OB Special

  The dawn breaks languid and serene to the symphony of chirping birds. Soft, early rays of the sun lend colour and shape to silhouettes before painting the sky in...

By her own admission, Anuradha Biswal is not a good cook. But now that she is confined within the four walls of her quarter in NALCO Colony, courtesy the lockdown,...

Bhubaneswar: An achiever, who has mastered the art of turning adversity into opportunity, Prof. Manojranjan Nayak is now focused on combating the grave threat posed by coronavirus that has brought...

Men were not made for home. Before it sparks a feminist outrage, let's clarify. It's because they are hopelessly unevolved for a full-time stay at home. They have been, some...

Ollywood actor Asit Patra has no doubt that the nationwide lockdown was necessary to win the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic that is raging across the world. He also believes...

Bhubaneswar-based designer Reemly Mohanty had gone to her parents' place with her son just days before the nationwide lockdown was announced. By her own confession, they are in quarantine there...

The parallels are chilling. The reel experience is now dreadfully real. To call Contagion, the Steven Soderbergh-directed movie, prescient would be an understatement. As the corona pandemic continues its devastating...

The lockdown experience has completely transformed the way Upendra Tripathy functions. In fact, the former bureaucrat is thoroughly enjoying the new routine that he has got used to since March...

A fortnight into the nationwide lockdown, some people are getting restless at home and counting the days when they can resume normal life. But teenagers like Bhoomika Dash are having...

How is life for fish in an aquarium? Perhaps it is somewhat like that for people at homes during a lockdown. You have all you need to survive, but not...