By Siddhi Jain Jodhpur, Oct 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a sandstone courtyard of the majestic Mehrangarh Fort, visitors to Rajasthan’s sun city Jodhpur are currently able to hear folk melodies from all parts of the state,…
New Delhi, Oct 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Read the epiphanies – sudden and striking realisations – of a girl born with SCID (severe combined immune deficiency) who died two months before her 19th birthday and through whose…
Chennai, Oct 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sculpture seems to be the flavour of the season now. M. Elanchezhian (31), a fruit and vegetable carving artiste in Tamil Nadu’s Theni district, has carved out the images of Prime…
Bengaluru, Oct 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Mysore Maharaja Jayachamaraja could be best described as the most eminent monarch-democrat, President Ram Nath Kovind said at his centenary celebrations on Thursday. The President gloriously invoked Jayachamaraja as an exceptional…
New Delhi, Oct 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Just don’t do anything and the forests and the ecosystem will revive — is the message of noted conservationist Bitu Sehgal, contending that forests are “more valuable” than all the…
Kolkata, Oct 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Dollops of colour and diverse themes would be on display as big ticket community puja committees take part in the annual Durga Puja carnival slated to be held here on Friday….
Copenhagen, Oct 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Polish author Olga Tokarczuk and Austria’s Peter Handke have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, it was announced on Thursday. Two winners were named – one for 2019 and one…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Oct 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Britain, it would seem, is yet to come to terms with the end of an era when ‘Britannia Ruled The Waves’ and is turning out to be…
Hyderabad, Oct 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad has created a Virtual Reality (VR) experience for an oral historical narrative of Hayat Bakshi Begum, considered to be one of the most influential women rulers…
By Archana Sharma Jaipur, Oct 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Lyricist, writer, poet and screenwriter Prasoon Joshi who is also the Censor Board of Film Certification chairperson, says that there needs to be an elaborate discussion on Netflix…
Mysuru, Oct 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Celebrating triumph of good over evil, the royal victory parade on Tuesday marked the grand finale of the world famous 10-day Mysuru Dasara festival in Karnataka’s cultural capital. “Chief Minister B.S….
Kolkata, Oct 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Underlining the festival spirit of sharing and bonding, people cutting across all social and economic barriers partook sumptuous community feasts at marquees and visited friends and relatives on Monday celebrating Mahanavami,…
Mysuru (Karnataka), Oct 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Marking ‘Navami’ (the ninth day) of the world-famous Dasara festival in Karnataka’s cultural capital, Mysuru’s titular Maharaja Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wodiyar worshipped vintage weapons and treasure of the royal family…
(Attn Editors: Subramanian Swamy’s new book “Reset” has just arrived at the stands. Presented below is an exclusive extract from the book, reproduced with permission from Rupa) By Subramanian Swamy My solutions to fashion an…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Oct 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) He’s a master of Sanskrit and Tamil and is currently translating two of their ancient texts. He has also conducted extensive research on Shaivism and the linkages…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) With a footfall of over 2.5 lakh visitors, the third edition of Paryatan Parv, the five-day tourism fest organised with the aim to increase tourism in various destinations of the…
By Archana Sharma Jaipur, Oct 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Legendary singer Asha Bhosle, who has lent her voice to many memorable and melodious ghazals, says ghazal can be revived if written in simple Hindi as younger generation…
Jaipur, Oct 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) “We are all poets, story-tellers and musicians in our own ways. This creativity is equal and latent in all of us. What makes a difference is how much one invests in…
New Delhi, Oct 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Educate yourself about the life and times of Guru Gobind Singh, the founder of the Khalsa, a social order where equality existed; then, know about the dilemma of a Dalit…
New Delhi, Oct 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Literary works by Shashi Tharoor, Sadhguru, V.V.S. Laxman, Twinkle Khanna, Rujuta Diwekar and Amish are among the 30 books in six categories that feature in the Popular Shortlist for the…