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.…
Awesome to see Prince Dance Group of Odisha join Deepika Padukone to showcase HPVoicetab
Awesome to see HP Voice Tab video feature the story of Odisha based Prince Dance Group along with Deepika Padukone for advertisement, don’t miss. Prince Dance Group, a dance troupe based in Berhampur, led by T. Krishna Mohan Reddy.…
Ratan Tata decides to invest in Home Rental Startup by Odisha Boys NestAway
Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata has invested an undisclosed amount in home rental startup NestAway Technologies Pvt Ltd. “As the first investors in NestAway, we have seen the company grow at a tremendous pace and achieve clear leadership by…
Heard about Saanya born to Odisha parents now considered a British Indian Child Genius?
The story here is about a bright 11 year old girl getting the top score in Mensa. Saanya has scored the maximum possible scores in the Mensa Test (Cattell IIIB scale– 162 and Culture Fair scale – 142) which has…
Ronak Samantaray of Odisha in Forbes List of Top Asia 30 Under 30 Transforming Technology
For their inaugural class of 30 Under 30 Asia, they cast a wide net over the region, canvassing the tech hubs in Bangalore, Beijing and Singapore to find a group of standout nominees in software, cybersecurity, application analysis, networking, and the…
Startup Vidooly with cofounder from Odisha acquires OTT startup iCouchApp
Indian video analytics startup Vidooly Media Tech Pvt Ltd has acquired iNiD Digimedia Pvt Ltd, which runs over-the-top content (OTT) platform iCouchApp, for an undisclosed amount. As part of the deal, Vidooly will get all of iCouchApp’s assets and intellectual property,…
A Group Of Volunteers in Odisha On The Path To Make Roads Safer
After a gruelling day of labour, a roadside vendor Achyuta Behera and a farmer Umesh Chandra Pani, moonlight as first-aid responders. When engineering and construction firm IL&FS rolled out a training programme for quicker responses to road accidents as a…
Story of Satyajit Sahoo : From studying Forestry in Odisha to Cofounder of startup
Satyajit Sahoo studied forestry from Odisha University but he now leads the front-end design at Scrollback, a chat service for communities. This points to a larger emerging trend among startup employees. While CEOs of startups are celebrated for breaking barriers, startup employees…
Journey of 2 cuttack Bike Riders: 4644 km, 7 states to Nohkalikai waterfall at Cherrapunjee
Sajal Seth Writes : Sandakphu , Sikkim & Sohra on Bike It was my dream ride to above 3 places named with letter ” S ” & for which I rode through 7 Indian states viz. Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar,…
Post 2 failed startups, I conceptualised Explara – Santosh Panda of Odisha
Explara was conceptualized by Santosh Panda (CEO Explara)and co founded by Ashok kumar. Having done his masters at Manchester Business School, Panda has worked for eBay, BBC Broadcast and UPCO. Ashok Kumar is the co founder and VP operations at…