Tag: Odisha

Many varieties of kheer are made in different regions and Odisha is no different. The tribals here make kheer from the healthy millet and it’s a recipe worth a try, sees Niroj Ranjan Misra

Faced with protests from several quarters, including the Opposition, the Naveen Patnaik dispensation has put the Cabinet decision in this regard on hold, The Indian Tribal reports

The Naveen Patnaik government feels the move will give a big boost to industrialisation as non-availability of land was a major hindrance in implementing developmental projects. The decision was taken following recommendations of the Scheduled Tribes Advisory Council, The Indian Tribal reports

Unlike his contemporaries, this Bhotra tribesman from Nabarangpur took the lead in honing his skills to magnify and multiply his array of designs and make a mark, Niroj Ranjan Misra reports

A Bhumija tribal, hailing from a big carpenter family, he has been instrumental in setting up the Odisha Cartoonists’ Academy. Niroj Ranjan Misra gets to know him closely

The Naveen Patnaik government on Wednesday (June 21) passed a Cabinet resolution to include Saora language in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution of India. Anushree Rai details what it entails for the 7-lakh-strong community

A Mass Communication teacher is ready with a first-of-its-kind ethnographic film on the Bathudi tribe, whose members claim themselves to be descendants of Balram and Subhadra (siblings of Lord Krishna). Options of its release on an OTT platform too are being explored, Sudhir Kumar Mishra reports

A group of present and former employees of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited morphs into a band of tribals to portray on stage the simple indigenous lifestyle fraught with taboos and traditions. Niroj Ranjan Misra gets to know them

When evening draws in, they flock to this site to sink in the discourses and discussions on holy Bhagawata, the literary magnum opus penned by Atibadi Jagannath Das, one among Panchasakha, five saint-litterateurs of medieval Odisha, finds out Niroj Ranjan Misra

अपने लोकगीतों से सरस्वती ने ओडिशा, छत्तीसगढ़ और मध्य प्रदेश में खूब नाम कमाया। लेकिन, यह मंजिल इतनी आसान भी नहीं रही। कैसे एक चमत्कार से उनकी आंखों की रोशनी वापस आ गई और कैसे उनकी दुनिया ही बदल गई। नीरोज रंजन मिश्रा को सरस्वती ने सुनाई दिल [...]