Bhubaneswar: The national recognition accorded to Odia sculptor Upendra Nath Giri for the Vishwarupa statue at Lok Bhavan underscores a broader shift in how regional and traditional artists are being acknowledged within India’s public and institutional spaces. Presidential appreciation and felicitation at Rashtrapati Bhavan elevate the achievement beyond personal acclaim, placing it within the narrative…
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the Somnath Temple marked the commencement of Somnath Swabhiman Parv, a four-day celebration from January 8 to 11, commemorating 1,000 years since the first desecration of the sacred shrine in 1026 and honouring its extraordinary history of 17 reconstructions despite repeated invasions. The Prime Minister participated in a…
Bhubaneswar: Puri Rath Yatra, this year in 2025, had seen many deaths due to continuous stampede happening during the festival and when the Raths of the three deities were in front of the Gundicha Temple. As reported, more than 10 people have lost their lives during the kart festival. Reportedly, the management was not up…
Bhubaneswar: Bihar is the state where we see the world ‘s oldest university ( Nalanda University), world’s oldest Hindu temple, the highest and longest monument ( Kesariya Buddhist Monument), the longest wi-fi zone ( 20 KM), the oldest highway ( 2400 KM). Four out of ten biggest bridges in India are in Bihar. Bihar is…
Kolkata, 9 April 2025: To lay a sacred and spiritual foundation ahead of the auspicious inauguration on 13 April 2025. The solemn ritual was performed by the Seniors Trustee Members, Chairman Sajan Bansal, President Suresh Chand Bansal, Shyam Sunder Jindal, Purushottam Rai Bansal, Ram Chandra Badopalia, Dr Sawar Dhanania, Pramod Kumar Gupta, Dayanand Rawalwasia, Ashok Rawalwasia,…
Bhubaneswar: In the current times there are many programs, platforms and reality television shows that provide forums for modern and contemporary dance forms but classical dances especially Odissi dance has very few platforms to be promoted and exposed to the world forum. Though there are a few new programs that are being initiated of late…
Bhubaneswar: Parents don’t teach their children how to deal with failures. Especially, in today’s time this has been very common that the parents are becoming extra competitive, putting their children to achieve certain things, comparing the children with others and so on. In the present time, the youth has no absorption power to handle failure…
Bhubaneswar: Kumbh Mela symbolises a special aspect of Hinduism that is rarely discussed. It is not about any temple, deity, devotion, song but a tradition where your whole body is covered with the holy ash ( Bibhuti/ Bhasm), the tangled hair clots on the head, and holding a measurement in hand the powerful , naked…
Bhubaneswar: The most awaited festival of Boita bandana on Kartika Purnima is celebrated all across Odisha by illuminating the water bodies, rivers, ponds etc. On the occasion of the historic Boita Bandana rituals the whole state has come together to perform the traditional rituals with utmost excitement and joy. Various kinds of decorated, colourful boats…
Bhubaneswar: Cuttack Bali Jatra has got the approval from the Odisha High Court to be conducted in the upper ground as well but there would be a certain guidelines to be followed. So the grand fair is going to be conducted in both upper and lower ground in the current year. This notification also carries…
