Charudutta Panigrahi

In a welcome move, the Odisha government is set to ‘bank’ the 4,597 unbanked gram panchayats (GPs) of the state. This is a great step towards financial inclusion, which simply put, is the…

The Bhubaneswar Art Trail (BAT) is a unique art initiative in the country, aiming at creating a creative space around the Old Town (which is often described as the 'a treasure trove of time…

Art is the proper task of life, said Nietzsche and Bertolt Brecht thinks that “if art reflects life, it does so with special mirrors”. Maybe yes but both the thoughts are conjoint. Art is…

Eminent Indian classical singer and music director Pandit Raghunath Panigrahi was born today, August 10, in 1932. The ambassador of 'Geeta Govinda', Pandit Raghunath Panigrahi dedicated his…

Odisha had its own parallel of Broadway way back in 1930s. Known as Annapurna Theatre it was Eton of Odia culture and entertainment. It used to stage at least five or six  performances in a…

Among the 36 different services (seva) offered to the Lord, the rituals performed by Devadasis, also known as Maharis, was the only category where women were allowed to serve Lord Jagannath.…

The Hebrew saying, “Say not in grief he is no more - but live in thankfulness that he was” could not have been more appropriate for all who knew Sri Pramod Panigrahi. On Utkal Dibasa this…

I called my mother 'Bau'. Probably I am talking of the only person in this existence who had been my friend and my guide, in the true sense. Not clichéd on this one to write paeans about…

Meandering river Blue waves slithering, Lissome maiden, Nimble-footed on the stone Lighting every creek, With her coy outpour On life’s gondola Through the curvy path Meandering…

When was the last when you met a freedom fighter, a business tycoon, an innovator, a dashing pilot, a science aficionado, a true philanthropist, a visionary and a politician who was a…