Agra (Uttar Pradesh) Nov 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Mayor of Agra, Naveen Jain, has sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and ministry of culture to remove the restriction of 5,000 visitors per day. The…
Hyderabad, Nov 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) The annual Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Festival got off to a colourful start with the staging of internationally-acclaimed play ‘Quli: Dilon ka Shahzaada at the historic Moazzam Jahi Market, one of…
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, Nov 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Hip hop and Urdu don’t go together so also hip hop and Sufism but an Urdu hip-hop band has come out with an album with strange fusion of…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interventions are helping India get back some of its priceless stolen artefacts, says Union Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel. “This could be made possible because Prime…
Kolkata, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sahitya Academy award winner Bengali poet Alokeranjan Dasgupta has passed away at his residence in Germany. He was 87. The news of his demise was confirmed by his wife Elizabeth. West…
New Delhi, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Education Minister Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ will receive the prestigious literary honour: the International Vatayan Summit Award, on November 21. Nishank is a noted author and has published a…
Lucknow, Nov 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The UP Mati Kala Board, encouraged by the success of its Diwali exhibition, has now decided to open a permanent outlet for the sale of its products in the state capital….
By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, Nov 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Having gone virtual for many of their exhibitions and art-based interactions, National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in the national capital has now reopened for visitors, who…
Bengaluru, Nov 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Stephen Alter’s seminal book on the Himalayas and Jairam Ramesh’s painstakingly researched biography of V.K. Krishna Menon are among the six books shortlisted for the Rs. 15 lakh Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay NIF…
Panaji, Nov 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) 108 films based on environment and global sustainability issues from around 20 countries will vie for the forthcoming 9th annual Global Sustainability Film Awards (GSFA), which is being co-organised by tve,…
Lucknow, Nov 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Artisans from the ‘Mati Kala Hunar Bazaar’, an exhibition organised to promote local sculptors of the state, visited Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday to gifts him some artefacts and thank…
Prayagraj (UP), Nov 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Allahabad University (AU) in Prayagraj has initiated the effort to equip its central library with radio frequency identification system (RFID) technology. The technology would enable users to locate any…
By Siddhi Jain November 10 Nov 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) ‘Nomads Land’, a new book by award-winning writer Paro Anand, that is told through the voice of teenagers, and explores the impact of terrorism and displacement, has…
New Delhi, Nov 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Winston Churchill’s reputation as “an unashamed imperialist and at a time when imperialism is on its last legs”, as Sardar Patel described him, remains unblemished to date for most Indians….
New Delhi, Nov 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Winston’s Churchill’s reputation as “an unashamed imperialist and at a time when imperialism is on its last legs”, as Sardar Patel described him, remains unblemished to date for most Indians….
New Delhi, Nov 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) A day before the re-opening of Museums, Art Galleries and Exhibitions from Tuesday, Union Minister of State for Culture Prahlad Singh Patel on Monday visited the National Museum to review…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a 25-feet sand sculpture to mark the election victory of US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris at the Puri beach in…
New Delhi, Nov 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) “Moustache” by S. Hareesh, translated from the Malayalam by Jayasree Kalathil, was on Saturday named the winner of the Rs 25-lakh JCB Prize for Literature, India’s richest literary award, for…
New Delhi, Nov 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Celebrated actor, author and former Chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India Anupam Kher on Saturday announced his third book, which he describes as “a journey of self-discovery,…
New Delhi, Nov 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Ministry of Culture on Thursday issued detailed standard operating procedures (SOPs) for reopening of museums, art galleries and exhibitions under it, on preventive measures to contain spread of COVID-19,…