Category: Books

Zizek: Irrepressible iconoclast with a bent for Marx & Freud (IANS Column: Bookends)

By Vikas Datta It is a field dealing with significant questions on human existence, knowledge, values, ethics, and so on,…

2 years ago

Controversy in Bengal over Vivek Agnihotri’s tweet on book-signing event venue change

Kolkata, April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Twitter message by 'The Kashmir Files' director Vivek Agnihotri regarding the shifting of the venue…

2 years ago

NGMA to host ‘Maharaja’s Treasure: Select Works of Art from Air India Collection’

New Delhi, April 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) and the Union Ministry of Culture will present 'Maharaja's…

2 years ago

113-year-old Mumbai bridge stones resurrected as August Kranti Maidan gates

By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, April 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a unique conservation achievement by the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation, the discarded stones…

2 years ago

Assam govt to award Rs 25,000 cash prize to performers for Guinness World Records

Guwahati, April 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Assam has created two Guinness World Records - one with the traditional dance of 11,304 Bihu…

2 years ago

ASI takes action against illegal construction near Mahatma’s birthplace

Porbandar (Gujarat), April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has filed a police complaint against 19 property owners…

2 years ago

‘Adopt a giver’s mindset’, advises biz coach Manoj Gursahani in new book

By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, April 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Author, business coach, and global strategist Manoj Gursahani believes the only way…

2 years ago

The last standard-bearer of classical ghazal (IANS Column: Bazm-e-Ghazal)

By Vikas Datta Guru Dutt's masterpiece 'Pyaasa' (1957), just before its soulful dirge on relationships, shows two poets reciting 'shers'.…

2 years ago

Serendipity Arts Festival announces curators for upcoming edition

New Delhi, April 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Serendipity Arts Festival, which is scheduled to host its sixth edition in December in Goa…

2 years ago

Ambedkar: A feminist both at home and in public life (IANS Book Excerpt)

By Shashi Tharoor In an unusual instance, Ramabai had wholeheartedly participated in Ambedkar's idiosyncratic shraddha ceremony for his deceased father.…

2 years ago

UP: ‘Naubat Khana’ now in ASI list of protected monuments

Lucknow, April 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The famous Naubat Khana or Nakkar Khana, housed in the Bada Imambara Complex, now figures in…

2 years ago

Every artist has personal dialogue with art form: Dancer Rama Vaidyanathan

By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, April 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) For several years now, she has been venturing into new avenues of…

2 years ago

Srinath Perur to head jury for Rs 25-lakh JCB Prize for Literature 2023

New Delhi, April 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) As it enters its sixth year, the JCB Prize for Literature, one of India's most…

2 years ago

Lucknow to have ‘theatre for elderlies’ soon

'Lucknow, April 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) People's Initiative, a city-based non-profit organisation has come up with the concept 'Theatre for elderlies' --…

2 years ago

Over 8.5L people visit Kochi Biennale’s 5th edition

Kochi, April 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) As curtains comes down on the fifth edition of Kochi Biennale on Monday evening, the 109-day…

2 years ago

Bihar’s ‘Khajuraho’, an example of Nepali architecture, is a picture of neglect

By Manoj Pathak Hajipur (Bihar), April 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bihar's 'Khajuraho', an example of Nepali architecture, is a picture of neglect…

2 years ago

Roman Republic’s legacy and the modern world (IANS Column: Bookends)

By Vikas Datta How can we define the significance of an ancient civilisation? One obvious yardstick could be how proud…

2 years ago

Jammu Film Festival opens, features films from 11 countries

Jammu, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The third edition of the Jammu Film Festival, sponsored by the Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department,…

2 years ago

NLF fellowships for children’s book creators announced

Bengaluru, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Neev Literature Festival (NLF) has announced the first-of-its-kind fellowships for children's book creators (writers and…

2 years ago

Once sentenced to silence in Kashmir, ‘Badshah Lear’ roars again

By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) While in his teens, he once accompanied his father, theatre director M.K.…

2 years ago



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