Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari will be visiting India on a five-day tour from April 17th to 21st , at the invitation of President Pranab Mukherjee. This is the first State visit of the President of Nepal after assuming office in…
KIIT Bhubaneswar : Longest Mannequin Challenge (College Edition) | Chainsmokers & Coldplay – Something Just Like This
Watch this rendition of Chainsmokers & Coldplay’s “Something Just Like This” in the form of a Mannequin Challenge by the engineering students of KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha.
Amazon India ties up with weavers in Odisha to market and sell Sambalpuri Sarees
Its an awesome news for Sambalpuri saree lovers ,the famous sarees will be available on e-commerce site Amazon India.The weavers also now need not worry about the marketing part. Recently, the officials of Amazon India held a training programme for…
A museum to be setup at Udaygiri part of focus on Buddhist circuit development in Odisha
A museum of international standards is in plans to be set up at Udaygiri to exhibit various findings of Buddhist artefacts. Around 200 Buddhist scholars, researchers, tour operators and monks from countries like USA, UK, Malaysia , Sri Lanka , Vietnam, and…
Odisha now plans for applying GI Tag for age old palm leaf etching craft
According to this report from Times of India, Odisha government is preparing for filing application for Geographical Indication (GI) registration for palm leaf etching craft. GI tag can help in reviving the age-old traditional craft and improving in the economic standard of…
How much do you know about Lipika Singh Darai of Odisha, a winner of multiple National Awards
Lipika Singh Darai, a Ho tribal from Odisha after winning her 3rd National Film Award has proven that Adivasi women are setting milestones in every field. Darai’s directed movie ‘The waterfall’ is winner of Best Educational Film under non-feature film category in 64th National awards. The complete list…
Odisha Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik selected to represent India in Moscow Championship
Noted sand artist from Odisha Sudarsan Pattnaik has been selected to represent India in 10th Moscow Sand Art Championship 2017. With a theme “The World Around us”, the championship is scheduled to be held from April 22 to 28 at…
Odia Movie Khyanika: The Lost Idea shot around Bhubaneswar to be premiered at Film Festival in Canada
Its awesome to hear Khyanika : the Lost Idea, a film by filmmaker Amartya Bhattacharya based in bhubaneswar has been selected to be premiered at Hidden Gems Film Festival in Canada starting on April 29. The film stars Amrita Chowdhury,…
An exhibition in Mumbai that highlights the tradition of Odisha Pattachitra
Bhubaneswar based Pattachitra artist Bijay Parida’s is doing his first solo exhibition in Mumbai, The Dancing Line. As part of this a lot of paintings are based on Gita Govinda — the 12th century poem by Jayadeva which narrates tales…
Renowned Odia Film maker Duo making international splash with ground breaking film and special mention at the 64th National Film Awards
Celluloid revolutionary Producer Akshay Parija is once again in news with internationally acclaimed Director Nila Madhab Panda for his movie Kadvi Hawa which got a special mention at the 64th National Film Awards. Kadvi Hawa has been produced by Nila…