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England bounced back from the Lord's disappointment with a resounding victory in the third Test at Headingley, Leeds. Captain Joe Root maintained his Beadmanesque form, while the likes of Jimmy...

In the midst of a meeting, sudden excited screams emanated from my son's room causing some background noise. Apologising for the disturbance I put myself on mute and rushed to...

Every time I am asked or presented with options to choose a title for my name, I pause. I go through the dilemma as to which box to select –...

On a pleasant October morning in 1996 Subrat alighted from a bus on to the famous cobblestones of Oxford’s Gloucester Green bus station.  He had come for a three-month stint...

“Some people are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them,” goes a famous saying. One of those from Odisha who would aptly fit the 'achieve...

When was the last time Virat Kohli scored a Test century? -- It was way back in November 2019, that too, against a weak Bangladesh team. What’s the Indian captain’s...

Odias have the habit of late-evening snacking with Bara, Piyaji, Singara aka Samosa and Alu Chop.  We all have our own favourite, in the culinary jargon, finger sacks. But do...

Uttam Nayak, a person with disabilities (PwDs), is from a village under Dhamnagar block in Odisha's Bhadrak district. He has been living in Bhubaneswar for the last several years. Uttam,...

One of the reasons why Hinduism faces ridicule from monotheistic religions is the plethora of gods and goddesses in its pantheon - upwards of 30 million as per some texts....

In the mid-1970s my father was posted as Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Sambalpur, but we continued staying at Cuttack due to academic compulsions. My mother used to go...