New Delhi, June 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2021 is to be conferred on well-known publisher Gita Press, Gorakhpur. The jury headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after due deliberations on…
By Janvi Sonaiya Ahmedabad, June 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) While Gujarat was battling with one of the worst cyclones this week, there was another wave too – this one was of feminism. At the experimental theatre space…
Panaji, June 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday announced that the history of Goa Revolution Day (June 18, 1946) will be introduced in the History text book of Class 11 from the…
By Vikas Datta A young woman who wants to use an unexpected legacy to revive an Australian outback town, a retired professor saddled with the responsibility of taking six children to safety through Nazi-invaded France,…
Prayagraj, June 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Plans are afoot to convert the age-old film centre located in Prayagraj’s Civil Lines area into a museum. The proposed museum will showcase the rich legacy of the film history of…
New Delhi, June 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The sixth edition of the Serendipity Arts Festival is scheduled to take place between December 15 and 23 in Panjim, Goa. The key focus will be on supporting artists and…
Imphal, June 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Eminent theatre personality Ratan Thiyam on Wednesday pulled out of the Manipur peace committee, constituted by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) last week to facilitate the peacemaking process among…
New Delhi, June 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday felicitated 16 artisans who excelled in the field of handicrafts with State Award and State Merit Award for 2020 and 2021 at the…
By Vikas Datta Staunch admirer of Lokmanya Tilak, devotee of Lord Krishna, and votary of ‘Purna Swaraj’ and ‘Swadeshi’, he was often targeted by then British rulers with fines, property confiscation, and prison, but one…
Ayodhya (UP), June 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The two sacred rocks brought from Nepal to Ayodhya will be preserved at the Ram Mandir complex but they will not be used in the making of Ram Lalla’s idol….
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, June 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kashmiri musician Mohammad Muneem, popularly known as Alif, who shot to fame with the recently-released wedding song ‘Kya Karie Korimol’, has released his latest number, ‘Fitna Fitoor’. Alif…
Jammu, June 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (JKAACL) organised a ‘Meet-the-Author programme at its premises in Jammu on Wednesday. JKAACL said that it hosted Urdu ghazal writer and…
New Delhi, June 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bhutan Echoes, the literary festival in Bhutan has announced the return of Drukyul’s Literature Festival (DLF) for its 12th edition with the theme ‘Reconnecting and Reviving’. From August 4 to…
New Delhi, June 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) Get set for a show of Bengal’s masters, ‘Bengal Beyond Boundaries’ — which will see works by both past and contemporary artists as Aakriti Art Gallery, between July 6 and…
New Delhi, June 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The second edition of the Bihar Museum Biennale will be inaugurated on August 7 at the Bihar Museum in Patna. Organised by the state government’s Department of Arts, Culture and…
New Delhi, June 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Kasauli Club, established in 1880, is hosting the 101st Kasauli Week. The week-long celebrations that started on Monday were inaugurated by the Chairman of the club, Brig C.S. Pathania….
By Kavya Dubey India owes its victory in the Kargil War of 1999 to the brave soldiers of its Army as well as the fighter pilots of the Air Force and the barely-acknowledged Navy. And…
By Vikas Datta It was a zany tale, spun on a somnolent summer afternoon boat ride in 1862 to entertain three young girls, but went on to become an abiding literary and cultural landmark that…
By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, June 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) As a school-going boy, he would always stop seeing men making natural dyes and pigments in one of the bylanes of Bhiwani, Haryana. He remembers finding the…
Panaji, June 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The first edition of ‘Goa Environmental Film Festival’ (GEFF) kicked off on Saturday with the Oscar winning documentary ‘The Elephant Whisperers’. The three-day film festival which highlights global issues related to…