Cyclone Fani, which hit Odisha on May 3, was the most intense cyclonic storm crossing the state coast during “pre-monsoon season” in the satellite era (since 1965), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a report on Monday while flagging…
Chandrani Murmu: India’s youngest MP from Odisha : Grand daughter of former MP, from Engineering grad searching for jobs to MP
Of the 21 ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) nominees who contested the recently held Lok Sabha elections in Odisha, some were personally picked party president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to contest the landmark polls. Contesting on the conch party’s…
33% of MPs from Odisha are women : Women reservation bill may still be pending in parliament, odisha already has it implemented
The Women Reservation Bill may still be pending in Parliament, but 33% of the candidates from Odisha elected to the Lok Sabha are women, that too representing different sections of society. Seven of total 21 MPs from Odisha are women.…
MERCY OF GOD |Don’t miss this Amartya Bhattacharyya film on recent Cyclone Fani devastation in Odisha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqacIsZzNgs A silent portrait of the devastated condition of coastal Odisha after the cyclone Fani Concept-Cinematography-Editing-Direction : Amartya Bhattacharyya Music : Kisaloy Roy
Will you be able to help Wyoming US House of Representative David Miller find his old Bhubaneswar friends
It was awesome to see an email from US house of representative David miller in our inbox where he mentioned he was searching for Polly Singh and Jinda Singh from Bhubaneswar, age 70-80. We are glad he reached out to…
Birth of Chhenapoda in Odisha : A nice blog by Sarthak Pradhan
Chhenapoda is a delicious cheese desert from the state of Odisha in eastern India. It literally means roasted(Poda) cottage cheese( chhena). It is made of well – kneaded homemade fresh cheese chhena, sugar, Suji. Wrapped in the leaves of the…
Seen Jungle Cry trailer? Abhay Deol leads a team of rural Odisha boys for a rugby tournament
Abhay Deol starrer Jungle Cry is based on the real-life story of Indian rugby coach Rudraksh Jena of Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), who guided a team of rural Odisha boys to a historic victory in the…
ଛାତ୍ରଛାତ୍ରୀଙ୍କ ନିଆରା ଭ୍ରମଣ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମ – ଵିଶ୍ଵ ସଂଗ୍ରହାଳୟ ଦିଵସରେ ବୁଲିଲେ ସ୍ୱଳ୍ପ ପରିଚିତ ଗୁରୁତ୍ତ୍ୱ ଵହନ କରୁଥିଵା ଗ୍ରାମାଞ୍ଚଳର ସଂଗ୍ରହାଳୟ
୧୮ ମଇ ଥିଲା ଵିଶ୍ଵ ସଂଗ୍ରହାଳୟ ଦିଵସ । ସଂଗ୍ରହାଳୟ ଛାତ୍ରଛାତ୍ରୀଙ୍କ ଜ୍ଞାନର ପରିସୀମା ଵୃଦ୍ଧି କରେ । ସମୟେ ସମୟେ ସଂଗ୍ରହାଳୟମାନ ବୁଲି ଗବେଷଣାତ୍ମକ ଜ୍ଞାନ ଆହରଣ କରିଵାକୁ ଆମେ ଛାତ୍ରଛାତ୍ରୀଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଵର୍ତ୍ତାଇଥାଉ । କିନ୍ତୁ ଦୁଃଖର କଥା ଯେ, ଵିଦେଶରେ ଏପରି ସୁବିଧା ହାତ ପାଆନ୍ତରେ ଥିଵା ଵେଳେ, ଓଡ଼ିଶାରେ ଅଧିକାଂଶ ସଂଗ୍ରହାଳୟମାନ…
Dancer with divinity : A blog Featuring Mahina Khanum
Mahina khanum is a renowned Odissi and Bollywood dancer, a versatile dance trainer, and skilled Choreographer currently residing in France. She is also artistic director of @Lezartsmedia which is currently working for the promotion of Indian culture. Big diwali parties…
Did you know the man who caught the killer of Mahatma Gandhi, Nathuram Godse was from Odisha, saved the day
On January 30, 1948 it was his heroics and courage that caught Nathuram Godse, the man who shot dead the Father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi. But for nearly seven decades the name of Raghu Nayak, who worked as a…