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With Strings Attached: An old puppeteer is keeping the folk art alive in rural Odisha
Kendrapara, OdishaMaking puppets is no child’s play, as Fakir Singh will tell you. But the 74-year-old sat carving a piece of wood that was gradually turning into a puppet in his gnarled fingers.Fakir...
Ashis Senapati 26 Oct 2023 6:54 AM GMT
Odisha: Forest officials accorded police power to check wildlife crimes; conservationists welcome the move
Kendrapara, Odisha The gunning down of two unarmed forest guards in less than a month, seizure of many illegal guns from the poachers by the security forces in Similipal Tiger Reserve, and poaching...
Ashis Senapati 9 Oct 2023 8:46 AM GMT
Odisha’s Ancient Art of Palm-Leaf Horoscopes Losing the Race with Digitalisation
Kendrapara, OdishaSudarshan Acharya has been inscribing horoscopes on palm leaves for more than forty years. It is something, he said, he learnt from his father Krushna Chandra Acharya. “As soon as a...
Ashis Senapati 25 Sep 2023 11:05 AM GMT
Odisha: With 15 Woman Footballers From Aul In National Teams, The Town Is Set To Get A Sporting Facelift
Ever since Sasmita Mallick debuted in an international level football tournament in 2007, Odisha’s Aul town in the Kendrapara district has become synonymous with football.With a population of almost...
Ashis Senapati 19 Aug 2023 11:53 AM GMT
Grassroot Empowerment in Balasore
Balasore, OdishaLilarani Jena was desperate when her husband deserted her and their infant daughter, two years ago. “It was terrible. My daughter was only two years old and I had no means of earning...
Ashis Senapati 12 July 2023 9:06 AM GMT
ओडिशा में बांस के गहने बना रहीं आदिवासी महिलाएं, इन गहनों के विदेशों में भी हैं खरीददार
रायगढ़ा, उड़ीसा। आरती अपने हाथ में पकड़े बांस के कुछ टुकड़ों को कुशलता से अंतिम रूप देती हैं। 24 वर्षीय आरती कोंध जनजाति से ताल्लुक रखती हैं और रायगड़ा जिले के बड़ाचंदली गाँव में रहती हैं। दिसंबर 2022...
Ashis Senapati 12 April 2023 2:13 PM GMT
Bamboo jewellery handcrafted by Odisha’s tribal women finds international buyers
Rayagada, OdishaArati Pedenti deftly gives the finishing touches to some pieces of bamboo she holds in her hand. The 24-year-old belongs to the Kondh tribe and lives in Badachandli village in Rayagada...
Ashis Senapati 12 April 2023 1:20 PM GMT
ब्रिटिश नागरिकता, लंदन में घर, लेकिन साल के कुछ महीने गाँव के बच्चों को कला सिखाने के लिए ओडिशा में अपने गाँव लौट आते हैं प्रफुल्ल मोहंती
नानपुर (जाजपुर) ओडिशा। प्रफुल्ल मोहंती को बच्चों को कला सिखाने के अलावा और कुछ पसंद नहीं है। प्रसिद्ध 87 वर्षीय लेखक, कलाकार और अर्बन प्लानर, जिनका जन्म खूबसूरत नानपुर गाँव में हुआ था, जिनके पास...
Ashis Senapati 3 April 2023 1:29 PM GMT
For the Love of Art and Nanpur Village
Nanpur (Jajpur) OdishaPrafulla Mohanti relishes nothing more than teaching children art. The noted 87-year-old writer, artist and urban planner, who was born in the picturesque Nanpur village, holds a...
Ashis Senapati 3 April 2023 12:35 PM GMT
दोनों हाथ लकवाग्रस्त लेकिन पैरों की मदद से आंगनबाड़ी के बच्चों को हैं पढ़ाती; प्रेरणादायक है उर्वशी दास की कहानी
कलसपुर (केंद्रपाड़ा), ओडिशा। कुमारी उर्वशी दास, ओडिशा में केंद्रपाड़ा जिले के औल ब्लॉक के कलसपुर गाँव में आंगनवाड़ी केंद्र में एक शिक्षक के रूप में अपनी नियुक्ति को एक सपने के सच होने जैसा मानती हैं।...
Ashis Senapati 29 March 2023 12:21 PM GMT
With both arms paralysed, a teacher uses her feet to teach the anganwadi children
Kalaspur (Kendrapara), OdishaKumari Urvashi Das, describes her appointment as a teacher at the anganwadi centre at Kalaspur village in Aul block, Kendrapara district in Odisha, as a dream come true....
Ashis Senapati 29 March 2023 11:25 AM GMT
Odisha: Conservationist's Efforts Inspire Entire Village To Protect Sparrows
Rabindranath Sahu, a resident of Puranabandha village in Odisha’s Ganjam district, is known for his conservation efforts which have contributed to the revival of the endangered Olive ridley sea...
Ashis Senapati 20 March 2023 12:42 PM GMT