Kalinga Diaries is a brand new project to get people to the lesser known, hidden monuments of Odisha. Founded by a dedicated team determined to make more people aware of the unexplored side of Odia, the startup’s first ever trip was…
Kalinga Diaries : A project to rediscover Unexplored Odisha, check it out
Kalinga Diaries is a brand new project to get people to the lesser known, hidden monuments of Odisha. Founded by a dedicated team determined to make more people aware of the unexplored side of Odia, the startup’s maiden trip will be…
Sovanesvara : The Saviour of The Sadhabas, A nice blog by Taranisen Pattnaik
Sovanesvara is a 12th century heritage site built by King Anangabhima Deva II (1190-98) of Ganga dynasty. This artistically designed Hindu temple is situated on the left banks of sacred Prachi river (a tributary of Mahandi) at Niali block in…
Samanta Chandra sekhar aka Pathani Samanta of Odisha : The great naked eye astronomer and hindu astrolger
Pandit Samanta Chandra Sekhar Harichandan Mohapatra, locally known as “Pathani Samanta”, was the illustrious author of “Siddhanta Darpan”- a systematic record of his life-long relentless work composed in beautiful metrical Sanskrit verses . “Siddhanta Darpan” is an astronomical treatise in elegant Sanskrit verses, developed and improved upon…
Jayee Rajguru : First and Foremost martyr of our land, fearless patriot and illustrious warrior
“We fight not for glory nor for wealth nor honours; but only and alone we fight for freedom, which no good man surrenders but with his life”. These overrefined words were quoted by some freedom fighter who is no more alive but…
Uma Sudhir First journalist to reach Paradip writes : experience of covering the 1999 super cyclone
My cameraperson and I had driven from Visakhapatnam through Srikakulam to Bhubaneswar and then to Paradip, less than two days after the cyclone struck that year. As dusk came and we were a few kilometres into Odisha (then called Orissa),…
How much do you know about Biju Pattnaik’s role in saving Srinagar City from Tribal Raiders in 1947
During second world war, Biju Patnaik and his wife Gyan played crucial role in air dropping medicines and supplies for soldiers and also evacuating Indians to safety from war ravaged Burma. During India’s Freedom struggle , Biju Babu gave shelter…
Union HRD Minister says Odisha’s 1817 Paika rebellion to be mentioned as First War of Independence in text books
Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar on Sunday said that the 1817 Paika Bidroha or rebellion would find a place in history books as the First War of Indian Independence. “Odisha’s Paika rebellion will find a place as…
Odia Samaj, New Delhi organises enthralling dance drama Odia Paika at Gurgaon
In continuation of the bicentenary celebration of the historic Paika Rebellion of Odisha of 1817 and as a befitting tribute to the glory of this inspiring saga of India’s first uprising against the British, Odia Samaj, a leading non-profit, socio-cultural…
Odia Samaj in New Delhi presents enthralling dance drama “Odia Paika” at Gurgaon on October 13
It is heartening that the Government of India has decided to give the historic event Paika Rebellion of Odisha of 1817 its due recognition by commemorating its 200th anniversary this year. Inauguration of year long Bicentenary celebrations of this heroic…