Charudutta Panigrahi

The search started when someone asked me: “Who is Lord Jagannath and What is the origin?”. I believe that the research could only be at the surface as, every deep dive to unearth made one…

Humour and a bit of cheekiness were always part of public life in Odisha. At a meeting of the Utkal Sammilani in the early days, Lingaraj Panigrahi had once addressed the gathering as “ତମେ…

Indigenous people occupy 22 per cent of India’s geographical terrain and constitute over 23 per cent of the state’s population. Odisha is a gifted land in the world because it has a mix of…

Progress lies not in enhancing what is, But in advancing toward what will be – Kahlil Gibran We, as a state, are fast approaching our centenary year and in 2036 we should be celebrating…

Everything about him is lore, extraordinary and perennially futuristic. The politician with unthinkable candour, the tycoon entrepreneur who abhors hoarding, the kingmaker without…

The power of persuasion, tenacity and perseverance of us Odias has always seen success, despite challenges. Madhusudan Das, a member of the Bengal Legislative Council by then, informed Lord…

The culture of Odisha starts from submission, or total abandonment of ego and domination. The conquerors of Odisha like the Mughals, the Marathas and the British East India Company,…

Odisha has always been devastated by natural disasters and every time the state has made a comeback, which has been glorious, gutsy and full of gusto. After strengthening the public…

Nothing can repress my spirits. Between highs and lows, between crest and nadirs, I maintain my calm within because I must be myself, the essential Odia – silent, cultured, peaceful and yet…

In Odisha, the success of BCs/micro lenders is a bag of mixed stories. Replacing micro lenders has proved expensive and unviable. There is a huge mass of people without the basic banking…