Guest Column

Seven decades ago, Bhubaneswar became Odisha’s capital by virtue of its geographical defense setup, that included a height of 148 ft mean sea level, crisscross natural drainage system, rivers and...

In 1975, I joined the Tribal Development Cooperative Corporation of Odisha (TDCC) after my assignment as Collector and District Magistrate of Sundargarh. The new assignment was both interesting and challenging....

“Wintering is a fallow period in life when you’re cut off from the world, feeling rejected, sidelined, blocked from progress or cast into the role of an outsider.”

New Delhi: Commute is the great leveller, whether you are a factory worker in Mumbai, or a techie living in Delhi-NCR, unaffordable rents push you to the fringes from where...

Making our children ready to face the future is arguably the biggest challenge that faces our country. The second being creation of employment opportunities for the youth now. Education and...

You will be surprised to know that to date, Ratha Yatra does not figure in the UNESCO cultural heritage list. We feel slighted because a neighbouring state has got the...

India sees a lot of duplicity in the stance of the developed world on the issue of global warming and climate change. It is rightly felt that now when India...

Odisha Tourism inaugurated its much-talked-about glamping event Eco Retreat, this time at seven places, on December 15. I must thank the Odisha government, especially the Tourism Department for the initiative...

My son as a four-year-old used to regale us with a popular Hindi poem: Mummy ki Roti gol, gol, Papa ka Paisa gol gol. Not discounting his endearing recital, I...

On transfer of my father from Keonjhar, I joined Ravenshaw Collegiate School, Cuttack, in Class-VI in the middle of an academic session. I was assigned a seat next to Srimoy...