Would you believe me if I told you that the best art I’ve ever seen was at a village in Odisha? Raghurajpur isn’t a place many art aficionados visit, and it’s certainly not part of the Biennale circuit, but…
Odisha in partnership with CII to hold Investors meet in Bengaluru, Startup policy to be unveiled too
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is set to unveil Odisha’s startup policy and the master plan for Infovalley, the upcoming hub for IT and ITes units at the Global Investors meet organised by the state government in Bengaluru on August 25-26. The…
A Nice Blog on India’s 70th Independence Day by Sambeet Dash
A history of thousands of years, a civilization counted amongst the oldest of the old. An enchanting land of sages, cradle of Eastern mysticism from which emanated some of the World’s major religions. Hinduism, the oldest religion in universe, is…
Madras High Court asked Tamilnadu Government to follow Odisha steps for Olive Ridley
The Madras High Court on Thursday directed the Tamil Nadu government to consider identifying Olive Ridley turtle breeding areas and ban fishing by motorised vessels, trawlers, and other mechanised fishing techniques up to 20 km from such areas. The First…
It’s Time to Revolutionize Education : A blog on changes required by Devasis Sarangi
The world has radically changed in the last two centuries, yet the way schools prepare our children has remained largely static. It is still modeled on the needs of the industrial age. When you look at today’s school, it is…
Weavers from Odisha, Gujarat hog limelight in Varanasi on National Handloom Day
The land of Saint Kabir and world famous Banarasi sari celebrated the second National Handloom Day in a grand style on Sunday. A large congregation of politicians, leading fashion designers and top bureaucrats expressed determination to revive handloom industry in…
2017 UK-India Year of Culture launched in Odisha
Launching the 2017 UK-India Year of Culture campaign in Odisha today, British Council India today evinced keen interest in forging partnership for skill development and research programmes in the state. Alan Gemmell OBE, Director of British Council India, who launched…
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…
Respect on Death Anniversary of Nandini Satpathy : Second woman ever to head Indian State
Popularly known as the Iron Lady of Odisha, Nandini Satpathy is the first woman chief minister of Odisha and the second woman to head an Indian State. She assumed office on 14th June, 1972. During her governance, the entire nation had been destabilised due…
Inspiring Story of 11 yr old Chandan: selected for Bayern Munich Football Club in Germany
It is the kind of stuff fairy tales are made of Chandan Nayak, an 11-year old football player of the Sabar Sahi slum in the city, has been selected to train at Bayern Munich, the iconic football club in Germany,…