Noted sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik has been invited by the Economic Development Board (EDB), Bahrain to a sandart workshop cum training programme. Around 30 teachers from the Ministry of Education in Bahrain will participate in this workshop which is being…
An Open Mic event on the occasion of International Women’s Day, March 8th,being organized called UNZIP. Such an Open Mic, that provides a platform to women to speak their mind on a myriad issues is happening for the first time in…
Padmini Rout of Odisha recorded hat-trick of titles at national women chess. Go to This Link to Vote for Padmini What is TOISA? Few things can lift a nation and send its spirit soaring like a proud…
While scrapped currency notes are nothing but pieces of paper for one and all, it is priceless treasure for a 50-year-old collector in Kendrapada. Mohammad Mustaque, a legal practitioner, has converted his house into a miniature museum of notes. He…
Star Plus Reality TV show Dil Hai Hindustani fame Barnali Hota is going to showcase her talent at the Patha Utsav, tomorrow with her band. Barnali is part of the band, “Barnali and Euphony’’ the exclusive group is created by Star Plus by merging…
What the state could not do for Rashmi, Rashmi did for the state and gave it a formidable cricket hero to pin its hopes on. “She went to Jharkhand after she was not selected for the Odisha team in 2013. She…
Its good to see Odisha sign an MoU with the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) , New Delhi to set up an Odia chair named Adikabi Sarala Das Chair on Odia Studies. The chair will promote Odia language and literature will…
A legend runs like this : a young South Indian mystic learnt from his guru, the secret of liberation – which the guru imparted only to the eligible. However, in his eagerness to help the masses with the secret, he…
Please check out Hues of Neelanchal showcase of upcoming artists from Odisha, supported by established ones (Jatin Das, Jagannath Panda etc) organised by Art Tree. No passes needed, open to public, do visit and spread the word.
According to this report from Hindustan Times Grandmaster Dronavalli Harika and International Master Padmini Rout won the tiebreaks of the second round and advanced to the last-16 stage of World Women’s Chess Championship. It was a harder task for Padmini as…