Priya Ranjan Sahu

A Movement For Sambalpuri Theatre, Literature And Culture

Decades back, whenever enthusiastic theatre lovers put up a play in any district of Odisha’s western parts, it usually used…

January 1, 2023

May The Most Resourceful Party Win

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD)  has registered a resounding win against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJD) in Padampur where a…

December 9, 2022

Boycott Calls, Box Office Failures & Bad Economy

Long after the reopening of cinema halls post-COVID pandemic, I watched five films recently in Keshari Cinema, arguably the best…

October 25, 2022

On Sambalpuri Din, Celebrating Artisans Weaving ‘Six-Yard Wonder’

August 1 is being celebrated as ‘Sambalpuri Din’ (Sambalpuri Day) for the past few years across several districts of western…

August 1, 2022

Individuals’ Private Lives As ‘Exclusives’ To Deflect Vital Issues

A young married woman assaults a young single woman inside a vehicle. The single woman cries for help as her…

July 28, 2022

Look Who Is Defending Rising Prices!

I get a knock on my door. It’s the cooking gas cylinder delivery boy. I receive the cylinder and pay…

July 17, 2022

Lessons From Brajarajnagar Byelection

The Biju Janata Dal has registered a landslide victory in the by-election for Brajarajnagar Assembly constituency. BJD candidate Alaka Mohanty,…

June 4, 2022

Alternative To Decaying Civil Services

Every year, lakhs of youth appear for the Civil Services Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission for recruitment…

May 13, 2022

Larger Picture Of Uttam’s Grievance About Pension

Uttam Nayak, a person with disabilities (PwDs), is from a village under Dhamnagar block in Odisha's Bhadrak district. He has…

August 29, 2021

A Case For Twin Projects In Odisha’s Rice Bowl That Battles Cancer

Hirakud Dam, one of India’s 'modern temples', came up across the Mahanadi river in undivided Sambalpur district in the 1950s.…

August 4, 2021