The Telegraph writes : Visitors at the Tribal Museum will shortly get multimedia guides for their tours that will describe the museum and its collections. Visitors will be able to take a tour of the museum with a tablet designed to…
2 Tribal students of KISS win APJ Abdul Kalam Award, in top 30 out of 59,400 ideas from India
Two tribal students of the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) are among the national-level winners of the prestigious Dr APJ Abdul Kalam IGNITE 2016 Awards. The two are among the 30 winners out of the 59,400 ideas and projects…
Nice to see Bandhugaon in Interior Koraput district goes Solar
Recognised as one of the country’s 10 most backward blocks in the country, Bandhugaon in Koraput district of Odisha has now something to cheer about. At least 24 revenue villages and hamlets in this inaccessible and Maoist-hit block have got solar…
Picturesque Daringbadi in Kandhamal Odisha all set to get Tribal Museum
The picturesque hill town of Daringbadi in Odisha’s Kandhamal district is set to get another addition to its list of tourist destinations. A tribal museum, built on 1100 sq ft area, will be thrown open for public at the end…
The Song of Odisha : An Awesome article of experience of Rural Tourism in Koraput
This article is an awesome description of rural tourism in odisha by Chandrahas Choudhury. Provided below are a few excerpts and the link to the full article, a must read for everyone. Rural tourism provides travellers the opportunity to experience…
PM invites Odisha’s Bonda hills couple to attend Republic Day function
They live atop the Bonda hills in Odisha’s Malkangiri district, segregated from the mainstream and have rarely stepped out of their environs, so an invitation to attend this year’s Republic Day parade in the national capital was beyond their dreams.…
From HR Manager in MNC to teaching Odisha kids in Tribal Areas – Sunayana Chatrapathy
Till a year ago, 31 year old Sunayana Chatrapathy spent most of her days shuttling between glass cabins and meeting rooms as a Human Resource Manager for a Bangalore-based technology firm. But Sunayana knew that was not her true…
NABARD hosts Carbide Free Mangoes Exhibition cum sale till 15th June
The NABARD will organise a mango festival, an exhibition-cum-sale of carbide-free mangoes from the orchards of tribals at its office premises at the Nayapalli Civic Centre here on Friday. The exhibition, which will continue till June 15, will remain open…
Inspiring Story on what keeps Odisha tribal girls in schools with so many hardships
Having a bank account with money all their own, SC/ST girls in Odisha never miss school The money that was transferred to Pooja Das’ account is working overtime. This Class X student of Gaura Charan Vidyapitha in Jatni, Odisha’s Khorda…