A group of Japanese tourists arrived here to learn water sports and Indian music. They learnt playing tabla and harmonium, practiced yoga and tried their hands at water sports. While it was Odia music composer and singer T Shourie who…
Odisha Pattachitra training classes now in Mysore to spread the art
Heard of Pattachitra? It’s a cloth-based scroll painting from Odisha. There is a chance to learn this ancient art sitting in Mysore. The art is said to be more than a 1,000 years old Thanks to Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya…
Surfing Yogis based in Odisha wins best documentary at Indian cine film festival
Surfing Yogis the team responsible for bringing the India surfing festival and making people aware of Walk on Water in Odisha has won the based documentary award at India cine film festival for 2014. Chilika is listed as one of…
Puri Added into the National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation Drive
The Union Culture and Tourism Ministry has included Odisha’s pilgrim city Puri in the National Mission on Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD). The PRASAD scheme will be launched in this financial year with an outlay of Rs 100…
Coming Soon: Hovercraft service between Konark & Puri from next month
Odisha government will start hovercraft service between temple town Puri and Sun temple Konark, a stretch of 34 KM, by first week of next month. A plan has also been drawn to introduce water surfing in Puri, develop Stand Up…
I’ve become a big fan of Oriya people – writes Lone Gal Traveller
ORISSA – A state I had not prepared for…. ‘coz I didn’t have much info about it. Had heard lukewarm comments about it, but, as always, had kept an open mind when visiting Bhubaneshwar, during the ride. & Did this…
Odisha’s first Folk & Tribal Art Museum at Chilika Lake to be ready by March 2015
Set up by Society for Development of Rural Literature, Odisha, the state’s first Folk and Tribal Art Museum, will be ready by March 2015. Spread over an area of five acres, close to the banks of Chilka Lake, Asia’s largest…
Konark Festival and Internationl Sand Art Festival in December 2014
Want to experience the rich cultural heritage of Odisha, come visit during this time. The dates have been announced for Konark festival and international sand art festival for 1-5 Dec 2014.
Rock climbing, Cycling Trails coming in Chandaka Wildlife sanctuary this Nov
Chandaka Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary, which is situated on the city outskirts, has chalked out new plans to welcome wildlife enthusiasts. By November 1, the adventure sports near its Godibari entrance will also be ready. The sanctuary, the only one…
Record number of country birds throng Odisha’s Bhitarkanika national park
The world famous Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha’s Kendrapara district has witnessed the arrival of a record number of country birds this year. As per the bird census conducted by the forest officials this year, as many as 91,545 country…