Culture & Heritage

2023–24 State Film Awards Announced: National Award-winning film 'Pushkara' and 'My Sweet Housewife' bag the Best Film honours. Bhubaneswar: National award-winning movie ‘Pushkara’ and ‘My Sweet Housewife’ jointly won the...

Baripada: A Santali tribal family from Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district successfully performed a traditional ritual to return to their original religion after five years. Officials said this event underscores the deep...

Bhubaneswar: More than 2,300 years after war drums echoed across the plains of Dhauli, Odisha is set to write a new chapter of remembrance. A committee constituted by the Department...

Bhubaneswar: People across Odisha enthusiastically celebrated "Ama Poshak Ama Parichaya” (Our Attire, Our Identity) Day by donning traditional handloom attire as part of the ongoing Odia Pakhya celebrations. Odia Pakhya...

Berhampur: In a splendid confluence of faith, folklore, and festivity, the historic town of Paralakhemundi in Odisha’s Gajapati district once again resonated with devotional fervour as the age-old Gaja Muhan...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will observe ‘Odia Pakhya’ across the state from April 1 for the second year in a row, coinciding with Utkal Dibasa. The celebrations will conclude on...

Bhubaneswar: The Buddhist sites of Ratnagiri, Udayagiri and Lalitgiri in Odisha's Jajpur district have been included in UNESCO’s tentative India list for consideration of ‘World Heritage Site' status. In a...

Bhubaneswar: A faculty member of Utkal Sangeet Mahavidyalaya in Bhubaneswar was dismissed from service on Thursday following allegation of sexual harassment of girl students and massive protest at the college...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi under the department of Odia Language, Literature and Culture on Wednesday presented various awards for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025. The prestigious awards...

Bhubaneswar: Bollywood singer Shreya Ghoshal is set to enthral the visitors at the historic Bali Jatra on its concluding day in Odisha’s Cuttack city on Thursday evening. The renowned singer...