By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Nov 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Historically known as “Iran-e-Sagheer” (Small Iran), Kashmir has a glorious and yet forgotten history of being the centre of Persian scholarship. During the reign of Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin known…
Amritsar, Nov 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reiterating firm commitment to promote Punjabi language and culture, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday exhorted Punjabis to come forward for starting a mass movement for putting all signboards on…
By Vikas Datta Cinema can be a powerful medium for social transformation and no one gauged it better than the legendary V. Shantaram who used his memorable films to attack the malaise of untouchability and…
New Delhi, Nov 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Showcasing the finest silver treasures from India and Denmark, Museum Kolding and the National Museum in New Delhi will open the joint exhibition in the beginning of March, 2023. The…
Chandigarh, Nov 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) A meeting was held here on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Dharam Pal, Adviser to the Administrator, and senior officials of the Chandigarh administration with a French expert team to discuss…
New Delhi, Nov 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) It’s a question that has continued to haunt till today, even after seventy-five years of the Partition. Cyril Radcliff, whose fateful line of demarcation divided the Indian territory into a…
Patna, Nov 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Famous Bhojpuri writer Brajkishor Dubey was found dead under suspicious circumstances in his friend’s flat here on Monday, police said. Dubey, who had been awarded by the President for his contribution…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) has been rescheduled and will now be held from February 24-26, 2023. Earlier, the festival was supposed to take place from December 16-20 in Bhubaneswar….
By Vikas Datta The concept of peace is central to all religions, and the Bible even quotes Jesus Christ as saying: “Blessed are the peacemakers…”, but like many other precepts, it is honoured more in…
By Sanjeev Sanyal & Rajesh Singh Contemporary Indian history is incomplete without the mention of Jawaharlal Nehru. The impact of various decisions that he made as Independent Indias first Prime Minister has been long-lasting. Nehru…
By Tripurdaman Singh and Adeel Hussain As Gandhi once described to the Viceroy, Lord Linlithgow, Jawaharlal Nehru had the capacity to argue for days together “with a passion that I [Gandhi] have no words to…
Bhopal, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) A week-long arts and literature festival — ‘Vishwarang’ — will be organised at the Rabindranath Tagore University here from November 14 to 20, which will be attended by acclaimed artistes and…
Chennai, Nov 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday presented honorary doctorates to renowned musicians, Ilayaraja and Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman at the Gandhigram Rural Institute in Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul. Ilayaraja — a renowned Tamil…
New Delhi, Nov 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune, under its Centre for Open Learning (CFOL) initiative, National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) have announced…
Guwahati, Nov 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The silver jubilee celebration of Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra has been inaugurated at the headquarters of the cultural organisation here. Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra, named after the 15th-century neo-Vaishnavite saint Srimanta Shankardev, is…
New Delhi, Nov 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Observing that activities near Rajasthan’s Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve should not harm the wildlife, the National Green Tribunal has directed that a proposed musical event near the eco-sensitive zone be held…
By Vikas Datta We live in strange times — technology has brought the world as close as it can get, physically and virtually. At the same time, the concept of globalisation is getting discredited and…
Panaji, Nov 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan on Monday said preparations for the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) is underway to organise it on the lines of…
Guwahati, Nov 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) on Saturday said enough is yet to be done to honour, preserve and popularise Bharat Ratna Bhupen Hazarika’s valued compositions and contributions. On the occasion…
New Delhi, Nov 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Even as a large number of pirated copies of International Booker awardee Geetanjali Shree’s book ‘Ret Samadhi’, published by Rajkamal Prakashan was lately being sold through major online stores and…