The origin of the Jagannath idol is the subject of many tales. My favourite comes from Sarala Dasa, the 15th century Odia poet who wrote his version of the Mahabharata. In it, he imagines Krishna’s death. The actual way…
Heard about India’s first crowd curated Novel by Odia XIMB Grad Uday Satpathy
Brutal, a thriller published by Bloody Good Book and Westland Books, is India’s first crowd-curated novel. The author Uday Satpathy takes the reader through a roller-coaster adventure of two journalists who find themselves in danger when they uncover links between…
OYO Rooms Founder from Odisha makes it into Forbes list of achievers under 30
22-year-old Ritesh Agarwal, founder and CEO of Oyo Rooms, is among the 45 Indians or Indian-origin people who have made it to Forbes’ annual list of achievers under the age of 30. The Forbes fifth annual ’30 Under 30′ list…
Dutee Chand of Odisha Features in top 11 stories of female athletes by New York Times
Here is what New York Times wrote about Dutee 11 stories of female athletes who made their own rules in 2015 Across the globe this year, women and girls have proven they’re fierce competitors in of some of the world’s most…
An awesome reply by an Odia to : What was the impact of British rule on India?
I chanced upon this thread; the answers are pretty nice- but I found myself disagreeing with some people like Naman Goyal and Kris Punting (Pumpkin, eh? Pumpkin?) about how our ‘prejudice’ was colouring the way we look at the…
Act of Generosity: Bhubaneswar Gupchup Vendor gives free for New year
An act of generosity this newyear, he does not charge for gupchup at mastercanteen Bhubaneswar. “Happy New Year “says Ram Bhai from Master Canteen Square, BBSR. He is not charging for his Gol-Gappe/Gup-Chup/Phuchka to celebrate New Year’s Day since many…
Flavours of Odisha: What is a Traditional Odia Meal?
My introduction to Odia food happened via a cook we had in the family for a while. He would take his time with prepping the meals, in fact there was even an inside joke that for tomorrow’s breakfast we’d have…
How Ratikant became Aishwarya: An Odisha transgender’s remarkable journey
Just over a year ago, he was Ratikant Pradhan. Now she is Aishwarya Rutuparna. Posted as commercial tax officer (CTO) under the department of finance in the Government of Odisha at the port city of Paradip, Ratikant has travelled a…
Sudarshan Pattnaik builds World’s Tallest Santa Claus via Sandart in Puri Odisha
On Christmas eve, noted sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has created a 45-feet-high sand Santa Claus with a “World Peace” message at Puri beach here today. Sudarsan used more than 1000 tonnes of sand with some coloured sand in creating Santa.…
Inspiring Video of a cuttack Chaiwala who spends 50% of his income to run a school
58-year-old tea seller from Cuttack who spends over half of what he earns in running a school for 70 underprivileged children. This man, a hero in his community, has been running a school for the last 14 years. In his…