Sand sculpture on the eve of 125th birth anniversary India’s first prime minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, At Anjali National Children’s festival Bhubaneswar.


Sand sculpture on the eve of 125th birth anniversary India’s first prime minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, At Anjali National Children’s festival Bhubaneswar.

Why is it that when one plans vacations, only exotic foreign lands are kept in mind? Ready to make waves? Head to the Puri-Konark Marine Drive beach in Odisha Feb to participate in events like Yoga on Water. For amateurs, a Walk…

Bollywood music director and singer Amit Trivedi’s performance in Coke Studio at Xpressions here on Sunday received a deafening response from the audience. Performing at Xavier Institute of Management’s, Bhubaneswar (XIMB) annual cultural fest Xpressions, Trivedi started off with ‘Raham’…

Over one lakh visitors thronged the city to be a part of the annual Bali yatra festival that got off to a colourful start. Over 40 platoons of police have been deployed to maintain law and order. For the first…

Today is KARTIK PURNIMA, the full moon day of Autumn. This special day has a historic significance for the state of Odisha where it is celebrated to commemorate its rich heritage. Once upon a time Odisha used to an independent…

When you see the excitement almost tangible, when you see people running from post to pillar without any sort of cribbing or disinterest, when you see people so forthcoming to take up any trivial task for a bigger purpose, when…

The Department of Culture of the Government of India has accorded national festival status to the famous Dhanu Yatra in Odisha’s Bargarh town. This was informed by the Bargarh MP Pravas Singh and collector Anjan Manik at a meeting here on…

A traditional ovation to the Sadhabas (The ancient Marine Merchants of Odisha) is a symbol of great respect to Odia Culture, observed since hundreds of years on the auspicious Kartika Poornima, the Day when the Sadhabas usually started their voyage…