Mudra Foundation, with the cooperation of Tourism Department Odisha, will hold a tour to the three major Buddhist sites located in the state of Odisha. The ruins of Lalitagiri, Udayagiri and Ratnagiri centering around Jajpur in the middle of…
Devdutt Pattanaik writes how Durga Puja Origins track to Odisha’s Gosani jatra
Come Durga Puja, there’s a flood of articles on the origin of the festival in the zamindari culture of Bengal, which sought to appease the East India Company in the 18th century. Not one has any reference to the…
Some Awesome Durga Puja Pandals in Rourkela
Thanks to Sambit Nayak for these pictures.
Jharpada Durga Puja Pandal in 2015 vs 2014 : A pictorial comparison, which year is better?
5 pandals you must visit this Durga Puja in Bhubaneswar
A video on Odisha First 100% Solar Powered Village : a good watch
With no electricity in Barapitha in Odisha residents of this village has turn to solar energy to ensure uninterrupted power supply Barapitha is a tribal hamlet on the outskirts of capital city Bhubaneswar which is the state’s first village…
9 awesome Silver Filigree aka Chandi Medha Durga Puja Pandals of Cuttack
Cuttack as city which is more than 1000 years old is also known as The Silver city of Odisha.The city is famous for its Silver Filigree work.More than 15 Silver Filigree Medhas are there across the city are worshiped in respective Puja Pandals…
Bhubaneswar Railway Station now has eCatering Service of Indian Railways
The Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched a pilot project of a ‘station-based e-catering’ service allowing passengers to order meals as per their choice, which will be delivered at stations from popular private caterers. In the first…
Salute to Ramakrishna Nanda on his Death Anniversary today : Ahe Dayamaya author
Ramakrushna Nanda (15 February 1906 – 28 October 1994) of Bairoi, Cuttack, Odisha, India, was an author of children’s literature. He composed the song Ahe Dayamaya Biswa Bihari, a favourite of Mahatma Gandhi at Sabarmati Ashram. This song was…
Odisha through the eyes of Nigel Planer part I : Founder of The London Comedy Store
It was while I was in Odisha – a state in the east of India, below Kolkata on the Bay of Bengal – that the Odisha Tourist Development Corporation (http://www.otdc.in) won the South Asia award for the “Best Emerging Tourist…