The super gorgeous Sushrii Shreya Mishraa of Odisha is all set to feature in a special number in eminent director Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s home production Malaal. The film marks the debut of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s niece, Sharmin Segal, and Jaaved…
Nice to see Roza Nayak of Rourkela represent India at a major festival in China showcasing Odissi Dance
It was awesome to see Roza Nayak a Rourkela girl selected to represent India through Odissi dance on a big platform like Asian cuisine festival organized by the government of China . It was held at Haixinsha Asian olympics game…
Cyclone Fani Satelite era’s most intense cyclonic storm to hit Odisha coast in premonsoon season says IMD
Cyclone Fani, which hit Odisha on May 3, was the most intense cyclonic storm crossing the state coast during “pre-monsoon season” in the satellite era (since 1965), the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a report on Monday while flagging…
Chandana Jatra in Puri : Don’t miss this awesome visual documentary about Jagannatha’s annual summertime festival
A visual documentary about Jagannatha’s annual summertime festival, the spectacular Chandana Jatra or Chandana Jata (ଚନ୍ଦନ ଯାତ) of Puri. Headphones recommended; subtitled in English for universal comprehension. Turn on CC to see subtitles. Music used : Chandana Charchita by…
Chandrani Murmu: India’s youngest MP from Odisha : Grand daughter of former MP, from Engineering grad searching for jobs to MP
Of the 21 ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) nominees who contested the recently held Lok Sabha elections in Odisha, some were personally picked party president and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to contest the landmark polls. Contesting on the conch party’s…
33% of MPs from Odisha are women : Women reservation bill may still be pending in parliament, odisha already has it implemented
The Women Reservation Bill may still be pending in Parliament, but 33% of the candidates from Odisha elected to the Lok Sabha are women, that too representing different sections of society. Seven of total 21 MPs from Odisha are women.…
MERCY OF GOD |Don’t miss this Amartya Bhattacharyya film on recent Cyclone Fani devastation in Odisha
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqacIsZzNgs A silent portrait of the devastated condition of coastal Odisha after the cyclone Fani Concept-Cinematography-Editing-Direction : Amartya Bhattacharyya Music : Kisaloy Roy
Will you be able to help Wyoming US House of Representative David Miller find his old Bhubaneswar friends
It was awesome to see an email from US house of representative David miller in our inbox where he mentioned he was searching for Polly Singh and Jinda Singh from Bhubaneswar, age 70-80. We are glad he reached out to…
Move over hockey world cup, here comes U-17 Women’s Football worldcup to bhubaneswar
According to this article from Times of India, The All India Football Federation AIFF is understood to have shortlisted five venues, four of which will eventually get the nod to host U-17 Women’s Football worldcup. According to sources, Goa, Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar,…
Birth of Chhenapoda in Odisha : A nice blog by Sarthak Pradhan
Chhenapoda is a delicious cheese desert from the state of Odisha in eastern India. It literally means roasted(Poda) cottage cheese( chhena). It is made of well – kneaded homemade fresh cheese chhena, sugar, Suji. Wrapped in the leaves of the…