Culture & Heritage

Bhubaneswar: The Culture Department is planning to set up a doll museum in Odisha soon to introduce children to the traditional culture and costumes of the state. “We have received...

Konark: Day two of the Konark Dance Festival 2020 showcased a beautiful set of Manipuri dance performances by a troupe from Kolkata’s Manipuri Nartanalaya led by renowned choreographer Bimbavati Devi....

Konark: The 32nd Konark Festival exhibiting the best of India’s ancient cultural arts was on Tuesday inaugurated to emerge as India’s first cultural festival post opening up of the lockdown....

Bhubaneswar: The stage is set for the world-famous 5-day Konark Dance Festival & International Sand Art Festival to be held at Konark from December 1 to 5. The 31st edition...

Dubai: The Odia Society UAE celebrated Kartika Purnima and Boita Bandana at Mamzar beach in Dubai on Monday morning. Adhering to the norms against the pandemic, the revellers set sail...

Twenty years ago, Arun Ojha of the non-descript Barigaon village in Keonjhar district quit his job as a young lecturer in economics to experiment with papier mache (the French word...

Puri: The Jagannath Temple here is all set to celebrate the rare ‘Nagarjuna Besha’ ceremony of the sibling deities on November 27 after a gap of 25 years. However, devotees...

Twelve years ago, Carolina Prada from the South American country of Colombia landed in Delhi with a scholarship from the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) to learn Odissi. Soon...

Bhubaneswar: A sacred pond dating back to the 13th Century in the city has turned into a cesspool of stagnant water today due to lack of maintenance and bad planning....

Cuttack: The Millennium City is flanked by the rivers Mahanadi and Kathojodi is rich in heritage, history, and culture. It is also popularly referred to as the Silver City because...