Eminent scientist Tapan Misra has been appointed the Chief of ISRO’s Space Applications Centre (SAC) in Ahmedabad. Mr Misra who is the Deputy Director, Microwave Remote Sensing Area in SAC, succeeds AS Kiran Kumar, who was appointed as the Chairman…
Music Tree in Bhubaneswar – A way to promote dying instruments
A young dancer from the city, Rabi Ratan Sahu, has found a unique way to promote folk musical instruments of the state. He has conceptualised the ‘Music Tree,’ which is an artificial tree that has huge branches with no leaves.…
Second Year KIITS undergrad Odia girl bags role in Marathi & Hindi Movie
A second-year undergraduate student of KIIT University, Ipsita Priyadarshini, has bagged the lead role in Marathi film-maker Adeeth Bhandarre’s upcoming venture Ek awaaz. The film is a supernatural thriller, portraying a struggle between the everyday world and the sinister beyond.…
Maverick Puri – An awesome piece of blog Part 1
I find Puri unorthodox, very inventive and completely original. A place with a strong character and people with tremendous amount of self-confidence. At times quirky & cocky but Puri is always the “one and only”. Visitors from all across the globe come…
Interview from Rediff on Bibhu Mohapatra: The designer who dressed Michelle Obama
It is a regular, if freezing, January afternoon in New York, or so the news reports show, with the city having escaped the brunt of blizzard Juno. As we speak on the phone, designer Bibhu Mohapatra, in his studio near…
Cuttack – a mystery, paradox, history and even the future
The juvenile Cuttack – A microcosm of India, Cuttack is a mystery, a paradox, a history and even the future. Never say die attitude of the people makes it very juvenile, often mischievous but always spirited. Very independent, it has its…
Presenting Aditya, the first SUP guy of Bhubaneswar
Name– Aditya Dash Profession– Business Loves– Cars Favourite Pastime– Water Sports and raising fishes Stands out– First proper Bhubaneswar resident with a SUP board Other Achievements- Creator of a Documentary that has been showcased at the Cairo International Film Festival…
Isbaar,sikhsha sabka adhikar – Desire foundation’s unique celebration of Saraswati Puja
The power of knowledge cannot be bound, Can poverty be a parameter? The members of desire foundation, gathered together to celebrate the auspicious day of basant panchami with little kids of unit 2 boys high school,Bhubaneswar. Stationery items and customized…
Girl Power – the India Surf Festival theme this year
“I think women are foolish to pretend they are equal to men, they are far superior and always have been.” – William Golding, Lord of the Flies India Surf Festival 2K15 has centralized the theme Girl Power this year.…