In 1st April 1936, the state of Odisha was formed and to remember the contributions and sacrifices made by the people of Odisha in those olden days, Utkal Dibasa or Odisha Day is celebrated all over the state. Not only in Odisha but Utkala Dibasa is…
Bijayananda Patnaik popularly known as Biju Patnaik was born in Cuttack, Odisha on March 5, 1916. His father was Laxmi Narayana Patnaik and mother was Ashalata Ray. Although his father was in judicial service, he was a great nationalist and a…
Here is what NYTimes wrote when Biju Pattnaik died: Biju Patnaik, one of the most prominent survivors of the generation of Indian leaders who took part in the independence struggle against Britain, died here on Thursday. He was 81. Mr.…
Veer Surendra Sai was the child of the historic Revolution of 1857, as Napoleon was the child of the French Revolution of 1789. The heroic achievement of Surendra Sai and his uncommon sacrifice for the cause of his people have…
In the sacred Shamba Dasami of the year 1827, a male child was born in the famous Hajuri family of Puri Harachandi Sahi. His father was Raghunath Khuntia alias Bhimasen Hajuri, a servant of the Lord Jagannath. Since the child…
“When there is the bustle of progress everywhere, will Utkal be still in slumber ?” This line from Fakirmohan’s first original poem Utkal Bhraman (Tours of Orissa) not only epitomises his literary overview but also depicts his flare for…
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…
“aa kaa maa boi – paana gua thoi – paana gua tora – maasaka dharama mora”. The glory of Odisha’s (erstwhile Kalinga’s) maritime heritage is commemorated by the “Boita Bandana” ritual on Kartika Purnima. “Boita Bandana” literally means sanctifying of…
Laxman Nayak, a great freedom fighter of Odisha and a legendary figure among tribals. He was born on 22nd November 1899 in Tentuliguma village of Koraput District and his father Padlam Nayak was a tribal chieftain and ‘Mustedar’ under ‘Jeypore Samasthanam’…
Baji Rout is the youngest martyr of India. This 12 yr old boat boy was shot dead by British police when he courageously denied to ferry them across the Brahmani River on the night of 11th October 1938 at Nilakanthapur…