Charudutta Panigrahi

The Barefoot Ornithologists Of Mangalajodi

Humanity is woefully embattled, both internally and externally, and constantly bickering over habitat and moorings. At Mangalajodi, birds from across…

April 8, 2022

Utkal Divas Musing: Time For Odisha To Make Museums Economic Engines

Recently Museums in Odisha have got makeovers and are visitable and welcoming. Before the renovations, the museums were apologies in…

April 1, 2022

FOUR –Odia Film Coming Of Age

FOUR brings today’s urbanising Odisha to the screen without trivialising its language or tenor. AAO NXT is showcased as Odisha's…

February 4, 2022

Sundargarh’s Dark Underbelly: Black Paddy & Black Lungs

Henceforth the idiom ‘as white as snow’ would seem so much out of place. In coal mining regions of Siberia,…

January 21, 2022

The Future Of Odia Films

Odia films have a bright future because it can only rise after touching the nadir. That’s the silver lining for…

January 14, 2022

Odisha Budget 2022-23 & SDGs

Odisha had the first SDG budget in 2021-22 with an outlay of Rs 1,34,225 crore. SDG (Sustainable Development Goal) budget…

January 10, 2022

Odisha Art & Culture: How To Make It Richer In 2022?

Art and culture is the permanent treasure. Its fast depletion is making us poorer every year. In 2022, culture-based explanations…

January 1, 2022

No UNESCO Tag For Rath Yatra: How Can We Be So Passive?

You will be surprised to know that to date, Ratha Yatra does not figure in the UNESCO cultural heritage list.…

December 24, 2021

Politics Is The Real Opium

Aristotle firmly believed that human beings are by nature political animals. I don’t want to get to the 'why' part…

December 10, 2021

The Disease Of Odia Self-Belittling

Recently I met a close friend, well-heeled Odia and with a perennially professed Odia love. I was quite shocked when…

November 26, 2021