New Delhi, Sep 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) The jury for the Rs 25-lakh JCB Prize for Literature has unveiled the longlist of the much-anticipated award’s sixth edition. From entries sent by authors from 24 cities, writing in…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) With roots in Uttar Pradesh, both these Delhi-based artists come from families whose values can be traced back to the Ganga Jamuni tehzeeb. Growing up during the 1990s, visual artist…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) To celebrate their golden jubilee year, the DC Kizhakemuri Foundation and DC Books have started DC Kalamandir, a cultural centre dedicated to the promotion of art, design, literature, and cinema…
Colombo, Aug 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Netherlands officially returned historically valuable ancient treasures ‘looted’ from Sri Lanka during the Dutch colonial occupation in the country from 1658 to 1796. Visiting Dutch Secretary of State for Culture…
New Delhi, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actress Nithya Menen, who has worked in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam Kannada and Hindi films, has shared a post of her performance of the dance-drama ‘Chitrangada’, calling it a tribute to…
New Delhi, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) On the occasion of the Varamahalakshmi festival, ‘Kantara’ star Rishab Shetty shared family photos, wishing his fans good health and wealth. The star enjoys a huge fanbase across the world,…
Mumbai, Aug 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) ‘Anupamaa’ actor Sudhanshu Pandey will turn a year older on August 22 and to ring in his birthday, he says he will be “following the Sanatan Parampara by performing Maha Rudrabhishek.”…
Los Angeles, Aug 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Sarajevo Film Festival, which is the biggest film festival of South-West Europe, has gained the power to unite a divided region, through the power of films. The Film Festival’s…
Shimla, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Now you can visit the historic Barnes’ Court, which houses the Governor’s House, in Shimla on weekends. Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla on Tuesday formally dedicated the Raj Bhavan to the public….
New Delhi, Aug 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) So even they were stunned to witness the final products for they were nothing like the ones they had been making for generations. These 80 articles perfectly fit contemporary lifestyles…
New Delhi, August 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) In an exhibition curated to commemorate its 25th anniversary, Gallery Threshold is organising ‘Reflecting the Self’ at Bikaner House from August 18 to 28 which will bring together the works…
New Delhi, Aug 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Born to Kuchipudi exponents, Dr Raja and Radha Reddy, she admits that even as a young dancer, right from the time she debuted, there was always an expectation to measure…
Hyderabad, Aug 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Charminar, the symbol of Hyderabad, will now be lit throughout the year. The façade illumination of the famous monument was inaugurated by Union Minister for Culture and Tourism G. Kishan Reddy…
Bengaluru, Aug 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka’s high-level committee on Nada Habba (state festival) Mysore Dasara, chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, on Monday decided to celebrate the occasion in a meaningful and grand manner to make it…
Quick-witted parliamentarian Derek O’Brien’s timely new book, ‘Who Cares About Parliament: Speaking up to Protect India’s Great Institution’ (Rupa & Co., Rs 395), has very clearly been written for ‘New India’, especially Gen-Z, his central…
Ranchi, July 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hundreds of artefacts excavated by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI ) from Benisagar, a village 85 kilometres from Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district, suggest continuous habitation from the fifth century A.D….
New Delhi, July 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Courts in India make a criminal swear by the Bhagavad Gita before he deposes in a case, or at least, that is what I have seen in films. The Gita,…
Chandigarh, July 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The museums in Punjab — Virasat-e-Khalsa in Anandpur Sahib, Dastan-e-Shahadat in Chamkaur Sahib, and the Golden Temple Plaza in Amritsar, under the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs — will be…
Bengaluru, July 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) Inshada Bashir Mir, a 29-year-old MBA graduate hailing from Hanjiwera Bala Pattan located close to LOC near Kanehama in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir. Despite challenging circumstances, Inshada with grit…
Ahmedabad, July 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ahmedabad witnessed a delightful spectacle as the AHA! Theatre for Children Festival took centre-stage from July 18 to 22, for which five theatre groups from across the country gathered to weave…