New Delhi, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora (GKPD) in collaboration with I Am Buddha Foundation and Anupam Kher Foundation hosted a mega online Covid relief fundraising concert on June 5 – ‘Ek…
New Delhi, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) This is a memoir of an extraordinary life in India and England, and the intellectual growth of one of the world’s leading public intellectuals. Where is ‘home’? For Amartya Sen…
Guwahati, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The BJP-led government in Assam on Tuesday decided to confer various awards including “Asom Ratna” on a regular basis to recognise the “icons” who have made significant contributions to the society…
By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) From poetry on the vibrance of ‘letting go’, a reference guide on married lives and a sprinkle of self love and even mythological fiction, these five books…
Chennai, June 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Noted artist S. Elayaraja, who became famous for drawing realistic paintings of Dravidian women, died at a private hospital in Chennai on Monday morning due to Covid-19 related complications. He was…
New Delhi, June 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Multi-Grammy award winning singer, songwriter and producer Joe Walsh and Sarod virtuoso and composer Amjad Ali Khan, joined by his sons Aman Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash, recently released…
By Jairam Ramesh In late-February 1912, a play called Buddha was staged at the Royal Court Theatre in London. This was produced by William Poel, the noted theatre figure best known for his presentations of…
Varanasi, June 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Efforts are being made to introduce an element of Indian culture in toys and games. Training will be given by design professionals on topics like introduction of Indian culture in toy…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, June 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) This surely is a labour of love as economist-author-politician Jairam Ramesh painstakingly unveils the myriad nuances of Edwin Arnolds “The Light of Asia”, originally published in 1879,…
Amaravati, June 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prominent Telugu author and Sahitya Akademi awardee Kalipatnam Rama Rao breathed his last on Friday, aged 97 years. He was ailing for some time and passed away at his residence in…
San Francisco, June 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian-American artist Sunroop Kaur has joined California’s “Your Actions Save Lives” campaign aimed at providing information about how to curb the spread of Covid-19, the media reported. The program which…
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, June 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore looks at the spontaneity of the Jhelum river during one autumnal evening of October 1915, from the ‘Baradari’ (Building Pavillion allowing free flow of air)…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, June 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnatic maestro T.M. Krishna has worn many a hat during his 45-year career as a vocalist who has made innumerable innovations in the style and substance of…
By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, June 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) He feels that even when the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is a thing of the past, what will linger on is an almost permanent sense…
By Sukant Deepak New Delhi, June 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) “It is important that we support our ecosystem. How do you expect young artists coming from lower-middle class backgrounds to support themselves when during these times when…
Kolkata, June 1 (IAMS) ‘Tere Mere Milan ki yeh Raina – there is hardly anyone who is not aware of this song. The Kishore Kumar-Lata Mangeshkar duet from box-office hit ‘Abhiman’ starring Amitabh Bachchan and…
New Delhi, June 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Let the games begin! The Pandavas are all set to graduate from Guru Dronacharyas school, having learnt how to lead armies and wield battle magic. Now they must display their…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, May 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Our bodies are intelligent systems designed to keep most diseases at bay, but we must pay more attention to the signals they give us. Listening to our…
Lucknow, May 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Waseem Rizvi, the former chairman of Shia Central Waqf Board in Uttar Pradesh, has kicked up a major controversy. He claims to have created a ‘new Quran’ by removing 26 verses…
New Delhi, May 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) In 1946, Baloo Lal Panagariya, then 25 years old, arrived in Jaipur to join the editorial staff of the newspaper Lokvani, devoted to exposing the excesses of the British and…