The Ramayana Circuit is one among the 13 tourist circuits under the Swadesh Darshan scheme. A committee under the Ministry of Tourism jotted down 15 destinations in the Ramayana Circuit in an effort to promote religious tourism. The destinations are…
You might not have heard, but First professional motorcycle racing team of Odisha Narasim Racing made debut in Nationals
Odisha’s first-ever professional motorcycle racing team named NARASIM RACING took part in the Nationals where the podium just slipped out of an encouraging debut in Round 1 at Coimbatore. But the pioneering outfit from Odisha, prepares stronger for Round 2…
Aigiri Nandini: shloka of Hindu Goddess Durga performed in fusion of Odissi and Chau Dance
Aigiri Nandini shloka of Hindu Goddess Durga and this is a short musical film based on fusion classical dance. This video is the fusion of 2 beautiful dance form of odisha , Odissi dance and Chau dance. We first time…
Prahallada Nataka : Don’t miss this awesome trailer of how a twitterati crowdfunded project by Prateek and co trying to save the dying art form
Prahallada Nataka is a 200-year old folk theatre from Ganjam in Odisha. Created by Ramakrusna Chhotaraya, the erstwhile king of Jalantara (a princely kingdom in the southern regions of Odisha), it tells the story of Vishnu’s man-lion incarnation Nrusingha,…
Reminiscing the Raja Celebration of Yester Years – A beautiful Blog by Arun Dash
Things have changed. We have come far ahead, leaving loads of rich traditions far behind and of course taking a few sheds of them that we easily could carry. In the mad exodus from culturally-rich village to materially-rich city, many…
A short film Baji – The Immortal Boat Boy based on Baji Rout and his fight against British all set to release this october
A short film Baji – The Immortal Boat Boy which is about a 11 year old Boy who created history in defying the British , whose short but very inspiring life tells of the courage & valor which a young…
While Ekamra Walks continue to attract tourists, starting this saturday first ever Museum Walk at Kala Bhoomi crafts museum
The popular Ekamra Walks is going to give tourists and even local people an ‘experience’ of a different sort: A guided Museum Walk, beginning this weekend. The inaugural walk will be held at the newly-opened Odisha Crafts Museum Kala Bhoomi…
Construction of Subarnarekha port in Odisha will begin soon as the defense ministry has given its clearance for the project
The construction of Subarnarekha port in Odisha will begin soon as the defence ministry has given its clearance for the project, Odisha government said on Tuesday. Chennai-based Creative Port Private Ltd (CPPL) has proposed construction of an all-weather deep-draft commercial…
Kala Bhoomi is a world-class facility in bhubaneswar built to showcase the craft diversity of the state – writes Jitu Mishra
Given below are 2 paragraphs from an awesome blog by Jitu Mishra on Kala Bhoomi, do read the full blog here. Being far away from India’s power centres, the art and craft practices of the region have retained much…
With 3 new airports coming up HRAO plans to promote Odisha as as ’21 night destination’ for tourists
In tune with the three upcoming airports in Western Odisha, the Hotel and Restaurant Association of Odisha (HRAO) has come forward to promote Odisha as a ‘21 night destination’ with special focus on tourist destinations in western Odisha. The industry…