ଅଲ ଇଣ୍ଡିଆ ରେଡ଼ିଓ , 3 ଜୁନ 1947, ତତ୍କାଳୀନ ଭାଇସରାୟ ଗଭର୍ନର ଜେନେରାଲ ଲର୍ଡ଼ ଲୁଇ ମାଉଣ୍ଟ ବ୍ୟାଟନ ଘୋଷଣା କଲେ ଇଂରେଜ ସରକାର ଅଗଷ୍ଟ ମାସ ରେ ଭାରତ ର ସ୍ୱାଧୀନତା ଘୋଷଣା କରିବ, ସାଙ୍ଗ ରେ ଥିଲେ ଜବାହର ଲାଲ ନେହେରୁ, ଶିଖ ମାନଙ୍କର ନେତା ସର୍ଦ୍ଦାର ବଳଦେବ ସିଂ ଓ…
Bhubaneswar all set to get 29 feet high Martyrs memorial pillar with names like Jayi Rajguru, Buxi Jagabandhu etc
Odisha will soon get a 29 feet high martyrs memorial pillar at the Freedom Fighters gonad in the state capital here. The announcement in this regard was made by Cuttack MP Bhartuhari Mahatab, who is also president of the All India…
Remembering Utkala Keshari Dr Harekrushna Mahatab : former CM of Odisha, some titbits on him
Harekrushna Mahatab was born in a small family in Agarpada of Balasore District on November 21, 1899. He was the son of Krushna Chandra Das and Tohapha Bibi. Dr. Harekrushna Mahatab fondly known as the ‘Lion of Orissa’, ‘Utkala Keshari’,…
Introducing Odisha : An Architectural Odyssey,by team of six architects traveled thousands of kilometers across Odisha
Introducing Odisha: An Architectural Odyssey, a book published by Bloomsbury India . Authors along with dedicated young Research team consisting of six architects traveled thousands of kilometers across Odisha. More than 130 sites were visited and documented. Out of which 68…
Awesome to see a Road in Mulund Mumbai Named after UtkalaMani Gopabandhu Das
Few days back (december 25) on the occasion of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Bajpayee’s 92nd birthday and good governance day celebration, a road at Mehul Cinema Circle, Mulund (West) was named after Utkalamani Gopabandhu Das of Odisha by BJP Mumbai…
An Awesome blog on intricate details of Mukteswar Temple : Gem of Odia architecture by Sivakumar Surampudi
Mukteswar is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. This 10th century temple built in the year of AD 950, is an important transition point between the early and the later phases of the Kalinga school of…
A beautiful blog on Vaital Temple Bhubaneswar with focus on its architecture intricacies by Sudhansu Nayak
Vaital temple is a living temple where Durga or Shakti is considered primary. Within its Jagamohana, it contains two images: a naga holding foliated vases along with one image of Mahisamardini, and latter only a Mahisamardini. (Jagamohana is an assembly…
Bhubaneswar all set to have 521 heritage signage across different parts of the city
Ekamra Kshetra, as the Heritage District was known in the past, will soon have 521 heritage signage to go in sync , which are presently dotted with normal signage and are often found as a gross mismatch to the city’s unique…
Hon’ble MoS (I/C), P&NG Dharmendra Pradhan inaugurates Heritage Gate of Sisupalgarh
Hon’ble Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas (Independent Charge) Shri Dharmendra Pradhan today inaugurated the Heritage Gate of the historic city of Sisupalgarh and distributed assistive devices to over 100 differently abled persons (Divyangjan) of Cuttack district in…
On his Birth Anniversary a blog on Nabakrushna Choudhury, his life and work as CM of Odisha
Nabakrushna Choudhury was born in a landlord family of Kherasa village near Jagatsinghpur District on November 23, 1901. Son of the famous advocate Gokulananda Choudhuri, Nabakrushna had shown unusual talents during his childhood. He was very fond of games and sports.…