By claiming the naming rights for the 2018 hockey world cup, scheduled at Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Stadium from November 28 to December 16, the Odisha government has made its intention clear. They want to showcase the state’s grandeur to the world, and use…
The traditional meaning of Kalakaar is artist. The word, however, when used in Odia language could mean different things based on voice modulation. It could be praiseworthy or derogatory in nature, referring to someone as a master strategist, a gambler, a gamer…
Shiv Sundar Das, the former India opener, will coach the Odisha senior men’s team in the 2017-18 domestic season. He replaces Debasis Mohanty, who had been in charge of the team for six seasons. Das was Odisha’s batting coach three…
“Patriotism is the last refugee of a scoundrel,” said Samuel Johnson, the famous English writer, in the 18th century. At different times, patriotism has been replaced by religion or politics to make the point. The quote kept propping up in…
Considering the background against which the cricketing relationship between India and South Africa were forged, it took a long time to formalize the rivalry. The first edition of the Gandhi-Mandela series, which gets underway with a Twenty20 International in Dharamsala…