The Battle of Red Hill was fought from May 20-29 in 1944. The small hillock was on the Tiddim Road, 16 kms away from Imphal. The surroundings, with its reddish soil, represented the farthest the invading Japanese Army and the…

Indupurnima ( full moon day of Bhadrav) is celebrated as Bhagavata Janma in the state of Odisha. As we all know Śrīmad Bhāgavatam or Bhāgavata, is one of Hinduism’s eighteen great Puranas which was composed in Sanskrit. This day is celebrated…
Bali Trutiya/ Tritiya festival falls on the third day of Shukla Paksha of the Bhadrab month(usually falls one day before Ganesh Chaturthi). This puja is dedicated to Lord Shiva and Parvathi. In the state of Odisha, a popular notion is…
Odisha, though has quite less population compared to many states, has second largest weaver population in India with more than 94% weavers belonging to the Hindu community. The diversity of the handlooms of Odisha is greatly influced due to the…
Rekha Panchami, also known as Raksha Panchami or Rakhya Panjami, the festival is dedicated to Batuk Bhairav – an incarnation of Lord Shiva. Rekha Panchami is observed on the fifth day of the Krishna Paksha of Bhadrava month. In Jagannath…
Chingari App has emerged as the winner in the social category of the innovation challenge in which around 6,940 tech entrepreneurs and start-ups from across the country participated and submitted entries for 9 different categories namely Business, eLearning, Entertainment, Games,…
Two coastal villages Venkatraipur (Boxipalli) village of Rangeilunda block in Ganjam district and Noliasahi village of Ersama block in Jagatsinghpur district have been recognised as being “Tsunami Ready” by UNESCO for their overall preparedness to face the Tsunami disaster. This…
ଶ୍ରାବଣ ମାସର ଉଲ୍ଲେଖ ଆସିଲେ ରାସ୍ତାଘାଟରେ ‘ବୋଲ ବମ’ ଉଚ୍ଚାରଣ ସହିତ କାଉଡ଼ିଆଙ୍କର ଶିଵଜଳାଭିଷେକ ନିମିତ୍ତ ପଦଯାତ୍ରାର ଦୃଶ୍ୟ ମାନସପଟ୍ଟରେ ସ୍ୱାଭାବିକ ଭାବେ ଉଦ୍ଭାସିତ ହୁଏ । ତେବେ ଏ ପ୍ରସଙ୍ଗରେ ଆଉ ଏକ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ ମଧ୍ୟ ମନ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଉଙ୍କି ମାରିଥାଏ – କାଉଡ଼ିଆମାନେ ଉଚ୍ଚାରଣ କରୁଥିବା ଏହି ‘ବୋଲ ବମ’ ଧ୍ୱନିରେ ‘ବମ’…
Raja Parva or Raja Festival is celebrated in the state of Odisha in the middle of June every year. The word Raja is derived from a Sanskrit word “Rajaswala”, which means a menstruating woman. It is a three-day-long celebration of…