Charudutta Panigrahi

Odias have travelled far and wide, eons ago. There was a time when our fraternity fearlessly ventured across the seas with very little idea of far-off places, countries or continents. The…

I have experienced Puri as a way of life. It is not only a place to live or visit. The sexual energy that pervades in Puri is intense, powerful and controlled because there is conscious…

The day Pratap Swain died it is said that many girls in Berhampur ‘broke their bangles.’ He was a ruthless criminal, but he could with his style of holding kangaroo courts easily dispense…

Yes, I am responsible for the ‘Odia unity’ that we all talk about, always. Those are probably the most commonly used words when two Odias meet. No more a jibe, it has turned to subtle…

Though feared for her polemical assertions much later in life, with access to power, Nandini Satpathy (June 9, 1931- August 4, 2006) set in the discipline in public service. The Secretariat…

The 70s and 80s Calcutta was where the action was. Naxalbari exploding across the state, Siddhartha Shankar Ray hogging headlines dealing with extremism and devising Emergency, Bengal at…

When birds fly back to their nests at dusk in a scramble, I feel melancholic. Their chattering, the changing hue of the sky, the reminder of a day gone by in life makes me more alive but…

There was always humour, comedy and a certain cheekiness in public life in Odisha. I have heard that in one of the meetings of Utkal Sammilani in the early days, Lingaraj Panigrahi addressed…

“Shivoham” means “I am Shiva”. Shiva means auspicious and benevolent. When you meditate, the silence builds your bridge with the absolute. It makes us pragmatic because it reminds us of our…

Bhubaneswar: There is a change in guard and a new Chief Secretary, Suresh Mahapatra, will start his new innings, though on the same pitch. 2021 will be an important year of pushing…