The Battle of Red Hill was fought from May 20-29 in 1944. The small hillock was on the Tiddim Road, 16 kms away from Imphal. The surroundings, with its reddish soil, represented the farthest the invading Japanese Army and the…
Open Letter for A Central Tribal University in Sundergarh, Odisha similar to the one in Amarkantak-Madhya Pradesh
Mr. Dharmendra Pradhan Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Minister of Steel, Government of India Sub: Establishment of a Central Tribal University in Sundergarh Dear Sir, I am writing this letter to impress upon you, the need and the…
Odias.ml: A Global virtual conference of Odias in Machine Learning, don’t miss
Odias.ml global virtual conference on 4th Oct 2020, starts an innovative, socio-technical movement of Odias in the field of Machine Learning and beyond. Registration Link for RSVP : https://forms.gle/YAnBm34V41Q7vv4D9 Odias in ML Conference 2020 is the first international congregation of Odias techies in…
Dutivahana or Dutia Osha ritual in Odisha
The brata is dedicated to “Dutivahana”(Son of a Brahmin woman) who is said to be a form of Shashti Mata and son of lord Surya. This osha is known as Dutia / Dvitiya / Dwitiya osha. This Osha is observed…
Odia Boy, DM School, BJB College, XIMB bhubaneswar alumni Sanket Ray to head Coca Cola India & SW Asia
Beverage major Coca Cola on Thursday announced the appointment of Sanket Ray as the new President of India and Southwest Asia. He is an alumni of DM School, BJB College and…
Bhagavata Janma – know about the ritual and significance
Indupurnima ( full moon day of Bhadrav) is celebrated as Bhagavata Janma in the state of Odisha. As we all know Śrīmad Bhāgavatam or Bhāgavata, is one of Hinduism’s eighteen great Puranas which was composed in Sanskrit. This day is celebrated…
Know about the Sasthi OSHA / Sathi OSHA ritual and significance
Sasthi OSHA/ Sathi OSHA falls on the 6th day of sukla paksha of the Bhadrab Month. This Puja is dedicated to Folk goddess Sasthi. In the state of Odisha, this puja observed by mothers for the betterment and longevity of…
Bali Tritiya in Odisha – know the ritual and significance
Bali Trutiya/ Tritiya festival falls on the third day of Shukla Paksha of the Bhadrab month(usually falls one day before Ganesh Chaturthi). This puja is dedicated to Lord Shiva and Parvathi. In the state of Odisha, a popular notion is…
କୁଣ୍ଢାକୁଣ୍ଢି ଵା କୁଣ୍ଢି କାଞ୍ଚି ଅମାଵାସ୍ୟା
କଥାରେ ଅଛି ବାର ମାସେ ତେର ପର୍ବ, କିନ୍ତୁ ଦେଖିବାକୁ ଗଲେ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ମାସରେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଘରେ ପାଳନ ହୋଇଥାଏ ଅତିକମରେ ଚାରିଟିରୁ ପାଞ୍ଚଟି ପର୍ଵ। ସମଗ୍ର ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ପର୍ଵପର୍ଵଣି କିମ୍ବା ପ୍ରତ୍ୟକ୍ଷ ଭାବରେ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ ସଂସ୍କୃତି ଓ କୃଷିକାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ସହ ଜଡ଼ିତ। ଏହି ପରି ଏକ ପର୍ବ ହେଉଛି ଭାଦ୍ରବ ଅମାବାସ୍ୟା ଯାହା ଉପକୂଳ…
OSA: Odisha Society of New England celebrated 74th Independence Day with a virtual event out of Odisha
Odisha Society of New England celebrated 74th Independence Day with a virtual event out of Odisha. The program, very aptly called “Ama desha ama mati, ame sabu Ekathi” was opened by Indian consulate general, New York, Mr Randhir Jaiswal with…