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Father’s Fight Against Poverty Inspires Doctor To Open 1 Rupee Clinic, Treats...
Growing up, Dr Shankar Ramchandani saw how his father, the sole breadwinner of their family of 32 members, struggled to make ends meet while running a small stationery store. When he lost his...
View ArticleArtist PK Mahanandia Cycled Over 6000 KM From India to Sweden — All for Love
Life has always been tough for Odisha native Pradyumna Kumar, better known as PK. But he never let anything take him away from his love for art that fuelled his survival. A stupendous artist by passion...
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Security Guard Cleaned 1 Tonne Waste from Beach & Mangrove Plantation, All by...
Rahul Maharana, a security guard working with a private company in Odisha, was in Class 12 when he first learned about climate change. “In 2018, an awareness programme at my college helped me...
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At This Unique Odisha Eco-Stay, You Can Enjoy Waterfalls & Learn From Tribals
I had first read about the tribal markets in Odisha around three years ago, it was instantly on my list of places to visit. A search for accommodation in that region led me to the Desia Koraput website...
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40 Yrs Before 1857, A Local Odisha Uprising Fearlessly Took Down The British Raj
In October 2017, the state of Odisha put forth a demand before the Centre to recognise a 200-year-old rebellion as the First War of Independence, as opposed to the Revolt of 1857. This was the Paika...
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Meet Odisha’s Twitter Queen, Whose One Tweet Gets Govt Officials to Solve Any...
Former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj was always known to be a tweet away to help a large diaspora of Indians through Twitter. But without a ministerial position, Charubala Barik—fondly called...
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Once as a Cook, 74-YO Grandma Now Runs One of Odisha’s Favourite Catering...
“I cook well and I enjoy doing it, so I decided to take this up as a job when the situation demanded. So, I have been working for the past 40 years,” says 74-year-old Santoshini Mishra who runs a...
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Meet the Zoology Lecturer Travelling to 1000 Villages To Revive Near-Extinct...
Rajat Kumar Panigrahi is a zoology lecturer at Yuvodaya College in Balangir of Odisha by day. But when office hours conclude, he dons another role — that of a preserver of folk art and music....
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First Odia to Get a Law Degree, This ‘Grand Old Man’ Helped Give Birth to Odisha
Madhusudan Das, a lawyer and social reformer, did trailblazing work in the late 19th and early 20th century, laying the foundations for the present state of Odisha. Sadly, he remains a largely...
View Article10 Things About Droupadi Murmu, India’s 1st President From a Tribal Community
This article was updated on 22 July 2022. Droupadi Murmu scripted history on Thursday as she was declared the 15th President of India. She bagged votes from 2,824 electors, which included 540 MPs,...
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Ex-Google Employee Delivers Healthcare at the Doorsteps of Odisha’s Most...
At the peak of the pandemic — when the underlying vulnerabilities in India’s healthcare system were further exacerbated — Odisha resident Priyadarshi Mahapatra quit his job to launch CureBay....
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‘Toured Across India To Learn From Farmers’: How a Retd Colonel Found Passion...
Colonel Sujan Mohanty (57), is a retired army man who set out to create a successful life for himself post his service of 22 years. A civil engineer as well, he now cultivates and manages an orchid...
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‘They Call Me ‘Queen of Millets’: Tribal Woman Preserves 30 Types of Rare...
The recent G20 Summit saw significant participation from global delegates from across 19 countries including Australia, China, Italy, and the European Union. Among the eminent invitees was Odisha’s...
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Farmer’s Unique Model Helps Him Grow Vegetables Over Ponds, Inspires Others
Every day, farmers from far and wide flock to see Hirod Patel’s fields. His innovative approach has proved to be a beacon of success for them as the young farmer from Odisha cultivates vegetables, not...
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Unseen Faces & Unheard Stories: Odisha Through the Lens
A trip into the tribal villages of Semiliguda Forest Range in the state of Odisha is a revelation in itself. Cut off from the rest of the world, these villages and its inhabitants are echoes away from...
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How One Girl Is Using Nukkad Nataks to Educate an Entire Odisha Village
After her Master’s in International Development Management from University of Nottingham, Nafisa Lokhandwala chose to go to one of the remotest villages of India called Koinpur in the Gajapati district...
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Here Comes the Sun: My Experience at Odisha’s Vibrant and Mesmerising Konark...
The sun is a constant motif in Odisha, a laid-back, sun-drenched state that runs along the coast of eastern India, well off the tourist trail. From the golden beaches of Odisha (formerly Orissa) you...
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TBI Blogs: A Bank Is on Its Way to Providing 500 Solar Loans for Remote...
Access to credit is very often an important pre-requisite for facilitating energy access in last mile communities. Owing to marginal and unpredictable incomes, families cannot afford to pay up-front...
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Kids From 40 Slums in Odisha Are Giving out Report Cards to Track Sanitation
S hreshtha Berhampur is a campaign initiated jointly by the Berhampur Municipal Corporation and the Berhampur Children’s Federation, aiming at developing the city holistically with the active...
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Just Sand, Water & Some Brilliant Art – Behind the Scenes With Puri’s...
Sand and water obviously intrigue a child who grows up in a coastal town. Making sand castles or sand sculptures on the beach is a childhood delight. What is more fun is when the castle or sculpture...
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