When he touches stone, stone speaks out. He carves unbelievable and unimaginable sculptures from the heart of the stone. Out of a few sculpture artists of Odisha, who have represented themselves as eminent artists, Raghunath Mohapatra is a name to be uttered in the list of successful personalities. It is […]
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Historians adoringly narrate the Eastern Ganga Dynasty as an outgrowth of South India’s Cholas; however, the Gangas had been present in Odisha for at least four centuries before they gained prominence. Confined in the South Odisha and Northern Andhra Kalinga Mandala, they quickly rose to power when the Somavanshi rulers […]
The contribution of Odisha into the history of India may be few but highly glorious. Recalling the chapters of history, one can trace back to the prime aspects of ancient Odisha and its administration. The royal past of Odisha signifies courage, sacrifice and loyalty. The brave heart Kings of Odisha […]
With the discovery of Hatigumpha inscription at Udaygiri in the capital city of Odisha, Bhubaneswar, the dark period of Odia history came into limelight. The inscription depicts the tale of valour and courage of Kalinga’s greatest monarch Kharavela, who stood as a remarkable figure in the contemporary India. It was […]
The State of Odisha is not only known for it’s picturesque natural beauty, rich tradition and culture but the sacred soil of Odisha has given birth to thousands of great achievers in various fields of life. The golden chapters of Odisha has been written by the struggles, efforts and feats […]
Indian literature, moreover, Odia literature consists of a few female lead writers who established themselves. Pratibha Ray is one such a name. On the base of soulful literature, she is the creator of ever living literature. Her writings comprises of various genres showcasing the human nature, conflict and well versed […]
A veteran actor is who can justify portraying every type of characters provided to him or her. In Odia film industry, Mihir Das is such a name who is really regarded as one of such brilliant actors of Ollywood. Starting from entrance into ollywood as a supporting actor, he has […]
The 90s period in Odia film industry (Ollywood) was a good time for the movie makers as well as the movie watchers. This was the time when Ollywood was sincerely craving for a hero or the lead male actor, many faces rose and sank, but one name created history, giving […]
It is well known that fashion is a multibillion dollar industry. Now, Odisha is slowly developing into a fashion hub with many fashion events being organised here. In fact, several fashion designers from Odisha have showcased their designs at the national and international levels. Importantly, they are promoting talent in […]
The Odia film industry known as Ollywood bears a countable number of Megastars or so called Heroes; namely Uttam Mohanty, Bijay Mohanty, Mihir Das, Sidhhant Mohapatra and Sriram Panda. Well it was 80s or 90s when these Odia Film Stars captivated the Odia Movie watchers by blending them with their […]
Most film stars are offered to portray diverse characters in different movies, particularly in the state of Odisha, where the number of good actors is reasonably less. But the audience is not always satisfied by the transformation of characters undergone by an actor. Suppose an actor playing the character of […]
Of the few Indian participants who earned the prestigious medals in the 2018 Asian Games hold in Jakarta, Indonesia, Dutee Chand became one of the girl from Odisha to bag silver in 200 m in women’s category. She is a professional sprinter from Odisha. After her incredible achievements as an […]
“Udi udi udi… Jaa re Udii.. E mora gudi.. Khaa na khaa na tu kaani.. E mora lachaka maani.. ” and “Jaa re vaasi vaasi jaa, nauka mora bhasi jaa” the popular Odia Songs are still able to freshen the minds and memories of the Odia music lovers. The creator […]
When you have very little food to satisfy your hunger after a hard work, and someone approaches you asking for some food, would you give him your’s ? Certainly not! Very less about one in a thousand people, think of others before themselves. One such great soul was born on the […]
Alongwith the big rebellions against the British rule, numerous smaller rebellions also rose up in Odisha. One of them was the Kandha Rebellion under the leadership of Dora Bisoi in 1836. In those days Odisha was in a state of upheaval. The Bhanja Royal family had lost their throne to […]
We still consider Odisha to be a developing state. There are good districts and there are districts so bad off they need constant attention. These include all kind of indices like living standard, access to water and indeed, access to good education. Even with all these things weighing us down, […]
The Jagannath Temple in Puri publishes an almanac in Odia every year which sets the date for every occasion throughout the year. Every puja, every celebration, every festival in Odisha is based on this almanac. This book on astrology (panjika) is considered essential for every devout Odia in and out […]
As covered in an earlier post, Odia cinema was in financial crisis for a very long time. Throughout the 80s and 90s, both quality and quantity of films from Odisha was in decline. It teetered on the edge but did not cross over to completely shutting down. This can all […]
India’s independence struggle is filled with many stories from all over the country. We have covered a few of them from Odisha in this blog and plan to write a few more articles. However this post is not about any of them but more of a general thing. The premise […]
I have always been a skinny guy. After completing my engineering degree I went looking for a job in Bangalore, where stress and bad eating habits turned me into a stick. Nobody would have noticed me passing by the street. Then my brother called me back to Puri to decompress […]
