Young talent Manoj Kujur from Odisha made the State proud by clinching a gold medal in the Dance World Cup 2017 held in Canada. The Rourkela youth proved his mettle by performing dance under the hip hop category on world…
3 from Bhubaneswar Komedians qualify Zonal auditions of The Great Indian Laughter Challenge
According to this report from Odisha Sun Times, Three members of the group Bhubaneswar Komedians Satyabrat Mohapatra, Chetan Anand Sahu and Alokesh Sinha have cleared the primary zonal auditions, held at Kolkata, for ‘Star Plus The Great Indian Laughter Challenge’ and made…
Women’s contribution to Odia Literature : A must read blog by Debajani Mohanty
Women & Literature Just like any other field, the world of literature has always been dominated by men. So when we have a William Shakespere, a Leo Tolstoy, an Ernest Hemingway and even our home-grown Chetan Bhagat or Amish…
With More Hollywood work in progress, Pitobash Tripathy of Odisha stars with Sridevi in Mom movie too
Actor Pitobash is going places. He debut in the movie 99 alongside Boman Irani, Kunal Khemu and Soha Ali Khan. He went on to do a blink and miss role in the super hit movie 3 Idiots. Ptiobash was also…
Shri Jagannath Mahaprasad Legends Miracles Myths, a Jagannath Consciousness book by Shalini Mahapatra
This Ratha Jatra, Sree Nilachala Seva Sangha, Jagannath Temple, Hauz Khaus, New Delhi has extended its effort to popularising the essence of Jagannath culture by releasing an English book, “Shri Jagannath Mahaprasad Legends Miracles Myths” written by Shalini Mahapatra. The…
Satyapira Pradhan of Bhawanipatna created a new Guinness record in delivering most 393 punches in 1 minute
Satyapira Padhan of Odisha entered the Guinness Book of World Records in most full contact punch strikes with one hand in one minute. He is originally from Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi district. He entered the Guinness Book of World Records by delivering…
Birsa Munda : Few things you should know about this great freedom fighter of India
Also known as a tribal martyr, Birsa Munda fought hard against the transformation of the tribal agrarian system into feudal state, by the British, which had led to the alienation of the lands held by the tribal. Though he was…
Kapilendradeva: The invincible Odia king, how much do you know about him?
Odisha’s history is unique in the Indian context. Muslim rule started as late as 1568 in the province, and was finished in 1751 with the eastward expansion of the Maratha Empire! Numerous Odia kings are to be credited for this…
What you should know about inspiring story of Tulasi Munda of Odisha : who has taught more than 20,000 children
Tulasi Munda was born on July 15, 1947, in Kainshi, Keonjhar Odisha. While children at her age usually played, and her brothers and sisters went to work Tulasi Munda planned to study and wanted to learn things especially foreign languages…
Odisha singing sensation Satyajit Jena in Zee Saregamapa gets internship invitation from AR Rahman
AR Rahman has offered Satyajit Jena an internship after he delivered a spotless performance in Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs 2017 of Zee TV. He performed on a song, Roja. For his spotless act, he received a 99 percent votes from…