By Ashis Senapati
Puppeteers are a fading phenomenon but 74-year-old Fakir Singh is doing his bit by teaching the tricks of his trade to young children in his village in Kendrapara, Odisha.
Puppeteers are a fading phenomenon but 74-year-old Fakir Singh is doing his bit by teaching the tricks of his trade to young children in his village in Kendrapara, Odisha.
By Ashis Senapati
Foresters can now easily track mobile phones of poachers and wildlife criminals. They have also been trained in the use of firearms.
Foresters can now easily track mobile phones of poachers and wildlife criminals. They have also been trained in the use of firearms.
By Ashis Senapati
Inscribing horoscopes on palm-leaves is a tradition in Odisha that is in its autumnal years. Artisans who painstakingly cast horoscopes on dried palm leaves with an iron stylus are being edged out by computerised horoscopes.
Inscribing horoscopes on palm-leaves is a tradition in Odisha that is in its autumnal years. Artisans who painstakingly cast horoscopes on dried palm leaves with an iron stylus are being edged out by computerised horoscopes.
By Ashis Senapati
Aul — a small town in Odisha’s Kendrapara district has got the attention of the state government that has announced the setting up of a football academy with all facilities there to encourage more young players to step up.
Aul — a small town in Odisha’s Kendrapara district has got the attention of the state government that has announced the setting up of a football academy with all facilities there to encourage more young players to step up.
By Ashis Senapati
Tribal women from the Debakumar village of Balasore in Odisha, turn to the eco-friendly Sabai grass to make handicrafts, that is helping them earn a livelihood. Odisha Rural Development and Marketing Society provides skill up-gradation training to these women.
Tribal women from the Debakumar village of Balasore in Odisha, turn to the eco-friendly Sabai grass to make handicrafts, that is helping them earn a livelihood. Odisha Rural Development and Marketing Society provides skill up-gradation training to these women.
By Ashis Senapati
Thanks to a jewellery-making training capsule organised in Rayagada, a tribal dominated district in Odisha, 150 Kondh and Saura tribe women make necklaces, cuff bracelets, earrings, rings, hairpins, waistbands and bangles out of bamboo and are earning up to Rs 25,000 a month.
Thanks to a jewellery-making training capsule organised in Rayagada, a tribal dominated district in Odisha, 150 Kondh and Saura tribe women make necklaces, cuff bracelets, earrings, rings, hairpins, waistbands and bangles out of bamboo and are earning up to Rs 25,000 a month.
By Ashis Senapati
प्रसिद्ध कलाकार और लेखक प्रफुल्ल मोहंती ने अपने पेंटिंग्स और किताबों के जरिए ओडिशा में अपने गाँव को जीवित रखा है। 87 वर्षीय, जिनके पास ब्रिटिश नागरिकता है, ने जाजपुर जिले के अपने गाँव नानपुर में एक कला और संस्कृति केंद्र स्थापित किया है जहां वे गाँव के बच्चों को कला सिखाते हैं।
प्रसिद्ध कलाकार और लेखक प्रफुल्ल मोहंती ने अपने पेंटिंग्स और किताबों के जरिए ओडिशा में अपने गाँव को जीवित रखा है। 87 वर्षीय, जिनके पास ब्रिटिश नागरिकता है, ने जाजपुर जिले के अपने गाँव नानपुर में एक कला और संस्कृति केंद्र स्थापित किया है जहां वे गाँव के बच्चों को कला सिखाते हैं।
By Ashis Senapati
Noted artist and writer Prafulla Mohanti has kept his village in Odisha alive through his paintings and books. The 87-year-old, who has British citizenship, has set up an art and culture centre in his village Nanpur in Jajpur district where he teaches art to village children.
Noted artist and writer Prafulla Mohanti has kept his village in Odisha alive through his paintings and books. The 87-year-old, who has British citizenship, has set up an art and culture centre in his village Nanpur in Jajpur district where he teaches art to village children.
By Ashis Senapati
कुमारी उर्वशी दास जिले के केंद्रपाड़ा जिले के एक आंगनवाड़ी केंद्र में 30 बच्चों को पढ़ाती हैं और कहती हैं कि एक शिक्षक बनने के उनके सपनों के रास्ते में उनकी अक्षमता कभी आड़े नहीं आई।
कुमारी उर्वशी दास जिले के केंद्रपाड़ा जिले के एक आंगनवाड़ी केंद्र में 30 बच्चों को पढ़ाती हैं और कहती हैं कि एक शिक्षक बनने के उनके सपनों के रास्ते में उनकी अक्षमता कभी आड़े नहीं आई।
By Ashis Senapati
Kumari Urvashi Das teaches 30 children at an anganwadi centre in Kendrapara district of Odisha and says her disability has never come in the way of her dreams to become an educator.
Kumari Urvashi Das teaches 30 children at an anganwadi centre in Kendrapara district of Odisha and says her disability has never come in the way of her dreams to become an educator.