Category: Books

‘Stories unite us’: Jaipur Literature Festival to take place from Feb 1 to 5

New Delhi, Sep 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 17th edition of Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) 2024 will take place from February 1…

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The Mahabharata as seen through the eyes of Mewar’s Allah Baksh

New Delhi, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Among the multiple regional and cultural expressions of the Mahabharata, the one from the Mewar…

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Huma Qureshi turns author with debut novel ‘Zeba: An Accidental Superhero’

Mumbai, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actress Huma Qureshi, who is known for films such as ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’, ‘Badlapur’, ‘Monica, O…

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Musk got upset with Bezos when not invited to Blue Origin’s factory: Book

New Delhi, Sep 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tesla & SpaceX CEO Elon Musk got upset when Amazon founder Jeff Bezos did not…

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Musk was ‘super mean’ to me: Bill Gates on shorting Tesla stock worth $1.5 bn

New Delhi, Sep 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Elon Musk and billionaire-philanthropist Bill Gates got into a verbal spat after the Tesla CEO…

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Indian-American physician in UK’s top non-fiction prize longlist

London, Sep 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) A book by Indian-American cancer physician and researcher Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee has been longlisted for the…

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Manoranjan Byapari, Perumal Murugan on JCB Prize for Literature longlist for third time

New Delhi, Sep 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The jury for the Rs 25-lakh JCB Prize for Literature has unveiled the longlist of…

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(IANS Book Excerpts) How Stalin got named after a Russian dictator & other stories from TN CM’s youth

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has been in the public eye for more than 50 years, yet very little…

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Not quite the factotum of a ‘moody maharaja’, Ram Chandra Kak was in bed with both Brits & Jinnah

New Delhi, Aug 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The publication of Siddharth Kak and Lily Bhan Kak's 'Love, Exile, Redemption: The Saga of…

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(IANS Bookshelf) Ram Chandra Kak, his ‘moody maharaja’ and history’s judgment

New Delhi, Aug 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Turning the pages of Kashmir's history, one comes across several heroes and villains. One such…

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Hema Malini enthralls audience with dance performance at book launch of ‘Chal Mann Vrindavan’

New Delhi, Aug 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Veteran actress Hema Malini performed a mesmerising dance, leaving everyone spellbound, during the book launch…

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‘We can do surgical strikes in Pak, but have no courage to talk to them’: Mani Shankar Aiyar

New Delhi, Aug 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former diplomat, MP and veteran Congressman Mani Shankar Aiyar has said that India has the…

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(IANS Bookshelf) Don’t let others colour your view of ‘success’ or ‘failure’

Failure is an inevitable part of life, and oftentimes surer and more impactful than success. In his book 'Why We…

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(IANS Bookshelf) From Partition to Bharat Jodo, why peacemakers count

New Delhi, Aug 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The anthology titled 'The Peacemakers' (Aleph; Rs 799), which has been edited by Ghazala Wahab,…

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Journalist Neerja Chowdhury’s book on Indian politics released

New Delhi, Aug 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Journalist Neerja Chowdhury on Tuesday, during the release of her new book ‘How Prime Minister…

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Museum of Pop Culture removes exhibitions of J.K Rowling due to her ‘transphobic views’

Los Angeles, Aug 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Seattle based Museum of Pop Culture (MPC or MoPOC) which is dedicated as implied…

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(Book Extract) How Indira’s bete noire Raj Narain gave her a sex scandal to nail Jagjivan Ram

New Delhi, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a book packed with riveting accounts of how important decisions have been taken by…

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(IANS Bookshelf) Derek O’Brien laments Parliament’s decline post Jaitley, Ahmed Patel

Quick-witted parliamentarian Derek O'Brien's timely new book, 'Who Cares About Parliament: Speaking up to Protect India's Great Institution' (Rupa &…

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Book on ‘Battle of Longewala’ hero different from movie ‘Border’: Author

Chandigarh, July 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Author Gurjot Singh Kaler on Sunday said that ‘Battle of Logewala’ is different from what has…

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Book details how narco-terror network fuelled Pak’s nuclear ambitions

New Delhi, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan, a country that has forever been in dire economic straits, as it finds itself…

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