Rajarani Music Festival held in the beautiful courtyard of the Rajarani Temple in Bhubaneswar is occasion to celebrate the richness and originality of Indian classical music. Evening concerts by great maestros of Indian Classical music fill the air with enchanting…
Apart from clicking photos, traveling oxygenates me. Not long ago, I used to be an amateurish travel blogger. How and why I shifted to photo blogging is not so interesting though. Solo backpacking suits me the best. First thing that…
Indian Railways has expedited the work of the Bhubaneswar New railway station on the outskirts of the city which is being developed as a satellite station of the existing one. The new station has been planned in view of the heavy…
The Mukteswar Dance Festival began in bhubaneswar at the 16th century temple. Organised by Odisha Tourism, the three-day dance festival began before a houseful audience. It will feature solo, duet as well as a group Odissi item every evening.
Makar Sankranti is celebrated as per the Hindu calendar month of Magha. This festival is celebrated for innumerable reasons depending on various climate, agricultural environment, cultural background and location. Makar Sankranti marks the transition of the Sun into Capricorn on…
The district of Bargarh with picturesque mountain, perennial streams and falls and vast array of green forests offer some of the best tourists’ attractions. It is not only a land of glorious historical sites and superb natural beauties but also…
A short trip to my magical Mangalajodi. As we boat out of a creek, the vastness seems as expansive as the mind, fragile yet resilient. There is no desolation in the solitariness and silence of the marshes here ……
Vietnamese Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh has attended a ceremony to mark the establishment of an India-Vietnam cooperation centre in Odisha which aims to promote economic and educational connections, and cultural exchange between Odisha and Vietnam. Thanh paid a…
Air Odisha to start its regular flights between Bhubaneswar and Jeypore in Odisha from January 18.The authorities recently conducted a trial run between Bhubaneswar and Jeypore successfully. The flight service will be available six days a week from Monday till Saturday and there will be only one…
In 1810, Robert Southey, a somewhat effeminate-looking British poet laureate who belonged to the Romantic school, wrote a poem calledThe Curse of Kehama. In it, he talked about an Indian practice that appalled him. “A thousand pilgrims strain,” he…