Sweta Mishra

Bhubaneswar: Beautifying a platform on the lawns of Odisha Lalit Kala Akademi, is a unique sculpture, prepared by Gyanesh Mishra, using stone and steel. He completed it in eight days during a workshop in the capital city. The workshop…

Bhubaneswar: Suresh Wadekar and Anuradha Paudwal left us mesmerised by their rendition in the popular Odia song 'Sindura Matha Re Toro' from the movie 'Kanyadaan'. The song beautifully depicted the feelings of a couple torn by life's…

Bhubaneswar: Giving creativity a strategical insight, Komal Patel has designed advertisement samples for her brand Aireena, a room freshener. They are on display at the ongoing exhibition Kalpana, an imagination', at Lalit Kala Akademi in…

Bhubaneswar: Thermocol sheets stitched together with artistic acumen, giving shape to mini Sun Temple, was the cynosure of all eyes at the Heritage Sites of India exhibition, inaugurated at Regional Museum of Natural History (RMNH) in…

Bhubaneswar: Giving a contemporary feel to the popular Odia song Ei Jhuma Jhuma Golapi Belare, young musicians from Odisha have come up with a modern rendition of this song from the movie 'Abhilasha' starring Uttam Mohanty and Aparajita.…

Bhubaneswar: When it comes to non-vegetarian food, especially mutton, nothing can beat Odisha's 'mati handi mutton'. Prepared traditionally in an earthen pot, meat pieces with the authentic smoky flavour and spices, leave you craving for…

Bhubaneswar: Running her fingers over the first-ever Braille Book on Menstrual Hygiene, 26-year-old Linalata Sahu, read aloud the ways to tackle period cramps. "This will definitely help me because most often, people aren't able to explain…

Bhubaneswar: Today, we have coins, currency notes and technological facilities to trade, but the beginning of civilization saw none of these and survived on barter system. Cowry shells were first used in India as commodity money, but metal…

Bhubaneswar: As they walked along the shores of Puri today, leaving behind footprints washed away by waves, their lens captured life in and around Odisha's vast coastline. This trip was a part of the ongoing photography festival,…

Bhubaneswar: One of the richest aspects of Odisha is in what the weavers create from the yarns. The colourful threads transformed into pieces of cloth that people drape with so much grace, are now being given a contemporary twist by…