Online Cataloguing of Manuscripts of Odisha State Museum bagged the prestigious international Award “The Manthan Award – 2014 (South Asia and Asia Pacific)” at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on December 4. e-Pothi’s objective is to facilitate researchers,…
The state government has decided to include the cultural extravaganza held at Satapada every year into the state tourism calendar to promote conservation and garner tourism opportunities at Chilika lake. The festival hosted to highlight the flora and fauna of…
Year 1982! I was a child then. We were living in Sambalpur in western Odisha, where my father was serving as a lecturer in Zoology at the prime Gangadhar Meher College. Additionally, he also served as the Rector of a…
‘Khakra’ is one of three architectural forms of medieval Odisha (the other two are ‘rekha’ and ‘pidha’). Unlike pidha and rekha, temples of khakra order are very rare. It appears like a boat. At Chaurasi, a small village near Konark,…
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The Regional Plant Resource Centre (RPRC), Bhubaneswar is setting up a huge rose garden at Ekamra Kanan Botanical Garden with 1,080 varieties of roses. The RPRC has decided to spend Rs 8 lakh for the establishment of the garden…
Sambalpur in the Indian state of Odisha is one of the most historic as well as most popular city of Odisha frame for its culture and heritage. The city contains many historic buildings and parks, and is also the…
Do check out if you are around in Odisha, a must visit festival of highly talented artists creating miracles out of sand.
Konark Sun Temple in Odisha is remarkable for its wheels. The temple has been built in the form of a giant ornamented chariot of the Sun God, Surya. The temple has 12 pairs of elaborately carved stone wheels. Each is…
Check out the awesome sandart sculptures prepared by artists in the ongoing international Sandart festivals