Two coastal villages Venkatraipur (Boxipalli) village of Rangeilunda block in Ganjam district and Noliasahi village of Ersama block in Jagatsinghpur district have been recognised as being “Tsunami Ready” by UNESCO for their overall preparedness to face the Tsunami disaster. This…
According to this report in Daily Pioneer, Odisha has emerged as the country’s most digitally backward State by virtue of having around 10,060 villages out of mobile communication network. The red herring for the State is the overall mobile tele-density for…
ଆହେ ଚକୁଳିଆ : A beautiful video on Chakulia Panda of Odisha by Prangya Parimita Pradhan
Name : Arjun Samantaray Occupation : Only theatre Name of theatre institution : Kathakara Why this weakness for theatre? I have been associated with theatre from the seventh grade, when I used to relish the plays of the iconic Annapurna-B.…
A sports tournament of a different kind has been organised in Berhampur to promote traditional rural games for girls. Due to urbanisation, these rural community games have been losing their sheen. So the Madhumaya Panigrahy Foundation (MPF) has organised this…
Women of this western Odisha district have traditionally forayed into forests nearby for harvesting leaves of the creeper called siali to augment a much-needed income. But now that the demand for siali leaves, biodegradable plates made of which are replacing…
ସ୍କୁଲରେ ଅନ୍ୟ ଦିନମାନଙ୍କ ଅପେକ୍ଷା ଅଧିକ ଗହଳ ଚହଳ ଲାଗିଥାଏ। ସ୍କାଉଟ ଶିକ୍ଷକ, ନଈ ବନ୍ଧରୁ ସ୍କୁଲ ହତାକୁ ଥିବା ଗଡାଣିରେ, ସ୍କାଉଟପିଲାଙ୍କୁ ଦୁଇ ଧାଡ଼ିରେ ଠିଆ କରାଇ, ତିନି ଚାରିଥର ଶୁଶୁରି ବଜାଇ, ବିଭିନ୍ନ ପ୍ରକାର କମାଣ୍ଡ ଦେଇ ସାରିଲେଣି। ସ୍କାଉଟ ପିଲାମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେହି ଅନୁସାରେ, ସାବଧାନ ଓ ଅସାବଧାନ ରିତିରେ,…
ଦିପହରର ଭୋଜନ ସରିଲା ପରେ, ପୁଅ ବାହାରିଲା ଗାଁକୁ ଯିବାକୁ। ଓଡ଼ିଆ କହିପାରୁନଥିବା ବୋହୁ ଓ ନାତୁଣୀ ମଧ୍ୟ ଗାଁକୁ ଯିବାକୁ ମିନିଟିକରେ ରେଡି ହୋଇଗଲେ। ଗାଁର ଘର ଦେଖେଇବାକୁ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ସଙ୍ଗରେ ଯିବାକୁ ବହୁତ ଇଛା ହେଲା। କାରରେ ଭୁବନେଶ୍ବରରୁ ଗାଁ, ମାତ୍ର ଘଣ୍ଟାକର ବାଟ। ଗାଁର ଘର ସାମନାରେ ଗାଡ଼ି ରହିବା…
ତେର ଚଉଦ ବର୍ଷର ଝିଅଟି ଠିଆ ହୋଇଛି ଭାର୍ଗବୀ ନଦୀ କୂଳରେ । ଗମ୍ଭାରି ଗଛର ଛାଇ ତଳେ। ସେଇଠି ଆମ ଗାଁର ଉତ୍ତର ପଶ୍ଚିମ କୋଣରେ ଭାର୍ଗବୀ ନଈ, ବଙ୍କାହୋଇ ଦକ୍ଷିଣକୁ ବହି ଯାଇଛି। ନଈ ତଟରେ ରାୟ ପୁର ଗାଁର ପୋଷ୍ଟ ଅଫିସ ଓ ଆଉ ଟିକିଏ ଦୂରରେ, ଆମ ହାଇ…
A telemedicine project started by an Odisha-based social entrepreneur is slowly going national after the Central government adopted it as a model project two years ago. Started in 2009, the unique model that focusses on sustainability involves training of local…