Art & Culture

Bhubaneswar: Eminent music director Santiraj Khosla became the latest person from the Odisha art fraternity to succumb to COVID-19 during the second wave of the pandemic. Khosla breathed his last while...

Bhubaneswar: Maestros of Indian classical music set the stage for Holi with their performances at Vrindaban Mahotsav-2021 on the festival's eve in Odisha Capital. The annual musical extravaganza this year...

Bhubaneswar: One of the oldest Rock Art sites of the state, Bhima Mandali near Naktideul in Sambalpur District is barely recognisable now. An INTACH team led by Dr. Biswajit Mohanty...

Bhubaneswar: The Sufiana and devotional music festival Samarpan concluded on Monday.  Organised by Bhubaneswar Music Circle and supported by Odisha Tourism, the valedictory evening showcased Bargeet and devotional music from...

Bhubaneswar: The 14th Guru Debaprasad Award Festival-2020 will be held from February 13 to 15 at Rabindra Mandap in Bhubaneswar. Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Bhajan Samrat Anup...

Bhubaneswar: Curtains came down on 17th Dhauli-Kalinga Mahotsav on Monday with scintillating performances by eminent dance groups of the state and outside. The evening kicked off with classical-folk fusion by...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha once again found a mention in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Mann ki Baat when he applauded an engineering student turned artist Bhagyashree Sahoo for her efforts to promote...

Mardal, Odisha’s ancient and indigenous percussion instrument is an integral part of Odissi music and dance traditions. Ironically, it was being treated as a mere accompanying instrument for decades while...

Bhubaneswar: The 17th edition of Dhauli-Kalinga Mahotsav will kick-start from February 6 on the foothills of Dhauli at Shanti Vihar in the city. Around 3,000 artistes from different disciplines will...

84-year-old Maguni Charan Kuanr of Keonjhar is a cult figure among puppeteers as the pioneer of the highly-stylised rod puppetry tradition of Odisha, locally known as Kathi-Kandhei Nacha. Kuanr is...