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…
Remember Binaca Geetmala : A nice blog by Sambeet Dash on this yesteryear AIR Show
The indomitable Ameen Sayani narrating on the occasion of the 80th Anniversary of All India Radio (AIR), the Airing of his famous BINACA GEETMALA, stuck a chord in me. It instantly took me down the memory lanes of 1970s and…
RANJI TROPHY 2000-01- A year to remember for the cricket fans of Odisha
It was a kind of atmosphere where commitment and spirit defied all the odds. It was a journey of hard work and belief in each other’s ability. From being tagged as the underdog to the eventual journey to the semifinals…
#OdiaPost ପତିବ୍ରତ, ଏକ ପତ୍ନୀ ବ୍ରତ ଓ ଆଜିର ସମାଜ – ଏକ ତୁଳନା
#OdiaPost ହିନ୍ଦୁଧର୍ମରେ ପତିବ୍ରତ ଧାରଣା -ଏକ ଅନ୍ତର୍ଦୃଷ୍ଟି ପତିବ୍ରତ ଧର୍ମର ବିଚାର : ମହିଳାମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ହିନ୍ଦୁଧର୍ମରେ କେତେକ ନୀତି ନିୟମ ରଖାଯାଇଛି । ଏହି ସବୁ ରୀତିନୀତି ପାଳନ କରୁଥିବା ନାରୀକୁ ହିଁ ପତିବ୍ରତା ଆଖ୍ୟା ଦିଆଯାଏ । ପତ୍ନୀ ମାନେ ସ୍ଵାମୀଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ବ୍ରତ(ସଂକଳ୍ପ) କରନ୍ତି । ସେ ନାରୀର ସ୍ଵାମୀ ହିଁ …
ଚା ପାନ ବିରତି : A nice blog on watching Cricket in Barabati stadium in 1979 by Sambeet Dash
In 1979, as a 10 year old cricket fan, I was watching a match between the touring Australian team and India at the Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, Odisha. There was no TV those days. The gallery was full of transistor wielding…
Magical Mangalajodi in Odisha : Where people protect the birds, a blog by Somnath Verma
Situated in north-eastern banks of Chilika Lake, Mangalajodi was a death trap for birds. This quiet and anonymous town was a poacher’s den for illegal bird hunting. Villagers would shoot or poison the birds, which came all the way from Siberia, Mongolia and…
#OdiaPost ଭିକାରୀ ବଳ – ଜୀବନର ଚାରି ଦଶନ୍ଧି ଥିଲା ସଙ୍ଗୀତ ସାଧନାରେ ଲୀନ
Born in Sobala village under Pattamundei block in Kendrapara on May 25, 1929, Bhikari Bal was attracted to music since childhood. He was trained at the Gokula Chandra Sangeet Sadan in Kendrapara as an adolescent. But his voice was refined under…
#OdiaPost ମୋ ଜୀବନ ପଛେ ନର୍କେ ପଡ଼ିଥାଉ ଜଗତ ଉଦ୍ଧାର ହେଉ…
ବଖାଣି ମହିମା ଧୁନିକୁ ସ୍ଥାପିବା ଶ୍ରୀମୁଖରେ ଆଜ୍ଞା ଦେଲେ| ଦାସପଣେ କିଣି ଅର୍ଦ୍ଧବାଟେ ଆଣି କିମ୍ପା ଏତେ ସରି କଲେ ||୧ ନାହିଁ ମୋ ଭରସା ଉଡ଼ୁଛି ସହସା କି ବୁଦ୍ଧି କରିବି କହ| ଜଗତ ସମ୍ଭାଳି ଭଗତଙ୍କୁ ପାଳି ତୁମ୍ଭ ଭାରା ତୁମ୍ଭେ ବହ ||୨ ଭଗତଙ୍କ ଦୁଃଖ ନିରନ୍ତର ଦେଖ ଲାଗିଲାଟି…
#OdiaPost ଭୀମ ଭୋଇ – ଏକ ଅନ୍ଧ କବିର ମାନବବାଦୀ ଧର୍ମଯାତ୍ରା
A permanent contribution of Odisha to our cultural heritage is Bhima Bhoi, Poet-prophet of Mahima dharma, who wielded his pen against the prevailing social injustice, religious bigotry, and caste discrimination. With his firm belief in one God, one society, one…
#OdiaPost May 11 –India’s National Technology Day ଜାତୀୟ ବୈଷୟିକ ଦିବସ
Every year, National Technology Day is observed across India on May 11. This day glorifies the importance of science in day-to-day life and motivates students to adopt science as a career option. National Technology Day is being commemorated to celebrate…