Guest Column

The Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, 2003, was designed as a "legal leash" on public spending for both the central and state governments. While the Union Government passed...

In 2024, Odisha saw a change in state administration, yet the persistent problems plaguing the capital city —waterlogging, traffic congestion, garbage management, livelihoods, and environmental degradation — remain largely unaddressed....

Before 1894, Odisha had no established tradition of political poetry. While a few poems may have contained implicit political references, it was never a central or dominant source of inspiration...

The 16th Finance Commission was constituted under Article 280 of the Constitution to recommend how the Union government’s tax revenues should be shared with states and what grants-in-aid should be...

Bhima Bhoi (1850–1895), a saint-poet, mystic, and social reformer from Odisha, is one of the most remarkable figures in Indian literary and spiritual history. Born into a marginalized Kondh (Khond)...

Puri: For over a decade, a committed circle of poets from across India and the world has converged annually on the tranquil banks of Odisha's Chandrabhaga river, in the shadow...

Renowned physicist Fritjof Capra, author of 'The Tao of Physics', described witnessing Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra's performance alongside disciple Sanjukta Panigrahi in Mumbai in 1980 as a transcendent experience: “To see...

Prof. Rabi Shankar Mishra (1948-2025) was connected with me in more ways than one. Though primarily my teacher in the MA English class at Sambalpur University (1977-1979), he was my...

By Narendra Modi Somnath… hearing this word instils a sense of pride in our hearts and minds. It is the eternal proclamation of India’s soul. This majestic temple is situated...

Urvat il wuska Jammu: Asif Hussain, a member of the Rohingya refugee community living in the Sujwan settlement on the outskirts of Jammu, still remembers the long walk through the...