Odisha, though has quite less population compared to many states, has second largest weaver population in India with more than 94% weavers belonging to the Hindu community. The diversity of the handlooms of Odisha is greatly influced due to the…
Rekha panchami – know the significance and rituals observed in Odisha
Rekha Panchami, also known as Raksha Panchami or Rakhya Panjami, the festival is dedicated to Batuk Bhairav – an incarnation of Lord Shiva. Rekha Panchami is observed on the fifth day of the Krishna Paksha of Bhadrava month. In Jagannath…
Chingari App Co-developed By Odisha Techie wins India’s first AatmaNirbhar App Challenge
Chingari App has emerged as the winner in the social category of the innovation challenge in which around 6,940 tech entrepreneurs and start-ups from across the country participated and submitted entries for 9 different categories namely Business, eLearning, Entertainment, Games,…
UNESCO recognises these two Odisha villages as Tsunami Ready
Two coastal villages Venkatraipur (Boxipalli) village of Rangeilunda block in Ganjam district and Noliasahi village of Ersama block in Jagatsinghpur district have been recognised as being “Tsunami Ready” by UNESCO for their overall preparedness to face the Tsunami disaster. This…
This is how Pattachitra paintings are made.
Odisha is a place of rich art and culture. From ancient times various art types show the way of life of Odia people. Pattachitra is one of those types of art. This is a form of traditional art or painting…
କାଉଡ଼ିଆଙ୍କର ‘ବୋଲ ବମ’ ଉଚ୍ଚାରଣରେ ‘ବମ’ ଶବ୍ଦର ଅର୍ଥ
ଶ୍ରାବଣ ମାସର ଉଲ୍ଲେଖ ଆସିଲେ ରାସ୍ତାଘାଟରେ ‘ବୋଲ ବମ’ ଉଚ୍ଚାରଣ ସହିତ କାଉଡ଼ିଆଙ୍କର ଶିଵଜଳାଭିଷେକ ନିମିତ୍ତ ପଦଯାତ୍ରାର ଦୃଶ୍ୟ ମାନସପଟ୍ଟରେ ସ୍ୱାଭାବିକ ଭାବେ ଉଦ୍ଭାସିତ ହୁଏ । ତେବେ ଏ ପ୍ରସଙ୍ଗରେ ଆଉ ଏକ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ ମଧ୍ୟ ମନ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଉଙ୍କି ମାରିଥାଏ – କାଉଡ଼ିଆମାନେ ଉଚ୍ଚାରଣ କରୁଥିବା ଏହି ‘ବୋଲ ବମ’ ଧ୍ୱନିରେ ‘ବମ’…
Raja – The celebration of womanhood in Odisha
Raja Parva or Raja Festival is celebrated in the state of Odisha in the middle of June every year. The word Raja is derived from a Sanskrit word “Rajaswala”, which means a menstruating woman. It is a three-day-long celebration of…
Bande Utkala Janani : A beautiful presentation of Odisha Society of America in response to call from CM Naveen Pattnaik
In response to Chief Mininster of Odisha’s appeal for odias to come together and sing Bande Utkala Janani on May 30th at 5:30PM, Odisha Society of America came forward to pay their tribute. OSA team from North Americal Presented…
Vande Odisha : A beautiful presentation from Chicago Based Jagannath Society for fundraising during this Covid Times
Chicago based Sri jagannath society arranged a fund raising event during Covid with all odias teaming up to choreograph this beautiful video.
NIT Rourkela Institute’s dance club Synergy produces quarantine video with alumni from across batches, take a look
From across continents and across 5 batches (2015, ’16, ’17, ’18, ’19), 42 Alumni belonging to NIT Rourkela Institute’s dance club- Synergy, got together this quarantine to create this amazing video. Here they are cherishing old times with…