Category: Books

‘Who Killed Moosewala?’ screen adaptation will uncover truth behind the Punjabi rapper’s life and death

Mumbai, Nov 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Assassinated rapper Sidhu Moosewala’s story is set to unravel on the screen as the book ‘Who…

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Not possible for Pandits to return to Kashmir despite govt efforts: Karan Singh

New Delhi, Oct 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The renowned scholar, former Union minister and scion of the erstwhile State of Jammu and…

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32 years after ‘The Firm’, John Grisham plunges Mitch McDeere into Libyan hostage drama

New Delhi, Oct 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three decades after he launched his writing career with the global bestseller, 'The Firm', John…

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(IANS Bookshelf) Our founding fathers and their conflicting views on village life

New Delhi, Oct 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rarely comes a book that needs to be read and understood not only from the…

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Khushwant Singh Lit Fest in Kasauli from Oct 13-15

Chandigarh, Oct 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The 12th edition of the Khushwant Singh Literary Festival will take place in Kasauli from October…

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Ex-poll panel chief S.Y. Quraishi calls for decriminalisation of defamation

New Delhi, Oct 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former Election Commissioner of India S.Y. Quraishi has said that there should not be "selective…

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Norwegian playwright-novelist Jon Fosse awarded Nobel Prize in Literature

Stockholm/New Delhi, Oct 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) In line with its standard for bringing lesser known authors to global limelight, the Swedish…

1 year ago

Acclaimed Tamil author C.S. Lakshmi gets Tata Lifetime Award 2023

Mumbai, Oct 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Acclaimed Tamil author C.S. Lakshmi - who writes under the pseudonym Ambai - has been conferred…

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GIN SOAKED BOY – A POIGNANT AND RELEVANT BOOK ON MENTAL HEALTH BY SANDEEP MATHEW AND PUBLISHED BY LEADSTART.

[gallery] Addressing mental health in India is a tricky issue. While many suffer from anxiety, few address in a constructive…

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‘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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