By Ashis Senapati
10 दिवसीय बाली जात्रा को पूर्वी राज्य की सामाजिक-सांस्कृतिक पहचान का एक अभिन्न अंग माना जाता है। यह राज्य के कारीगरों को उनके पारंपरिक शिल्प को बढ़ावा देने का अवसर भी देता है।
10 दिवसीय बाली जात्रा को पूर्वी राज्य की सामाजिक-सांस्कृतिक पहचान का एक अभिन्न अंग माना जाता है। यह राज्य के कारीगरों को उनके पारंपरिक शिल्प को बढ़ावा देने का अवसर भी देता है।
By Ashis Senapati
Age is no deterrent to Banabihari Das, the 84-year-old teacher in Odisha, who continues to impart education at the same village school after retirement in 1999, free of cost. The octogenarian said that he plans to teach till he turns 100!
Age is no deterrent to Banabihari Das, the 84-year-old teacher in Odisha, who continues to impart education at the same village school after retirement in 1999, free of cost. The octogenarian said that he plans to teach till he turns 100!
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.
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
Two German Shepherd dogs and six drone cameras are being used by the forest staff of the Similipal Tiger Reserve to check wildfires and also nab criminals who try to set the jungles on fire. Last year, the tiger reserve was ravaged by uncontrollable forest fires.
Two German Shepherd dogs and six drone cameras are being used by the forest staff of the Similipal Tiger Reserve to check wildfires and also nab criminals who try to set the jungles on fire. Last year, the tiger reserve was ravaged by uncontrollable forest fires.
By Ashis Senapati
In the annual census report released by the Odisha government, the population of a total of six species of dolphins namely, Irrawaddy, bottlenose, humpback, striped, finless and spinner dolphins — have been recorded. More details here.
In the annual census report released by the Odisha government, the population of a total of six species of dolphins namely, Irrawaddy, bottlenose, humpback, striped, finless and spinner dolphins — have been recorded. More details here.
By Ashis Senapati
Koraput in Odisha is known for its high quality of ginger that is grown organically in over 2,599 hectares of land in the district. But, the farmers have little to cheer as the price of the rhizome has crashed to an all time low because of non-organic ginger from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, flooding the market.
Koraput in Odisha is known for its high quality of ginger that is grown organically in over 2,599 hectares of land in the district. But, the farmers have little to cheer as the price of the rhizome has crashed to an all time low because of non-organic ginger from Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, flooding the market.
By Ashis Senapati
The labour-intensive mahua picking is vital for the Adivasi villagers in Odisha. But because of no direct access to the market, the tribal people sell mahuli flowers to middlemen for Rs 25 to Rs 30 a kilo, which in turn is sold by them at double the rate to country liquor shops.
The labour-intensive mahua picking is vital for the Adivasi villagers in Odisha. But because of no direct access to the market, the tribal people sell mahuli flowers to middlemen for Rs 25 to Rs 30 a kilo, which in turn is sold by them at double the rate to country liquor shops.
By Ashis Senapati
Following successful incubation after record nesting of the endangered Olive ridley sea turtles at the islands of Gahirmatha marine sanctuary, millions of hatchlings are coming out of the confines of their egg shells to plunge into the waters of the Bay of Bengal and commence their marine lives. Read on to know more about these ecologically vulnerable turtles.
Following successful incubation after record nesting of the endangered Olive ridley sea turtles at the islands of Gahirmatha marine sanctuary, millions of hatchlings are coming out of the confines of their egg shells to plunge into the waters of the Bay of Bengal and commence their marine lives. Read on to know more about these ecologically vulnerable turtles.
By Ashis Senapati
With the endangered Olive ridley sea turtles achieving the largest-ever recorded nesting in Odisha in the last week, scientists from ZSI have now tagged a total of 6,500 of these reptiles to study their migration patterns, breeding behaviour and gather more information about thee endangered species. Details here.
With the endangered Olive ridley sea turtles achieving the largest-ever recorded nesting in Odisha in the last week, scientists from ZSI have now tagged a total of 6,500 of these reptiles to study their migration patterns, breeding behaviour and gather more information about thee endangered species. Details here.