaipur, June 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Monuments and museums were opened in Rajasthan from Tuesday after over two months. The decision to…

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S&S to release ‘The Story of Covid-19’ the greatest public health threat of our time

New Delhi, June 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) From award-winning science journalist Dr. Michael Mosley, comes "Covid-19: What you need to know about…

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I live in surreal, dystopian present: Manjula Padmanabhan

By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, May 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) She lives in a "surreal and dystopian" world and thus hasn't been…

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Famous astrologer Bejan Daruwalla dies at 89

Gandhinagar, May 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Famous astrologer Bejan Daruwalla breathed his last on Friday in an Ahmedabad hospital. Daruwalla, 89, was…

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The poet in Narendra Modi emerges in ‘Letters to Mother’

New Delhi, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) "This is not an attempt at literary writing; the passages featured in this book are…

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Narendra Modi’s ‘Letters to Mother’ to release in June

New Delhi, May 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's book 'Letters to Mother', translated by film critic Bhawana Somaaya, will…

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Noted Urdu satirist Mujtaba Hussain is no more

Hyderabad, May 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Celebrated Urdu author, humorist and satirist Mujtaba Hussain passed away here on Wednesday after a prolonged…

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Kathmandu Triennale: From poets to Shamans

New Delhi, May 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Focussing on ideas and movements that have been marginalised both within Nepal and globally, including…

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J.K. Rowling’s ‘The Ickabog’ bedtime stories released online

New Delhi, May 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Breaking new ground, J.K. Rowling, the creator of the immensely popular Harry Potter series, on…

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Louvre Abu Dhabi brings treasures to the internet

Abu Dhabi, May 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) With the Louvre Abu Dhabi "closed until further notice" due to the coronavirus pandemic, the…

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First Punjabi theatre actress Uma Gurbaksh dies at 93

Chandigarh, May 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uma Gurbaksh Singh (93), the first Punjabi theatre actress and daughter of novelist Gurbaksh Singh Preetlari,…

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Reimagining businesses for a post-coronavirus world

New Delhi, May 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will entail a drastic reimagining of business models…

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41 years on, Manipuri classic relives forgotten chapter of British Raj

New Delhi, May 21 (SocialNews.XYZ) Forty-one years ago novelist, short story writer, playwright and lyricist MK Binodini Devi, a member…

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‘The Hunger Games’ prequel novel launches in India

New Delhi, May 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Coming as a prequel to the cinematically-adapted worldwide bestselling 'The Hunger Games' series by author…

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Recontextualising Raja Rao, a pioneer of Indian-Anglian writing, for today’s generation

By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, May 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) He is counted among the trinity that includes Mulk Raj Anand and…

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‘The End Of October’ ominously prescient of Covid-19

New Delhi, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Doomsday theories have been flying thick and fast ever since the spread of the deadly…

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