The countdown begins—to the most awaited lit fest of Eastern India. The Sixth Edition of Odisha Literary Festival will be held in Bhubaneswar on October 28&29, 2017. It’s a weekend. With the theme of India@70, OLF17 will document the issues…
Odisha society of Americas joins India Day Parade in Naperville near Chicago with a float describing culture
India Day celebration in Naperville near Chicago and parade has grown in size and attendance since its 2015 debut. The Aug. 13 festival at Knoch Park, featured an ethnic Indian bazaar, fashion show, and food and beverages, all starting at…
Telemedicine: How Odisha is showing the way for the rest of India to implement
A telemedicine project started by an Odisha-based social entrepreneur is slowly going national after the Central government adopted it as a model project two years ago. Started in 2009, the unique model that focusses on sustainability involves training of local…
Doctor from Jagatsinghpur district in Odisha is now an MP in Kenya
A doctor from the seaside village of Panchupalli under Earasama block of Jagatsinghpur district in Odisha scripted history recently by becoming a member of the Parliament of Kenya after winning the election there. Dr Swarup Ranjan Mishra, who had contested…
Indian Army band to perform at IG Park in Bhubaneswar on August 13
The Indian Army, in association with the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), will have a performance of Military Pipe Band at Indira Gandhi (IG) Park here on August 13 to celebrate the 71st Independence Day. The 14-member military band, part of…
First South Asian Youth Summit 2017 to be held in Bhubaneswar
The first South Asian Youth Summit-2017 is all set to be organised in Bhubaneswar from September 17. The four-day Summit would focus on a wide range of problems being faced by youths of South Asia and discuss their solutions. Ministers of…
Odisha govt and Facebook launches ‘SheMeansBusiness’ programme to train women entrepreneurs
Chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday launched ‘She Means Business’ programme of Facebook for women entrepreneurs in Odisha. Under the scheme 25, 000 women entrepreneurs and self-help group (SHG) members will be given training on digital marketing skills within next…
Multi-award winning silent short films by Biswanath Rath selected for screening at Canada Film Festival
‘Silence is louder than words’, so the saying goes. And Award-winning filmmaker Biswanath Rath’s critically acclaimed silent films have just proven this age-old proverb right. Adding yet another feather to their glorious International Film Festival journey, multi-award winning social…
Ramoji Krian Universe, a New-Age Institute for Creative Career: A Fresh Destination for Youth Today
Just in case somebody aspires to be a filmmaker or a designer or an actor, she or he need not look any further. Hyderabad based world’s largest integrated film studio Ramoji Film City (RFC), which has been at the very…
Kabula Barabula -searching laila : A new movie featuring Anubhav and Elina in lead coming this dussehra
VIDHISHA KRAFT & A.B.FILMS brings the upcoming venture “KABULA BARABULA -searching laila”, Directed by – Ramesh Rout. This romantic comedy stars Anubhav ,Elina ,Harihar Mohapatra ,Papu Pom Pom ,Pradyumna lenka , Anisha,Mantu ,Prince ,Anita Das ,Sambhu.Produced by Vijay Kandoi &…