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…
Bhagavata Janma – know about the ritual and significance
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 Tritiya in Odisha – know the ritual and significance
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…
7 Odisha handlooms achieved international fame and are widely spread among Indian diaspora
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 – know the significance and rituals observed in Odisha
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 Co-developed By Odisha Techie wins India’s first AatmaNirbhar App Challenge
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,…
UNESCO recognises these two Odisha villages as Tsunami Ready
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…
This is how Pattachitra paintings are made.
Odisha is a place of rich art and culture. From ancient times various art types show the way of life of Odia people. Pattachitra is one of those types of art. This is a form of traditional art or painting…
କାଉଡ଼ିଆଙ୍କର ‘ବୋଲ ବମ’ ଉଚ୍ଚାରଣରେ ‘ବମ’ ଶବ୍ଦର ଅର୍ଥ
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 – The celebration of womanhood in Odisha
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…