United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of Satya S. Tripathi of India as Assistant Secretary-General and Head of the New York Office of the United Nations Environment Programme. He will succeed Elliott Harris of Trinidad and Tobago…
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…
Almost every serious history enthusiast in this country comes across the subject of Eastern Ganga Dynasty at and yet strangely; the subject is, overlooked repeatedly across our national history. The general approach on this particular historical juncture ends in…
Very few people, both in Odisha and Tamil Nadu are aware of the deep connection that Biju Patnaik had with Karunanidhi. In the third volume of his autobiographical book ‘Nenjukku Needhi’, Karunanidhi mentioned in detail about Biju Patnaik and…
When we think of Utkal Gourab Madhusudan Das, the picture of a frail person dressed with coat, jacket, pant, boot, long Advocate’s gown, a turban on the head having bold look in the eyes with a fat law book on his side…
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.…
Amrit Kashyap from Rourkela, Odisha, an alumni from Subhash Ghai’s film institute, Whistling Woods International,Mumbai has won the RUNNERS up title as a reality show contestant for Yamaha fz25 presents EXPEDITION Season 1 which came on Zee Zing at 7pm every Saturday and Sunday. He is also the only…
As per this news published in their site, UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May has selected Prasant Mohapatra to serve as vice chancellor for research. Mohapatra, who has been the dean of graduate studies and vice provost of graduate education…
WHAT began as a childhood interest in the folk dances of his Ganjam home district in Odisha (Orissa), India, has brought Gajendra Panda today acclaim as an odissi master. Soon to perform in Malaysia with a festival called Arpana, he…
Sai Anish Pattnaik, son of Smt. Swaroopa and Sh. Saroj Kumar Pattnaik is a wonder kid, who has proved himself by exhibiting unbelievable talent by showcasing tremendous memory power. From Koraput, Sunabeda, Odisha, Sai Anish has set a record to…