Padmini Rout (born January 5, 1994) is a chess player from Odisha. She holds the title of Woman Grandmaster. She was the winner of World Under-14 girls’ championship, 2008.[2] She has also won five Asian and four national titles.[3][4] Padmini Rout…
How a whole village in Odisha is protecting Wildlife: Nesting of Sea Turtles
Residents of Podampeta, a predominantly fisher folk village, near the Rushikulya mouth in Ganjam district are engaged in protecting Olive Ridley sea turtles, who are climbing the beach for mass nesting. The villagers consider arrival of the sea creature as…
The Street Store is back in Bhubaneswar this time at Patia
If you remember Bhubaneswar had notched up a rare first in India when it hosted the country’s first ‘The Street Store’, the world’s first rent-free, premises-free and pop-up clothing store where the homeless choose whatever they like without having to…
Film by Amartya of bhubaneswar, shot in Odisha to be screened at Cannes
A short film by local filmmaker Amartya Bhattacharyya has been selected for screening at the 68th Festival De Cannes in May. The surreal film, Hoyto Kobitar Jonyo (In Poetic Hues), made in Bengali and English, is a satire on the…
Bhubaneswar based LV Prasad Eye institute performs rare surgery
A leading eye institute in bhubaneswar LV prasad Thursday claimed to have created history by being the first in East India to perform Viscocanalostomy, a type of non-penetrating glaucoma filtration surgery. Dr Aparna Rao, Glaucoma consultant at L V Prasad…
French honor for Movie on Odisha Freedom Fighter Goura Hari Das
When quirky talent-storehouse of Bheja Fry, Khosla ka Ghosla and Dasvidaniya fame Vinay Pathak essayed the title role in Gour Hari Dastan (GHD), many already called it an award-grabber. That’s come true for the eponymous biopic on the life and…
Daughter of Daily wage laborer from Odisha selected in international kickboxing team of india
B Yashoda Reddy of Brahmapur city is the only woman kickboxer from Odisha to be selected in the national team that would participate in the international championship to be held at Bangkok. Yashoda has won awards in the state level…
Odisha girl Sushree shreya Mishra makes it to Femina Miss India finals 2015
Odisha girl Sushree Shreya Mishra has made it to the grand finale of Femina Miss India-2015 to be held on March 28. She has found place among the 21 finalists vying for the crown. The dusky small town dame from the…
Featuring Lakshmi Priya Nayak on Womens Day – Winning against odds
India is an interesting story when it comes to women and positions of power. Ranked 108th out of 188 countries in annual statistics on the number of women MPs, another view sees the World Economic Forum ranking it the 9th highest…
A TREE STORY – Exhibition in Bhubaneswar with message of loss in habitats
In 2014, Odisha Wildlife Lounge (OWL) pioneered a hugely successful photo-exhibition on the theme ‘Mangalajodi’ leading to a meaningful contribution towards a social cause in Mangalajodi village. This was possible due to the many awesome bird photographers from all over…