Anil Dhir

Panic Over ‘Spy Pigeons’ Caught In Odisha Unnecessary!

Bhubaneswar: The brouhaha about two spy pigeons being caught and the attached cameras being sent for forensic examination has been…

March 16, 2023

The ‘Missing’ Jumping Deer On Biju Patnaik’s Dakota At Bhubaneswar Airport

Bhubaneswar: The dust has settled after the unveiling of  Biju Babu’s Dakota at Bhubaneswar Airport named after him. The agencies have…

March 8, 2023

Vande Bharat Express: Running On A Wing And A Prayer

Two mishaps in three days. Browsing herds of cows and buffaloes mowed down by the high-speed train. The Railway Minister…

October 9, 2022

Chilika Ropeway Project Will Affect Fragile Ecology Of The Lake

Bhubaneswar: The Ministry of Environment and Forests and Climate Change had issued a notification earlier this year, exempting infrastructure of…

October 8, 2022

Give Until It Hurts, Mother Teresa Remembered

The Missionaries of Charity was founded by Mother Teresa on October 7, 1950. I first met her sometime in mid-1994…

October 7, 2022

Nobel Prize Winner Annie Ernaux, The Girl Of 1958

Born in a working class family in Normandy, Annie studied at the Universities of Rouen and Bordeaux, became a school…

October 6, 2022

Ram Leela In The North, Ravana Leela In The South

In 2016, on the day of Dussehra, effigies of Ram, Sita and Lakshman were burnt in Chennai by Periyar supporters.…

October 5, 2022

India’s Oldest Convict Is In Odisha’s Koraput Jail; Why Isn’t Balaram Sira Being Released?

Koraput: Convict No 7273/A, lodged in the Circle Jail in Koraput, is no ordinary prisoner. At 92, Balaram Sira is…

August 15, 2022

The Sikh Connection With The National Flag Of India

They were the last to lay arms and the first to raise them against the British. The Sikhs of Punjab…

August 12, 2022

Did Mahatma Gandhi Refuse To Salute The Tricolour?

Although Mahatma Gandhi led the non-violent independence movement, he didn’t join the government, even though he was the tallest leader…

August 11, 2022