Catch the back story of the famous #KonarkSunTemple with this video.
The India Peace Memorial At Lokpaching : The Unacknowledged Odisha Connection
The Battle of Red Hill was fought from May 20-29 in 1944. The small hillock was on the Tiddim Road, 16 kms away from Imphal. The surroundings, with its reddish soil, represented the farthest the invading Japanese Army and the…
Budha Ganesh (Old Ganesh) temple dating to 11th century contemporary of Lingaraj Temple is slated for demolition
The excavators and JCB’s have stopped short before many temples that surround the Lingaraj complex. While extensive damage has been done to the many heritage structures of the Old Town, the administration has not demolished a single temple, big or small, till now. However,…
The Other Emar Mutt : Now that its destroyed in Puri, read more about Emar mutt of Sakhigopal
In all the hullaballoo of Emar Mutt demolition in Puri, what was forgotten and overlooked was that it had many branches all over the state; and was the fountainhead of many smaller Mutts. Among the many smaller branches in different…
Did you know Paika Rebellion of Odisha is now a chapter in History book of Class VIII by NCERT
Chapter on Odisha’s Paika Rebellion has been included in History book of Class VIII by NCERT. There is a chapter on freedom fighter Veer Surendra Sai in the book as well. Info courtesy : Diana Sahu (Twitter) Union HRD…
Did you know Sarala Das’s Odia version of Mahabharata is the first complete rendition of the epic by a single author in any language other than Sanskrit
Sarala Das’s 15th-century Odia Mahabharata provides an alternative reading of Vyasa’s canonical text with many surprise elements In Sarala Das’s Odia version of the Mahabharata, which is the first complete rendition of the epic by a single author in any…
Heard about Parlakimidi Lite Rail : The first odisha origin Royal lite Rail system, blog by Bishnu Mohan Adhikari
Railway came to existence in Odisha on 1893, with construction of Kharagpur-Cuttack- Khurda Road-Puri Line( controlled by Bengal Nagpur Railway).Subsequent link up along the east coast up to Vijayawada (Junction of Southern Maratha Railway and Nizam’s state Railway), happened…
Just wow : Remnants of an ancient civilisation of 2300 years back found in Asurgarh Kalahandi Odisha, belongs to Mauryan Period
The excavation branch of the Archaeological survey of India (ASI), Bhubaneswar region has unearthed signs of an urban civilisation contemporary to Mauryan period (322 -185 BC) at Asurgarh in Kalahandi district. During the excavation at an ancient fort the ASI…
The Konark Conservation Reports : Filed and forgotten, an awesome read from Anil Dhir in context of recent outrage on ASI work
Odisha Chief Minister’s letter to the Culture Minister for a probe into the neglect of the Konark Temple by the Archaeological Survey of India is a knee jerk reaction and just a formality. The State officials are aggrieved that the replacements…
150 years old Hukitola building built by British all set to feature prominently in Odisha Tourism map, know its history yet?
A nameless 150-year-old building has been renovated and is set to feature prominently on Odisha’s tourism map. Buoyed by a high tide, and buffeted by a choppy sea, my boat from River Gobari takes me to the tiny, uninhabited island…