Old World Charm At Bhubaneswar’s Oldest Barber Shop by Anil Dhir October 30, 2020 0 On a corner of the busy market street in front of Lingaraj temple in Bhubaneswar, 75-year-old Debaraj Barik has been... Read moreDetails
COVID-19 Times: The Idle Idol Makers Of Bhubaneswar by Anil Dhir October 23, 2020 0 Bhubaneswar: This is the only trade I know; I have mastered it from generations. I have gone through hard times... Read moreDetails
Krupa Sindhu: The Man Who Wrote English Grammar Books For Generations Of Odias by Anil Dhir October 9, 2020 0 No matter what town or village you go to in India, however, remote it may be; there’s bound to be... Read moreDetails
Bhubaneswar’s Old Town Loses A Landmark With Demolition Of ‘Baidya Store’ by Anil Dhir September 4, 2020 0 Bhubaneswar: Among many shops that were demolished as part of beautification drive around Lingaraj Temple last week was the 120-year-old... Read moreDetails
Mahesh Rath Yatra In West Bengal’s Serampore, The Biggest One Outside Puri by Anil Dhir June 22, 2020 0 While everyone knows of the famous Rath Yatra in Puri, there are many other such celebrations all over the country... Read moreDetails
Covid-19 Protocol Demands ‘Stay At Home’. But Where Will The Homeless Go? by Anil Dhir May 30, 2020 0 Poverty is not dated. Homeless people have looked the same since the 13th century. Go back to the times of... Read moreDetails
COVID-19 Woes: Business Being Zero, Sex Workers Starving. But Does Anyone Care? by Anil Dhir May 28, 2020 1 Bhubaneswar: The government’s decision to impose a strict lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus triggered a mass exodus of... Read moreDetails
Is Solarisation Of Odisha’s Konark Sun Temple A Practical Proposition? by Anil Dhir May 21, 2020 0 Bhubaneswar: The announcement of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) for the complete solarisation of Sun Temple and... Read moreDetails
When Biju Patnaik And His Dakotas Shielded Indonesia by Anil Dhir May 9, 2021 0 A piece of Odisha's history lies in forgotten ignominy in the remote village of Ngota in the province of Yogyakarta... Read moreDetails
Biju Patnaik – The Self-Acclaimed Naxalite Who Wanted People To ‘Bash Up’ Corrupt Lawmakers by Anil Dhir April 17, 2020 0 Biju Patnaik’s second term as Chief Minister came nearly 30 years after his first short-lived spell. He was disappointed to... Read moreDetails