Nomira: The Unknown Geological Wonder Of Odisha
The connection between people, landscape and the earth’s history forms the foundation of the concept of geological heritage. The Geological Survey of India has identified 26 sites as…
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Guruprasad Mohapatra & Biju Patnaik’s Dakota: A Case Of So Near Yet So Far
The loss of a friend in adulthood has many meanings. It is the loss of someone with whom you had shared your life, thoughts and activities. We often have friends from our student days with…
Hidden Treasures Of Emar Mutts In Odisha
Bhubaneswar: The recent hullaballoo over the discovery of another set of silver ingots buried under the Emar Mutt at Puri created a lot of speculation. Earlier, 522 silver ingots worth…
Odisha’s Last Gandhian No More
Khariar Road: Freedom fighter and Gandhian Raojibhai Rathore died at his residence at Khariar Road on Wednesday. He was 99.
He was not exactly the typecast kind of a freedom fighter,…
Why Some Feel Dak Bungalow In Bhubaneswar’s Old Town Is Haunted ?
Bhubaneswar: Besides several temples and tanks, Bhubaneswar’s Old Town also has a few forgotten colonial vestiges. The Old Dak Bungalow at the beginning of the Mahatab Road is one such…
Odisha’s Oldest Rock Art Site In Peril
Bhubaneswar: One of the oldest Rock Art sites of the state, Bhima Mandali near Naktideul in Sambalpur District is barely recognisable now.
An INTACH team led by Dr. Biswajit Mohanty had…
Ancient Stone Blocks Excavated In Bhubaneswar’s Ekamra Khestra Damaged!
Bhubaneswar: The four stone beams that were excavated from the excavated area of the Sibatirtha Mutt, just 50 metres away from the wall of the Lingaraj Temple, were kept near the Gadi of…
Another Danger Looms Over Suka-Sari Temple In Bhubaneswar’s Ekamra Khestra
Bhubaneswar: The Suka Sari complex in the Old Town has now been taken over by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and all work on the Ekamra Kshetra beautification has stopped with the…
Time For Odisha Govt To Fulfil Biju Babu’s Unkept Promise!
Bhubaneswar: Biju Babu’s first spell as the Chief Minister of Odisha lasted just 27 months; in spite of his short stint, he left an indelible mark in the history of emergent Odisha. He ran a…
India Peace Memorial At Lokpaching: The Unacknowledged Odisha Connection
The Battle of Red Hill was fought on May 20-29, 1944. The small hillock was on Tiddim Road, 16 km away from Imphal, Manipur. The surroundings, with its reddish soil, represented the farthest…