Olive Ridley turtles have kept their date with Gahirmatha beach in Odisha’s Kendrapara district, known as world’s largest rookery of this endangered species, arriving just offshore for mating in large numbers. “Olive Ridley pairs have been seen floating near…
A weapon museum, described as the first of its kind in the country, has come up in the premises of DRDO’s Proof and Experimental Establishment at Chandipur and boasts of the Vijayanta Tank, which played a major role in the…
Odisha-born Professor Dinabandhu Sahoo, the Director of the Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, is taking cherry blossoms to different Northeastern states The Ward Lake in Shillong, Meghalaya will be a sight to behold from November 8, as both sides of the lake will…
Chief Learning Officer magazine is proud to announce the winners of the 2017 Learning in Practice Awards. Celebrating those who have crafted new and innovative education initiatives, the Learning in Practice Awards recognize learning executives, organizations and vendors in the learning…
Mumbai, 30th October 2017: The captivating first look and trailer of Drishyam Films’ next, the National-Award winning Kadvi Hawa which is slated for a Pan-India theatrical release on 24th November 2017 was unveiled today. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker (Padmashree) Nila Madhab Panda (of I am…
It’s Kartik Purnima and Sakshi shares many great stories connected to this festival. Different communities celebrate this day for different reasons. Along with the unbelievable edible diyas and the tradition of paper boats, there are simple but delicious…
This is the first Odia Community Celebrations at Netherlands. Enjoy the short video of the performances and the fun we had at the event.
In 2002, in Chennai, Siddhartha Mohanty had found a miniature Bhagavad Gita that piqued his interest. The production quality of the book was impressive. Mohanty, based in Bhubaneswar, has been collecting miniature books ever since. He now has the largest…
My cameraperson and I had driven from Visakhapatnam through Srikakulam to Bhubaneswar and then to Paradip, less than two days after the cyclone struck that year. As dusk came and we were a few kilometres into Odisha (then called Orissa),…
During second world war, Biju Patnaik and his wife Gyan played crucial role in air dropping medicines and supplies for soldiers and also evacuating Indians to safety from war ravaged Burma. During India’s Freedom struggle , Biju Babu gave shelter…