A beautiful article describing all the links in mythology and differnet parts of world of this Odisha special Raja Parba celebration for 3 days. ରଜପର୍ବ ଚାରି ଦିନ ଧରି ପାଳନ କରାଯାଏ । ରଜର ପୂର୍ବ ଦିନକୁ ମାସନ୍ତ ବା ସଜବାଜ ଓ ପ୍ରଥମ…
Odisha festival ‘RajaParba’ breaks taboo by celebrating menstruation
Months after social media erupted in rage over Sabarimala temple’s long-held tradition of barring women of menstruating age for being ‘impure’, Odisha is celebrating the biological cycle that many consider taboo by Raja Parba. Wednesday was the second day of the…
Mitali and Bryna Hubbs Launch a startup FABRIQ in San Francisco for Modern Handbags with Odisha touch
FABRIQ, a brand new line of modern handbags made with authentic hand woven textiles from eastern India, is currently live on Kickstarter and raising funds to bring the project to life. FABRIQ founder – Mitali Pattnaik and creative director –…
Raja Festival and Modern Usage of Odia by Citizen Blogger Sambeet Dash
The month of June is regarded as the beginning of summer in USA, whereas in Odisha it marks the beginning of the end of the blistering summer season. Raja Sankranti, a prevalen, popular festival pertaining to Odisha, especially in its…
Know more about Festivities of Odisha during days of Raja Parba
Banaste Dakila Gaja Barasake thare asichi Raja Asichi Raja lo heba nua saja bajja…… In ancient days most of the celebrations were agriculture centric. The basic characters of these festivals were mostly related to various agricultural operations. Raja Parba is…
#OdiaPost : 11 Things that make Raja Parba special in Odisha
Here is a nice article on 11 things that Make Raja Parba special in Odisha ରଜ ମୁଖ୍ୟତଃ ୩ଦିନ ପାଳିତ ହେବା ସହ ପ୍ରଥମ ରଜର ପୂର୍ବ ଦିନ ଓ ଶେଷ ରଜର ପର ଦିନ ମଧ୍ୟ ଏହି ପର୍ବ ପାଳିତ ହୋଇଥାଏ । ଶରୀର ପାଇଁ ବିଶ୍ଵାମ ଆଉ…
Nice to see Odisha on radar of Apple iPhone Manufacturing Giant Foxconn for facility
Business Standard Writes : World’s largest contract electronics manufacturing company Foxconn Technology Group is eyeing Odisha as one of the possible destinations in the country for its manufacturing facility. In 2015, Foxconn had announced that it would set up 12…
ରାଜଧାନୀରେ ରଜ ସଜବାଜ ୨୦୧୬ – କଣ ପିନ୍ଧିବେ କଣ ଖାଇବେ କେଉଁଠିକୁ ଯିବେ #OdiaPost
Raja Parba is a four-day-long festival in which the second day signifies beginning of the solar month of Mithuna from which the season of rains starts. It inaugurates and welcomes the agricultural year all over Odisha ରଜ ପାଇଁ ଆରମ୍ଭ…
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…
Odisha Tourism to host Travel Bazaar on November 27 and 28
Times of India writes : In order to market Odisha in world tourism sector the state government to conduct Odisha Travel Bazaar for the first time in November this year. Tour operators from across the world would participate in the travel…