Up till the late 1990s, they were regularly seen at the market of Choudwar. The locals took them to be Gurkhas of the Odisha Special Armed Police, often deployed at the outer periphery of the Charbatia air base. Old-timers remember…
#OdiaPost : ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷାର ସଙ୍ଘର୍ଷମୟ ଇତିହାସ
ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଇଂରେଜଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା କଵଳିତ ହୋଇ ବଙ୍ଗ ଅଧୀନରେ ଶାସିତ ହେଉଥିବା ସମୟ । ୧୮୬୫-୬୬ ମସିହାରେ ଘଟିଥିବା ନ’ଅଙ୍କ ଦୁର୍ଭିକ୍ଷ ଭାଙ୍ଗିଦେଲା ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ମେରୁଦଣ୍ଡ । ଅର୍ଦ୍ଧାଧିକ ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ସରକାରୀ ହିସାବରେ ଏକତୃତୀୟାଂଶ ବା ମୋଟ ୩୦ ଲକ୍ଷ ଜନସଂଖ୍ୟାରୁ ୧୦ ଲକ୍ଷ) ପୋକମାଛି ପରି ଅକାଳେ ମୃତ୍ୟବରଣ କଲେ ।ଓଡ଼ିଶାରେ ଦାରିଦ୍ର୍ୟତା ଘୋଟିଯିବା…
#TemplesOfBhubaneswar Series Featuring Parasuramesvar Temple – One of the Oldest (7th century AD) Survival Temple
Temples Of Bhubaneswar is my new series under which i will be covering All temples of Bhubaneswar Temple city one by one.For the first video we have selected Parasuramesvara Temple for being the oldest surviving temple from the city…
Interesting story about Netaji with an Odisha Connection : The India Peace Memorial At Lokpaching, Imphal by Anil Dhir
The serene and simple India Peace Memorial at Lokpaching near Imphal is considered a sacred spot both for the Indian and the Japanese. The three crude unpolished red sandstone blocks brought over from Rajasthan, lying in the center of the…
Time to Soak Again in Prachi Valley’s Heritage by Kalinga Diaries
With their aim to promote unknown and lesser known heritage monuments of Odisha, Kalinga Diaries are organising their third trip on 11th February, Sunday. This time they will have a new set of almost six new heritage monuments, which are…
A beautiful informative video on Hirapur’s Chausathi (64) Jogini Temple by Kalinga Diaries
Hirapur’s Chausathi (64) Jogini Temple (ଚଉଷଠି ଯୋଗିନୀ ଦେଉଳ) is a famous shrine by now, but not many really understand what it means. Here is our take on this Tantric shrine. This video is part of a series of videos…
Two distant temples in Jammu and Odisha are built on similar principles! Heard about it yet?
An ancient temple complex in a remote Jammu village speaks the same architectural language of an aeons old temple 2,000 miles away in Odisha. This similarity between the two regions transcended thousands of miles in an age where trains or…
Kalinga Diaries Jajpur Tour Engraves Stories In Stone
Kalinga Diaries is a brand new project to get people to the lesser known, hidden monuments of Odisha. Founded by a dedicated team determined to make more people aware of the unexplored side of Odia, the startup successfully organised its…
The first flag of Independent India should find its place in the Netaji Museum at Cuttack : says researcher Anil Dhir
In a small village of Manipur, one last veteran of Netaji’s Indian National Army still lovingly cherishes the first flag that was unfurled in Indian Territory. It was not the tricolor, but the INA Flag that was flown in liberated…
ODISHA-II: The Land of Hundred Monasteries A nice blog by Travel_नामा
…….the people were indefatigable students and many of them were Buddhists. There were above 100 Buddhist monasteries and a myriad Brethern, all Mahayanists….There were more than ten Ashoka topes (stupas) at places where Buddha had preached. In the south-west of…