The Purnachandra Odia Bhashakosha is a monumental 7 volume work of about 9,500 pages published between 1930 and 1940. It was a result of the vision and dedicated work over nearly three decades of Gopal Chandra Praharaj (1874-1945). Praharaj not…
Glimpse of Kalinga : A seminar to be organized by Odisha Forum on 13th Sept in Delhi
Delhi based Odisha Forum organizing national seminar “Glimpse of Kalinga” on Tuesday, the 13th September 2016 at Lecture Hall No.1, IIC Annexe at 6 p.m. To throw light on these findings and Odisha’s heritage, Odisha Forum invited Prof Rabi Narayan…
Sinhalese people might be descendants of Odia and Bengali sea merchants: Sanjeev Sanyal via Scroll.in
The injection of Indian DNA into Australia around 2000 BC shows that people living on India’s eastern seaboard were capable of sailing long distances even before the Iron Age. Archaeologists have found remains of a possible river port at a…
Today is birthday of First Ever Odia Newspaper Utkala Deepika : First came in 4th August 1866
In the glorious chapters of the history of journalism in India, Odisha with her history of over one hundred years of journalism occupies a place of pride and honour. In 1662 the first newspaper of London was published. In India the…
With Rasagola Dibasa all set for few days, Odisha panel submits proof of its origin to Govt
The state government on Wednesday started examining a 150-page report submitted by a researcher providing documentary evidences showing that rasgulla originated in Odisha. The report cited ‘Dandi Ramayan’, an Odia adaptation of Valmiki Ramayan, written in the 15th century for…
Temple Run in Bhubaneswar : A beautiful travelogue on temple city by Nirdesh Singh
The lanes of the old city of Bhubaneswar are choc-a-block with temples making you wonder if this is how Delhi and other North Indian towns looked before the temples disappeared and tombs appeared. In Bhubaneswar, however, the temple building…
On Death Anniversary of Vyasa Kabi Fakir Mohan Senapati : Watch this documentary
“When there is the bustle of progress everywhere, will Utkal be still in slumber ?” This line from Fakir mohan Senapati first original poem Utkal Bhraman (Tours of Odisha) not only epitomises his literary overview but also depicts his…
Remember Binaca Geetmala : A nice blog by Sambeet Dash on this yesteryear AIR Show
The indomitable Ameen Sayani narrating on the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of All India Radio (AIR), the Airing of his famous BINACA GEETMALA, stuck a chord in me. It instantly took me down the memory lanes of 1970s and…
BBC Features largely unknown Nanka Durbikhya(Famine) of Odisha in 1866 as it completes 150 years
It has been a difficult summer for India. Drought and a searing heat wave have affected an astonishing 330 million people across the country. But this summer also marks the 150th anniversary of a far more terrible and catastrophic climatic…
8th Century Parvati temple found buried in Odisha near Rushikulya in Ganjam
Buried artefacts of the 8th Century are emerging during renovation work of the Bateswar temple near Rushikulya rookery in Ganjam district of Odisha. The temple is located on the coastal sand dunes around eight kms from the Kolkata-Chennai Highway near…