How Heavy Rain Washed Away Bhubaneswar’s Fallacies Of A Smart City by Piyush Rout September 15, 2021 The record rainfall in the last more than 48 hours has exposed Bhubaneswar's shortcomings in its preparedness. It happens every... Read moreDetails
The ‘Nimantrana’ Should Be For Affordable Odia Thali, Not A La Carte Menu by Piyush Rout September 7, 2021 It is called American sweet corn on the streets of Bhubaneswar although grown in Rambha, Buguda or other places in... Read moreDetails
74 Years After Independence, It’s Time For India To Rise As A Sporting Nation by Piyush Rout August 28, 2021 India celebrates National Sports Day every year on August 29, in honour of hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand. It’s a... Read moreDetails
Let’s Make Nurturing Future Olympians A Part Of Our System by Piyush Rout August 11, 2021 The Olympics are over with seven medals for India including a historic Gold in athletics and a Bronze in hockey... Read moreDetails
How Bhubaneswar Can Live Up To Cycles4Change Award by Piyush Rout July 31, 2021 The Government of India awarded 11 cities with the prestigious title of India’s Top 11 Cycling Pioneers. The award marks... Read moreDetails
Everyone Loves Olympic Medals But Few Understand The Games by Piyush Rout July 27, 2021 Throughout the year we debate everything except Olympics. Then just when the Games are around, even those who hardly understand... Read moreDetails
Japanese Olympic Dream: Embarking On A Journey Of Urban Renewal by Piyush Rout July 26, 2021 On September 1, 1923, Tokyo and Japan’s second-most populous city Yokohama were hit by the Great Kantō earthquake, leaving around... Read moreDetails
Call Of The COVID Pandemic: A Bio Bubble For Rath Yatra In Odisha’s Puri by Piyush Rout July 6, 2021 The debate around this year's Rath Yatra is to move with tradition, but without devotees for the second year. It... Read moreDetails
Why Bhubaneswar Must Save Its Roundabouts by Piyush Rout June 18, 2021 A debate is raging in Bhubaneswar over the flattening of the city's last but one roundabout as part of the... Read moreDetails
Rebooting Urban Ecosystem With Reverse Urban Planning, Last Hope To Restore Bhubaneswar’s Ruptured Veins by Piyush Rout June 5, 2021 Bhubaneswar is blessed with a river, natural drainage system, marshy land, and an irrigation canal apart from water bodies such... Read moreDetails