In order to become lord or Majesty of a land, one needed to know all kind of lives in territory, specially for outsiders like colonizers, whether it’s native people or …
VERSATILE RELATION OF NON HUMANS : IMPERIAL ANIMALS, POLITICAL CONFLICTS AND IMAGE CULTURE Read More
As luck would have it, the copy of John Cage’s Silence that I had ordered online arrived right on World Book Day—April 23, 2021. At first glance, the book’s physical …
An Experience of Silence Read More
The Embrace That Remains A Love Letter in Your Name, Perhaps in the Name of All of You… I cannot express how difficult it is to witness the despair all …
The Embrace That Remains A Love Letter in Your Name, Perhaps in the Name of All of You… Read More
Bhubaneswar, Odisha: The prestigious Pratima Award in the fields of Art and Education returns with its fourth edition in 2026, celebrating individuals and institutions that have made exceptional contributions to …
4th Pratima Award for Art and Education Announced for 2026 Read More
Sarnath is one of the eight important places associated with the life of Gautama Buddha. After attaining enlightenment at Bodh Gaya, he came to Rishipattana near Varanasi. In the Mriga …
Walking Through Silence: A Winter Morning in Sarnath Read More
Whenever I look around this small house, embraced on three sides by a modest garden, it often feels like a fragment of paradise. The flowers, the quiet, and the gentle …
We Are the Aravalli Read More
I was born and brought up in coastal rural Odisha. Nearly fifty years ago, when I was a child, one scene was inseparable from every village wedding. As the bride …
When Tears Became Songs: Remembering Bahuna Gita through “Kanda Mastre” Read More
Some news we read, some we watch online, but a few we encounter in real life—and they haunt us the most. A 19-year-old who scored 99.99 percentile in NEET ending …
Sense of Oneness Read More
David Szalay has won the 2025 Booker Prize for his novel Flesh, and the announcement felt like one of those moments where the literary world suddenly goes quiet — as …
David Szalay has won the 2025 Booker Prize for his novel Flesh Read More
It is said that without ‘Shakti’ the divine energy, ‘Shiva’ becomes ‘Shava’, a lifeless corpse. This eternal truth reveals that in the dance of the cosmos, both principles are …
In the Footsteps of Shakti: A Journey Through Ganjam Read More