Another Danger Looms Over Suka-Sari Temple In Bhubaneswar’s Ekamra Khestra by Anil Dhir March 11, 2021 Bhubaneswar: The Suka Sari complex in the Old Town has now been taken over by the Archaeological Survey of India... Read moreDetails
Time For Odisha Govt To Fulfil Biju Babu’s Unkept Promise! by Anil Dhir March 5, 2021 Bhubaneswar: Biju Babu’s first spell as the Chief Minister of Odisha lasted just 27 months; in spite of his short... Read moreDetails
India Peace Memorial At Lokpaching: The Unacknowledged Odisha Connection by Anil Dhir January 24, 2021 The Battle of Red Hill was fought on May 20-29, 1944. The small hillock was on Tiddim Road, 16 km... Read moreDetails
Old World Charm At Bhubaneswar’s Oldest Barber Shop by Anil Dhir October 30, 2020 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 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 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 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 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 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 Bhubaneswar: The government’s decision to impose a strict lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus triggered a mass exodus of... Read moreDetails