Guest Column

Languages have a complex relationship with time - stories of their contestations with time are nothing new. Scripts are understood as a prominent and crucial step in the evolution of a…

Buddha, the name which conjures a myriad images in my mind’s eye; floated in, unannounced today morning, with the arrival of the printed newspaper after a long time, that announced Buddha…

By Sanavver Shafi Bhopal: “Saheb, what shall I tell you… These wheat plants portray my destruction and you are still asking how much I have lost?” lamented Kuber Singh Rajput, a farmer…

Across the globe, adversities faced by humanity during the ongoing pandemic have taken a severe toll in more than many ways. Due to the virus’s primary transmission route through the…

I was thrilled with two heartening news last week which were also quite contrary to the popular opinion and established notions. Priyanka Sar from Bhubaneswar emerged as the State topper in…

Cities throughout the world are facing the challenge of creating more – and decent – jobs. Cities and towns are not only places to live but also to work, it’s the interface between labour…

Up to mid-July, there was absolutely no sign that anything in or about his life in Baripada was going to change or was to be termed ‘the old life’ hereafter. True, there was no college to go…

I was born in a small town called Belaguntha, in Odisha’s Ganjam district, which is world famous for its unique brass fish handicraft. A rural market town, it was a trade and business hub…

1956 to 1958 was the watershed moment for Odissi dance. The first couple of Odissi recital by Priyambada Mohanty drew extraordinary attention of dance critics and scholars in New Delhi.…

Obesity continues to be a major health hazard across the world, with adult mortality as high as 2.8 million per year. Chronic diseases like diabetes, hypertension, and heart-related ailments…