The Vāmana Avatar is the first Avatar in which Lord Vishnu incarnated as a human. He is also the first incarnation of the Second Age or Treta Yuga. This is the fifth of the Dasavatar. Shrimad Bhagavata Purana describes that, Vishnu…
ଆହେ ଚକୁଳିଆ : A beautiful video on Chakulia Panda of Odisha by Prangya Parimita Pradhan
ଆହେ ଚକୁଳିଆ : A beautiful video on Chakulia Panda of Odisha by Prangya Parimita Pradhan
Jhulana Jatra : The Swing festival of Mahaprabhu Jagannath – a blog
Jhulana Jatra is celebrated from Shravan Shukla Dashami to Pratipada for 7 days in Sri Mandir. For this ritual, silver gina(a bowl shaped utensil) is brought from Bhandara Ghara, Ghatuari servitor provides Chandan and Bhandar Mekap servitor provides the alankaras.…
Forgotten Eastern Ganga Dynasty and its Rigorous Tussles to Secure Ancient Odisha
Almost every serious history enthusiast in this country comes across the subject of Eastern Ganga Dynasty at and yet strangely; the subject is, overlooked repeatedly across our national history. The general approach on this particular historical juncture ends in…
Prateek Pattanaik : Watching this video might inspire you do whatever small you can to save our heritage and culture
An interview with Prateek Pattanaik who in 18 years is doing awesome work to save our culture and heritage. Read the following article too to know more about him : Inspiring story of a 11th standard student leading contribution…
Prahallada Nataka : Don’t miss this awesome trailer of how a twitterati crowdfunded project by Prateek and co trying to save the dying art form
Prahallada Nataka is a 200-year old folk theatre from Ganjam in Odisha. Created by Ramakrusna Chhotaraya, the erstwhile king of Jalantara (a princely kingdom in the southern regions of Odisha), it tells the story of Vishnu’s man-lion incarnation Nrusingha,…
Odisha is going to be the venue of India’s first private sector Triennial titled ‘OTIA’ Odisha Triennial of International Art
Odisha is going to be the venue of India’s first private sector Triennial. Titled ‘OTIA’ (Odisha Triennial of International Art) will be taking place in the three major cities of Odisha namely Bhubaneswar, Puri and Konark. Come December 2018, India’s…
Grishma Utsav 2018 organized by Odia Language and Culture dept inaugurated in Bhubaneswar
Grishma Utsav 2018 organized by Odia Language, Literature & Culture Department , Odisha Sangeeta Nataka Akademi ; Odisha Tourism and Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation ( BMC) is inaugurated in the presence of Shri Prafulla Samal , Hon’ble Minister , W &…
Made in Odisha : This video by Bhubaneswar Komedians team a must watch, have not seen a better video describing Our state
A group of stand-up artists from Bhubaneswar come together to talk about their home state, except with a song this time. Hope you forgive us for any mistake we may have done while trying to showcase the vast richness…
Odisha Parba starts in Delhi : mega celebration of Odisha’s culture, tradition, heritage & cuisine
Odisha Parba 2018, a three day-long mega celebration of Odisha’s culture, tradition, heritage & cuisine commenced in the heart of National Capital today at Lawn No-6, India Gate, New Delhi. Odisha Parba is organised by Odia Samaj, New Delhi. Denizens…