Soma Mondal has taken charge as Director (Commercial) of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). Ms Mondal has broken the glass ceiling at the state owned steel major, by becoming the first ever woman functional director on the board of…
Kendrapada lawyer collects old currencies from 70 countries, builds mini museum
While scrapped currency notes are nothing but pieces of paper for one and all, it is priceless treasure for a 50-year-old collector in Kendrapada. Mohammad Mustaque, a legal practitioner, has converted his house into a miniature museum of notes. He…
Golden Jubilee of “Sesha basantara chithi”, classic by Manoj Das
A legend runs like this : a young South Indian mystic learnt from his guru, the secret of liberation – which the guru imparted only to the eligible. However, in his eagerness to help the masses with the secret, he…
This Valentines Day Don’t miss Story of Odisha man who cycled from India to Sweden … for love
Charlotte Von Schedvin was a blonde, blue-eyed young woman who hailed from Sweden. PK Mahanandia was a poor art student from eastern India, seen as an “untouchable” in his country’s caste system. Yet their chance meeting in Delhi, late 1975,…
Sudarsan Pattnaik attempting Guinness Record for World’s Tallest Sand Castle in Puri Odisha
All the best to eminent Sand artist of Odisha Sudarsan Pattnaik on his attempt at official #GuinnessWorldRecord for world’s tallest Sand Castle at Puri beach Odisha. Earlier record we held by USA in 2015.
Nice to see Sushrii Shreya Mishra of Odisha chosen for cover of Hair & Beauty Magazine for Feb Valentines Special
Miss United Continents 2015-3rd runner up, Sushrii Shreya Mishraa of Odisha sizzles on the cover of Hair and Beauty Magazine. She looks stunning in the Feburary 2017 edition. Read more on Sushrii here : Sushrii Mishra wins Miss Photogenic…
Kuntala Kumari Sabat : A True Patriotic Litterateur, probably first Significant Woman poet of Modern Odisha
Kuntala Kumari Sabat was born on 8th February, 1909, at Jagadalpur in Bastar region. Her parents were Daniel and Monica. Shortly after her birth, her parents went to Burma with family. So Kuntala Kumari passed her early childhood at Burma…
Don’t miss this beautiful rendition of Bande Utkala Janani by Sushreeya based in Chicago
Sushreeya singing Vande Utkal Janani when she was 3 years old
Awesome to see BBC World do a special podcast on Sudarsan Pattnaik : India’s amazing sand artist, don’t miss
Sudarsan Pattnaik is a world famous sand artist – he creates huge sculptures of tigers, cities or famous faces like Gandhi or President Obama. Outlook’s Rahul Tandon went to meet him. Click here to listen to the podcast
Amulya Patnaik of Odisha chosen to be the next Delhi Police Commissioner
IPS officer Amulya Patnaik has been appointed to be the next Police Commissioner of Delhi. He will succeed Alok Verma. With Alok Verma becoming the CBI Director, Patnaik was one of the frontrunners for the post along with Deepak Mishra…