Bishnu Bhagat, 36, dresses himself in colourful polythene bags and goes about his business every day in Odisha. He doesn’t mind being referred as a “chalta firta dustbin” (walking dustbin), because the underlying message he wants to convey is, “If I…
Sushrii Shreya Mishra of Odisha, who is a model and has represented India at several beauty pageants, is debuting in Bollywood with Aanand L Rai’s Zero, which features SRK, Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif in the leading roles. The film…
On 29th October, 1999 the Odisha Super Cyclone struck Odisha causing large scale devastation killing around 50000 people. There are many stories of destruction, grief, struggle and survival in this period of devastation. “Hausla Na Ruthe : The…
ଅନେକ କୁହନ୍ତି, ‘ବୟସ ଏକ ସଂଖ୍ୟା ମାତ୍ର’ । ବାସ୍ତବରେ ତାହା ହିଁ ଦେଖିବାକୁ ମିଳିଛି । ଯେଉଁ ବୟସରେ ଲୋକେ ଚାକିରିରୁ ଅବସର ନେଇ କର୍ମ ଜଞ୍ଜାଳରୁ ମୁକ୍ତ ହୋଇ ଈଶ୍ୱରସେବା, ଧାର୍ମିକ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟରେ ମନୋନିବେଶ କରନ୍ତି, ସେ ବୟସରେ ଟେକ୍ନୋଲୋଜିକୁ ବ୍ୟବହାର କରି ଏକ ବିକଶିତ ସାମାଜ ଗଠନ ଦିଗରେ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟକ୍ଷ ଯୋଗଦାନ…
Baladevjew Temple is a very famous temple of Odisha where Balabhadra or Baladevjew is its main divinity. It is generally known as the land of Lord Jagannath but it is equally important as the land of Lord Balabhadra who…
“Bidyapatescha Kulajaatasthaa Biswabasu Priya Ete Gatwa Tu Debaanan Swarnarekhaadika Drutan” This means the descendants of Vidyapati and Biswabasu will go and adorn the faces of the deities with golden Rahurekhas of 3 fingers width. Rahurekha Lagi of the deities is…
The latest Odia novel by Sri Manoj Das, ଶେଷ ତାନ୍ତ୍ରିକର ସନ୍ଧାନରେ (Shesha Tantrikara Sandhanare), is going to come out of press on September 10, 2018. However, keeping in mind the interest of the readers and fans of Sri Manoj Das,…
Odisha is known for its rich cultural heritage, language, dance forms, traditions, and, so is its Odia culture. Odisha as a state has been invaded by outside kingdoms, yet has defined its own individuality in terms of art &…
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Satya S. Tripathi of India as Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme. He will succeed Elliott Harris of Trinidad and Tobago…
The traditional meaning of Kalakaar is artist. The word, however, when used in Odia language could mean different things based on voice modulation. It could be praiseworthy or derogatory in nature, referring to someone as a master strategist, a gambler, a gamer…