Charudutta Panigrahi

I am obsessed with Bhubaneswar, the city and with the soul of the city. Almost a city state. Born out of a piece of art, scenic topography dotted with architecture since the 3rd century BC,…

When he was a high school student in Rayagada, Harishchandra Buxipatra gathered his friends and performed 'shuddhi kriya' (rituals observed on death of near and dear ones which includes…

Today I remember Banikantha Nimai Harichandan and the benign glory of pious Odisha. Banikantha, his moniker, was so apt that every morning in hamlets, villages, households there wasn’t a…

Yesterday I was privy to Macbeth played by a group from Bhubaneswar at the Natya Parva organised by IPROCH in Delhi. This is arguably the first time Macbeth was on stage in Odia. The…

These could be the last embers of the warmth of a joint family, a large gathering of siblings, of relatives, of children, of teenagers all hooked on to some thread of a common family…

In a welcome move, the block grant system for teachers has been abolished in the state and has been replaced with grant-in-aid system. This is expected to benefit teachers, students and…

Pension is a dignified means of sustenance for at least 44 lakh families in Odisha. If not absolute sustenance, it certainly adds to the livelihoods of as many individuals who could be…

Bhubaneswar is the rising star of India. It is the Temple City and is also the Knowledge City (a hub of hitech industries, knowledge companies and knowledge institutions). The silent, coy,…

In the last eight decades and more since we carved our state, our population has grown over 200 percent. Presently with 4.55 Crore population in the state we have approximately 978 females…