India has voted and chosen the Times 50 Most Desirable Women 2015. The 21.35 lakh (unique) votes received online on www.itimes.com/polls along with our vote decided the final 50 on this coveted list. Soaring to new heights, breaking stereotypes and…
United Nations Ban Ki Moon praised KC Mishra founder of Odisha based Social business
UN chief Ban Ki moon has lauded efforts of four social activists including an Indian for their leadership and fresh thinking, and working towards improving sanitation facilities. K C Mishra, 56, Co-founder of Svadha Sanitation Social Business in India, was…
Bhubaneswar based Amartya Bhattacharyya wins Best Cinematography in the Non Feature Film category
Congratulation! Amartya Bhattacharyya for getting the National Award- Best Cinematography in the Non Feature Film category for Benaras – the unexplored attachments Here is the link to the film: https://youtu.be/Z0rkWfqxOOg 63rd National Film Awards ceremony held at the Vigyaan Bhawan,…
Meet Vikram Swain : Journey from an Orphanage in Odisha to personal Trainer of Tiger Shroff
‘If you want something you’ve never had, then you’ve got to do something you’ve never done’ – This adage stands true for this young gentleman – Vikram Swain, who works as a dance and gymnastic trainer with Tiger Shroff. Vikram’s…
Rourkela to IIM Calcutta to Author of Shiva Trilogy which sold 2.5 million copies
Amish Tripathi grew up near Rourkela, Odisha. He is an alumnus of St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai and Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. He worked for 14 years in the financial services industry, in companies such as Standard Chartered, DBS Bank andIDBI Federal…
Utkala Gouraba Madhusudan Das : The maker of Modern Odisha
Madhusudan Das, popularily known as Madhubabu was the moving spirit of Odisha for about a half century in its political, economic and social life. After his return from Kolkata, he found that Odisha had become the land of disease, sorrows…
Sudarsan Pattnaik wins Gold in Sandart Championship Moscow
International sand artist from Odisha Sudarsan Pattnaik was selected to represent India for Moscow sand art championship 2016. The sand sculpture competition was held from April 21 to 27 at Kolomenskoye, Moscow in Russia. Twenty top sculptors from different countries, including India,were…
KIMS Bhubaneswar doctor selected to accompany Indian team for Rio Olympics 2016
Sudeep Satpathy, Associate Professor of Physiology in KIMS bhubaneswar has been selected as sports medicine doctor for 2016 Rio Olympics. He has been selected by the Olympic authority on the basis of his performance and experience in the field of sports…
Did you know Pattamundai in Odisha hosts only institute of India Dedicated to Plumbing?
On 11 September 2014, as the Kashmir Valley suffered floods caused by torrential rainfall, the newspaper DNA carried an article headlined “Over 100 Odisha plumbers stranded in Jammu and Kashmir.” All these plumbers belonged to Odisha’s Kendrapara district, the story…
BOOKINGDONE | Odisha’s 1st Online Hotel Booking Company
About Us ”The journey of a thousand steps starts with a single step….” Bookingdone.in is an online tour and travel support company pioneering in Odisha and Chattishgarh region. It aims to provide delightful travel experience while enroute to a new…