OB Special

What’s panna without gua, betel-nut? No fun. The latter appears to have been an import from South-East Asia to Odisha. Betel-nut is...

Cuttack: If you thought the exhibits at the Bali Jatra were routine and a tad short on the curio quotient,...

The evidence of ancient Odisha’s deep trade links with China emerges from the accounts of travellers Fa Hien, who visited...

Cuttack: Sona Mohaptra will be performing at Bali Jatra, Asia's largest annual trade fair, on Sunday. In a Facebook post,...

Can Bali Jatra be our own Oktoberfest? With a little bit of effort, yes.   Munich lies several time zones...

Cuttack: Pashmina shawls and sarees, foam tulips and dahlia, dry fruits and designs with chinar leaves - Kashmir is making...

Ancient Odisha’s connection with Ceylon, the modern-day Sri Lanka, ran deep. Some historians believe Vijaya, the first king of Simhala,...

Bhubaneswar: Like its more famous counterpart in Cuttack, Bali Jatra in Bhubaneswar has also started with much fanfare by drawing...

Bali Jatra holds a seductive allure for Suryanarayan Satpathy. Seventy-two and a bit infirm in body, the resident of Mehndipir...

The placid Chilika lake has been reduced to a mesh of prawn farming nets these days. In its glory days,...