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The recent spell of rains once again exposed the shortcomings of the civic infrastructure at Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. Local news channels were replete with visuals of waterlogged roads and…

Whoever I meet or speak to on the phone nowadays waxes eloquent on the need to be happy, to live one’s life to the full, be content, identify needs and wants because who knows, ‘we are here…

My father used to narrate about his boss an incident, which greatly influenced me in childhood. Mr. R K Padhi was Inspector General (IG) of Police in Odisha in the early 1970s. In those days…

With reducing COVID rates and increasing vaccine uptake, life is gradually limping back to normalcy. So recently we had the EMEA (European Middle East & Africa) team meeting after nearly…

How often have we used phrases like ‘office politics', ‘family politics’ and also ‘marriage politics'. And yet, we continue to shy away or refrain from voicing our opinions when it comes to…

The commotion on the main arterial road that cuts the town of Baripada in two made us boys suspend our game in the empty patch of grassy field below. An extraordinary scene was unfolding…

Traditionally, litti has been an extremely popular and convenient meal for the locals of Bihar, Jharkhand, and Eastern Uttar Pradesh. It was the poor man's food, a staple for labourers and…

The big screen vs. small screen debate has been raging for the past two years now. The year 2020, when the coronavirus pandemic engulfed the whole world, proved to be a game-changer for the…

I am a deep-dyed votary of Khati. The closest expression in English would be a commune. Sociologists have discovered a distinct pattern in communes. Richard Sosis and Eric Bressler had…

Team India’s brilliant win in the fourth Test at The Oval has given Virat Kohli’s men a 2-1 series lead with one match to play. India can’t lose this series, and the onus will be on England…