Anil Dhir

Poverty is not dated. Homeless people have looked the same since the 13th century. Go back to the times of Dickens, Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky. Look at the photographs. It’s amazing. The face…

Bhubaneswar: The government’s decision to impose a strict lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus triggered a mass exodus of migrant workers from different cities as most economic…

Bhubaneswar: The announcement of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) for the complete solarisation of Sun Temple and Konark town has made news. The concerned Minister has said…

A piece of Odisha's history lies in forgotten ignominy in the remote village of Ngota in the province of Yogyakarta in Central Indonesia. Few know about it, none from Odisha may have visited…

Biju Patnaik’s second term as Chief Minister came nearly 30 years after his first short-lived spell. He was disappointed to find that the bureaucrats, administrators and elected…

In the darkness of the coronavirus crisis, there is a bright light to be found in the acts of kindness shown by ordinary people. Many individuals and groups are distributing food and grocery…

Biju Babu’s first term as the Chief Minister of Odisha lasted just 27 months. Despite his short stint, he left an indelible mark in the history of emergent Odisha. He ran a powerful and…

The American secret agency CIA had always maintained an extensive dossier on Biju Patnaik. Numerous memoirs of ex-bureau chiefs, diplomats and operatives mention him in their works.…

Bhubaneswar: The  excavators and JCB’s have stopped  short  before many temples that surround the Lingaraj complex in the Odisha capital.  While extensive damage has been done to the many…

Bhubaneswar: The recent decision of Puri Municipality to demolish the ancestral house of Gurudev Tagore located on Chakratirtha Road in Puri has evoked sharp reactions from across the state.…