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Give Bhubaneswar’s Children Their Parks
Children born before the 90s in Bhubaneswar are fortunate because they not only got to play in children's parks but also rode bicycles without any fear. Others are not so fortunate for…
Odia Theatre Festival In Delhi Opens With A Hard-Hitting Play, Sagar Manthan
The opening day of the Odia Theatre Festival in the national capital was quite a trendsetter. The play started in time, even after the traditional lamp lighting and on stage speeches by the…
World Urbanism Day: Bhubaneswar Needs Savvy City Planner
Our City needs Innovation Savvy Urban Planner, a Voice on World Town Planning Day
World Town Planning Day (WTPD) celebrates the accomplishments of planners and their contributions to…
The Rasagola Battle: Let’s Stop The Charade Please, We Lost It Long Back
Let's be under no illusion. We are never going to win the Rasagola war. GI certification be damned. Evidence from many centuries back be damned too. The ownership of Rasagola slipped out of…
Bhubaneswar Can Drive Odisha Cities To Better Living & Future! Here’s How
Do you know that 55% of the global population currently lives in cities and towns and that the number is growing every day? This rapid and often unplanned urbanization increases the burden…
Living Up To The Lineage; Reminiscing Surendra Mohanty
As the evening descended and the call of the muezzin faintly floated in the air, I could sense a heaviness in my heart. This time of the day always does that to me. It makes me look inwards…
A Genius Who Moved On Early; Remembering Siddhartha Mishra Fondly
The year was 1992. I was sitting in the common room of International Students House (ISH), a Delhi University (DU) hostel, when I was told that a visitor was waiting. I went out and saw a…
Time Has Not Yet Come For Opposition To Rejoice
The Maharashtra and Haryana elections might have given a boost to the Opposition, but they need to struggle a lot to defeat the RSS-BJP game plan.
Indomitable Spirit Of Odia Theatre And Its Doyens
With an honorary doctorate conferred on him this year by Ravenshaw University, his alma mater, he is now Dr Anant Mahapatra.
In India, awards probably indicate a swansong but in Dr…
Reasonable Old-Age Pension Can Lead To Economic Upliftment
I was not in favour of an enhanced salary and pension proposal for legislators and ministers at a time when the state's economy was passing through severe crisis. Out of 365 days in a…