I chanced upon this thread; the answers are pretty nice- but I found myself disagreeing with some people like Naman Goyal and Kris Punting (Pumpkin, eh? Pumpkin?) about how our ‘prejudice’ was colouring the way we look at the…
Odissi Dance center to be opened in Oxford University UK
An Odissi Dance Centre would be opened on January 16 next at the Oxford University in the United Kingdom to help Odissi dance gain global recognition. It is an initiative of Baisali Mohanty, a Master’s Degree student in International Studies…
Odissi Dance : Roots and Culture a video by Revital Carroll with awesome details about it
Hear what Santacruz CA USA dancers have to say about Odissi Dance : Just wow
Hear what Santacruz CA USA dancers have to say about Odissi Dance : Just wow Did you know Odisha is first in India to host Asian Surf Championship Like Us in Facebook to get more content like this Follow…
A trip to Raghurajpur Pattachitra Village in Odisha by Shashwat Panda
Visited Raghurajpur 2day.Was overwhelmed by the sheer intricacy of the artisans’ work And gained valuable insights with respect how these delicate works of art r made, The raw materials to the labour-intensive process to final product. Was an eye opener. Most of…
Durga Puja in Odisha a sign of Communal Harmony, lesson for other states in India
In a unique example of communal harmony, Muslim artisans work behind the scenes to make beautiful tableaux of Goddess Durga ahead of the Hindu festival Durga Puja. Durga Puja, also referred to as ‘Durgotsava’ or ‘Sharadotsav’, is an annual Hindu…
IIT Bhubaneswar first IIT in India to introduce dance as BTech subject
IIT Bhubaneswar has introduced Odissi Dance as BTech Subject becoming the first IIT in country to introduce any dance form in its curriculum. The classical dance would be one of the ‘breadth’ course of maximum 12 credits during the four…
Art Gallery goes live in Buddha Jayanti Park Bhubaneswar – Pictures here
The gallery, one of the biggest in the state, will have a souvenir shop for the benefit of artists. After display of art works in the gallery, the souvenir shop will facilitate their sale, providing artists a market linkage. Many…
Odisha: Where magic of saris is still alive – A nice blog by Alka Raghuvanshi
Even on the streets, women wear traditional woven outfits It has been my erroneous presumption that the average Indian woman knows very little about saris. How else does one explain the mosquito nets that they wear in the name of…
Video on Palm Leaf Painting – Ancient Folk art of Odisha
Palm leaf Pattachitra in Oriya language is known as Talapatrachitras drawn on palm leaf. First of all palm leaves are left for becoming hard after being taken from tree. Then these are sewn together to form a canvas. The…