New Delhi, Feb 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The first Culture Working Group meet, under India’s G-20 Presidency, will be held in Madhya Pradesh’s temple town Khujaraho from February 22. Officials of the Ministry of Culture said that…
Romantic and revolutionary fervour may seem polar opposites but this Urdu poet achieved a unique balance between them, describing his own course on: “Maqaam ‘Faiz’ raah mein koi jacha hi nahi/Jo kuu-e-yaar se nikle, to…
Mumbai, Feb 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Noted artist Lalita Lajmi, the sister of Indian auteur late Guru Dutt, passed away at the age of 90. A self-taught artist, Lalita appeared played a cameo in the Aamir Khan-starrer…
Washington, Feb 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) American pair Madison Chock and Evan Bates won the ice dance at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Colorado Springs, the United States on Sunday. Chock and Bates, who led…
By Vikas Datta It is far from the smallest nation in Southeast Asia but gets overshadowed by its ASEAN neighbours in both name and fame. However, crime fiction, which has shone the spotlight on countries…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Feb 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) To be an author was never in the pipeline until she went through a custodial family law situation for her son, says San Francisco-based entrepreneur Sheetal Ohri,…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Feb 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) India is rising again today at the forefront of a new global spiritual civilization with a cosmic vision, says an extensively researched book that provides a fresh…
By Meenakshi Iyer New Delhi, Feb 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Artists never really leave anything alone. If you give them a tool it’s going to get used. The prophetic words of art connoisseur Bill Goldston resounded as…
Los Angeles, Feb 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) UK-born Indian bestselling author of ‘Think Like A Monk’, podcast host, social media sensation, life coach and former Hare Krishna monk Jay Shetty is expanding his media footprint, now launching…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Artists Varun Desai, Mira Felicia Malhotra, and Gaurav Ogale will showcase their artworks created on iPad Pro at the India Art Fair here from February 9-12. Desai is participating in…
By Vikas Datta Veteran Urdu poet Bashir Badr once shared a “secret”. He said: “I have one enemy — his name is Jagjit. Whatever is mine (poetry), people think it is his (when he sings…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to expeditiously consider the Maharashtra-based registered trust R.R. Patil Foundation’s plea in case it plans to co-organise…
Hyderabad, Feb 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Work has commenced for the revival and restoration plan of Sardar Mahal, a landmark near iconic Charminar in Hyderabad. Arvind Kumar, Special Chief Secretary, Urban Development, stated on Wednesday that an…
Lucknow, Feb 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a shocking incident, well known Pakhawaj player and UP Sangeet Natak Akademi (UPSNA) awardee Dinesh Prasad, 67, collapsed on stage during his performance at the Sanatkada Festival in Lucknow on…
London, Feb 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Months after a near-lethal attack that left him debilitated and without vision in one eye, Sir Salman Rushdie says that he is “lucky” and has been told that he is “doing…
Gopalganj, Feb 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) In this day and age, where we find ourselves straying further away from books and getting closer to digital media, a book reading marathon was organised in Bihar’s Gopalganj to increase…
Chennai, Feb 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) A cluster of rock paintings, including that of an elephant and human forms, has been found by rock art researchers in Poosaripatti in Melur taluk of Madurai. This is the 13th…
By Manoj Pathak Gaya, Feb 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) Patwa Toli of Manpur block in Gaya district, called the ‘Manchester’ of Bihar, was once identified as a village of weavers. “The situation has drastically changed,” said 55-year-old…
By Vikas Datta Nearly nine decades after his passing away, his work returned to public consciousness with his famous couplet – “Zindagi kya hai, anasir mein zuhur-e-tartib/Maut kya hai, inhi ajza ka pareshan hona” recited…
By Akshay Acharya Mumbai, Feb 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Art, one of the hallmarks of human civilisation, has always been a catalyst for evolution. From cave paintings of prehistoric times to the classical art of Michelangelo, Baroque…