OB Special

Rourkela: From a remote village named Lulkidihi-Bahamnibahal of Sundargarh district’s Balisankra block to being a double Olympian -- Deep Grace Ekka has indeed come a long way. “It’s a great...

Bhubaneswar: 'Heritage Village' Raghurajpur, about 10km from Puri, is again buzzing with activities. The deft hands are back to work, adding colours to the walls and doors of every house...

Though feared for her polemical assertions much later in life, with access to power, Nandini Satpathy (June 9, 1931- August 4, 2006) set in the discipline in public service. The...

Bhubaneswar: "Hello, I am Bijaya Sahoo," said a smart gentleman as we shook hands for the first time. "Yeah, I know of you," I replied, looking at an amazing tie,...

Bhubaneswar: Around 300 villagers spent 12 hours perched on three manchas (elevated wooden platforms) as heavy rain and strong wind lashed Odisha's Bhadrak district in 1971. It was a very...

Even after a 25-year intimate involvement with theatre, as an accomplished actress and promising director who has performed across India and several other countries, the humble Sujata Priyambada prefers to...

Bhubaneswar:  May 29, 2012, was no different than any other day that we experience in this part of the world in the hot summer month: sultry and sweaty. As afternoon...

Well, I had decided to hang up my boots after writing 10 articles in a series on pandemics in history. What had got me fascinated was the sense of déjà...

Bhubaneswar: Call it COVID mismanagement, pandemic pandemonium or whatever you like but the reality is going to strike you as hard: thousands of deaths and counting, the deadly coronavirus is...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government’s recent decision to remove the commissioner of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) Prem Chandra Chaudhury when the capital city is reeling under COVID-19 pandemic has thrown up...