By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, May 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Conventional wisdom has it that there are bound to be differences when two communities live cheek-by-jowl in one country but that these were exacerbated by the British…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, May 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Earlier this year, the Rajasthan government ruled that the iconic Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), dubbed the greatest literary show on earth, would have to shift out of…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, May 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Re-establishing the value chain, the discoverability of new books, “fortifying the ability to face new exigencies”, sustaining reading as a habit and the emergence of a new…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, May 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) It began with author Prochy N. Mehta’s grandchildren being barred from Kolkata’s sole fire temple and culminated in a meticulously researched book on the role of prominent…
Chennai, May 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The unique Arumbavur wood carving on Tuesday was awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) tag, said a senior official of Geographical Indications Registry. “The Arumbavur wood carving was awarded the GI tags,”…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, May 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) For generations, it has been drilled into Indians right from their school days onward that non-violence is the essence of the nation’s culture. Not so argues a…
London, May 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) An analysis of more than half a million women has revealed that early mammography screening reduces the rates of advanced and fatal breast cancers, say researchers. For the findings, published in…
Kolkata, May 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid the coronavirus scare, West Bengal, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, observed the 159th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore on Friday. Maintaining social distancing guidelines, the Chief…
Agartala/Guwahati, May 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid the nation-wide lockdown to battle the COVID-19, the celebrations of the 159th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore on Friday were very modest in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and other northeastern states….
London, May 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prince Harry, the younger son of Prince Charles and sixth in line of succession to the British throne, stunned the world in January by announcing that he and his wife, Meghan…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, May 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The perfectionist that she is, Bijoya Sawian wishes she had not destroyed so many manuscripts in the past and whose just-published “Shallow Men”, set in her native…
Bhubaneswar, May 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Thursday granted permission for construction of chariots for the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath and his siblings at Odisha’s Puri. However, the…
New Delhi, May 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Extraordinary times demand extraordinary measures. Hence, this year’s Buddha Purnima celebration has gone virtual keeping in mind the need to maintain social distancing where prayers will be virtually uttered. Prime…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, May 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The corovirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown in many parts of the world, including India has had a “rippling effect” on everyone and the “new way of…
New Delhi, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The latest exciting new addition to “Harry Potter At Home”, a collection of free initiatives designed to help bring the magic of Harry Potter to children, parents and carers in…
New Delhi, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) To give relief to tribal artisans, TRIFED has tied up with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s Art of Living, under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Under this agreement, monthly ration kits…
By Aarti Tikoo Singh New Delhi/Washington, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major controversy, the Pulitzer Prize board has questioned India’s legitimacy over Kashmir, calling the valley a “contested territory” whose “independence” was revoked and “executed…
New Delhi, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Noted Bharatanatyam dancer former chairperson of Sangeet Natak Akademi and author Leela Samson will head the five-member jury for the Rs 25 lakh JCB Prize for Literature 2020. Writer and…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, May 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The lockdown forced by the coronavirus in India has had some unexpected but positive fallouts: It has brought families together and reduced corporate politics, says an expert…
Panaji, May 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Church in Goa, with help from the the state government, is planning to send an ornate 17th century silver casket holding the ‘relics’, or the remains, of Spanish saint Francis…