Pandit Samanta Chandra Sekhar Harichandan Mohapatra, locally known as “Pathani Samanta”, was the illustrious author of “Siddhanta Darpan”- a systematic record of his life-long relentless work composed in beautiful metrical Sanskrit verses . “Siddhanta Darpan” is an astronomical treatise in elegant Sanskrit verses, developed and improved upon…
Sri. T.Prasad Rao Dora, President FISHCOPFED-India and FISHFED-Odisha has been elected as Vice-Chairman of the International Fisheries Cooperative Federation. Dora got elected to this global body at the Global Conference & General Assembly Conference which was conducted by International Cooperative…
“The biggest myth about composing and sound designing is that they are about creating great sounds. Not true, or at least not true enough”. So aptly put by great sound designer Randy Thom. It is experimenting with sound, playing with…
Odisha-born Professor Dinabandhu Sahoo, the Director of the Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, is taking cherry blossoms to different Northeastern states The Ward Lake in Shillong, Meghalaya will be a sight to behold from November 8, as both sides of the lake will…
This is the first Odia Community Celebrations at Netherlands. Enjoy the short video of the performances and the fun we had at the event.
In 2002, in Chennai, Siddhartha Mohanty had found a miniature Bhagavad Gita that piqued his interest. The production quality of the book was impressive. Mohanty, based in Bhubaneswar, has been collecting miniature books ever since. He now has the largest…
During second world war, Biju Patnaik and his wife Gyan played crucial role in air dropping medicines and supplies for soldiers and also evacuating Indians to safety from war ravaged Burma. During India’s Freedom struggle , Biju Babu gave shelter…
These days it’s quite common to see Odia Filmmakers receiving ‘Official Selection’, ‘Finalist’ tags or even ‘’Award’ for their films. However, Award- winning Odia filmmaker Biswanath has achieved a milestone rarely reached by any Odia director/producer. With the recent ‘Official…
Scientists in the U.S. and India have found an inexpensive treatment that could possibly save hundreds of thousands of newborns each year. And it turns out, the secret weapon was sitting in Asian kitchens all along: probiotic bacteria that are…
A doctor from the seaside village of Panchupalli under Earasama block of Jagatsinghpur district in Odisha scripted history recently by becoming a member of the Parliament of Kenya after winning the election there. Dr Swarup Ranjan Mishra, who had contested…