NAJANI MUN is based on one of a traditional odia lyrics by 17th century poet Dinabandhuraj Harichandan. This video is recreation to fuse with age old traditional lyrics and tune with modern era music. This is an attempt to…
How the incomes of Odisha’s women mango cultivators increased four times in less than a year
32-year-old Puse Minyaka lives in a tiny tribal village in the Koraput district of Odisha, situated on the east coast of India. A mango farmer, she has been tilling her small farm for over a decade. She is the only…
Documentary on Sambalpuri Weavers selected for largest South Asian Film Festival in USA
Documentary Film Sambalpuri Weavers has been officially selected in the International Film Festival for the 12th Tasveer South Asian Film Festival, the largest South Asian Film Festival in the USA. This is a Documentary Film by ULB FILMS, about the…
Odisha Pattachitra workshops available in Mumbai to learn from Aug 18-20 by Pramod Kumar Maharana
Nestled amidst coconut and palm groves, Raghurajpur, a hamlet in Odisha’s Puri district, is home to master painters of Pattachitra, a traditional scroll art based on Hindu mythology said to have originated in the state back in 5 BCE. Among them,…
Berhampur Medical College Grad Dr Pinaki Panigrahi now in USA discovers Cure for Sepsis : Deadly Infection seen in newborns
Scientists in the U.S. and India have found an inexpensive treatment that could possibly save hundreds of thousands of newborns each year. And it turns out, the secret weapon was sitting in Asian kitchens all along: probiotic bacteria that are…
New Indian Express presents Sixth Edition of Odisha Literary Festival coming up on October 28,29
The countdown begins—to the most awaited lit fest of Eastern India. The Sixth Edition of Odisha Literary Festival will be held in Bhubaneswar on October 28&29, 2017. It’s a weekend. With the theme of [email protected], OLF17 will document the issues…
Odisha society of Americas joins India Day Parade in Naperville near Chicago with a float describing culture
India Day celebration in Naperville near Chicago and parade has grown in size and attendance since its 2015 debut. The Aug. 13 festival at Knoch Park, featured an ethnic Indian bazaar, fashion show, and food and beverages, all starting at…
Telemedicine: How Odisha is showing the way for the rest of India to implement
A telemedicine project started by an Odisha-based social entrepreneur is slowly going national after the Central government adopted it as a model project two years ago. Started in 2009, the unique model that focusses on sustainability involves training of local…
Doctor from Jagatsinghpur district in Odisha is now an MP in Kenya
A doctor from the seaside village of Panchupalli under Earasama block of Jagatsinghpur district in Odisha scripted history recently by becoming a member of the Parliament of Kenya after winning the election there. Dr Swarup Ranjan Mishra, who had contested…
Indian Army band to perform at IG Park in Bhubaneswar on August 13
The Indian Army, in association with the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), will have a performance of Military Pipe Band at Indira Gandhi (IG) Park here on August 13 to celebrate the 71st Independence Day. The 14-member military band, part of…