Art & Culture

Odia Identity & Pride: Not only Monuments, but Balance and Respect Are Needed

March 9, 2026

The Santhals – The Brave Tribals of India

March 9, 2026

In the rolling hills and dense forests of eastern India, where the states of Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, and Odisha now meet today, there...

Book Review: Why We Lie: The Evolutionary Roots of Deception and the Unconscious Mind

March 7, 2026

Why We Lie: The Evolutionary Roots of Deception and the Unconscious Mind, by David Livingstone Smith (St. Martin’s Press, 2004) is a fascinating book...

Odisha’s Mahima Dharma

March 7, 2026

In the turbulent socio-religious landscape of 19th-century India marked by rigid caste hierarchies, idol worship, superstitious rituals, and priestly dominance within Hinduism, a powerful...

Cuttack (Kataka) is not just a thousand years old Capital City, but an Ancient Civilization older than Harappa & Mohenjo-daro

March 7, 2026

Excavations at Bharati Huda, located in Jalarpur village of Cuttack, Odisha, have revealed the remains of an organized rural settlement dating to approximately 3500–4000...

Shri Jagannath Mandir, Thyagraj Nagar, New Delhi: A Living Heritage of Odia Faith in the National Capital

March 7, 2026

In the sprawling urban landscape of New Delhi, where modernity often overshadows memory, the Shri Jagannath Mandir at Thyagraj Nagar stands as a deeply...

Rootless & Ruthless Indian Liberals Need a Dharma Reset

March 7, 2026

There is an unease quietly settling across India’s urban, educated middle class—a restlessness difficult to name, yet impossible to ignore. It shows up in...

Ancient Merchants from Kalinga: The Unsung Pioneers who brought Buddhism Home

March 6, 2026

In ancient India, where empires rose and fell amid clashes of kings and ideas, two humble merchants from the eastern coastal kingdom of Kalinga...

Pali Pali — A Nation in a Hurry

March 3, 2026

Dongdaemun is one of the many metro rail stations in Seoul. As you step onto the escalator there and if not aware of the...

Timeless Verses of Bhima Bhoi

March 1, 2026

The poems of Bhima Bhoi, the 19th-century saint-poet from Odisha, stand as a profound testament to mystical devotion, radical compassion, and social critique within...

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