Sahitya Akademi – Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025
The annual awards in the genre of children’s literature – the Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025 of the Sahitya Akademi will be held on Friday,...
Rath Tragedy: 3 Die In Stampede Near Sri Gundicha
Tragedy struck Jagannath devotees early Sunday (June 29) as three persons were killed and more than 50 were injured after a stampede broke out...
Is Odia tough to translate: A Cultural Imperative
Odia literature, with its 2000-year-old history, has been rightly accorded the status of a Classical Language. This recognition validates its antiquity and richness and...
PROMOTION OF INDIAN FOLK CULTURE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
Ministry of Culture implements “Global Engagement Scheme” to promote India’s rich cultural heritage and enhance India’s image in the global arena in a concerted...
Preservation of historical monuments
Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) takes up conservation and maintenance to work of protected monuments and sites throughout the country, including 286 in the...
Inscriptional Journey of Classical Odia Language
India is a multilingual country. The Constitution of India has an exclusive chapter for patronage of languages. In this chapter there are...
PURUSHOTTAMA TO JAGANNATH: A HISTORICAL ANALYSIS
Epigraphic sources reveal that the inscriptions of Bhanudeva II (1306-1328 A.D) of Ganga dynasty make the first mention of the name, ‘Jagannath’. Whether in...
Chandi Purana: The Odia Legend of Chandi
Pleased with me,
That goddess went on narrating
The earliest scriptures:
First, the Ramayana;
Second, the Mahabharata
And third, Sri Bhagavata,
Wishing me to retell them.
I’m illiterate, ignorant and unlearned.
(Sarala...
Preservation of Historical Monuments
There are 3693 monuments of national importance under protection of Archaeological Survey of India. The encroachment in the premises of the protected monuments/area are removed...











































