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Odisha artist creates sand art of Lord Jagannath in New York
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
New York, Jan 24:
In what is a first such attempt outside India, Padma Shri Sudrasan Pattnaik, the brand ambassador of Odisha Tourism, has created a art of Lord Jagannath in New York city in the year of…
Cultural feast planned for Obama in India
New Delhi, Jan 24:
Aiming to present the "uniqueness" of India's culture, art and tradition, a cultural festival has been organised for US President Barack Obama at Rashtrapati Bhavan here Sunday.
Obama is slated to arrive with his…
India failed to capitalise on ‘Feluda’s’ popularity: Author Ashwin Sanghi
Jaipur, Jan 23:
Indian authors have failed to create their own set of popular sleuths like Sherlock Holmes despite filmmaker Satyajit Ray giving us the iconic Bengali sleuth Feluda way back in 1965, said the bestselling thriller writer…
Trupti Das named Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi president
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Jan 22:
Noted female playback singer Trupti Das was today nominated as the president of Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi following approval of a proposal in this regard by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik,…
Odisha litterateur Sitakanta Mohapatra conferred with Limca “People of the Year” award
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Jan 21:
Eminent litterateur of Odisha Dr Sitakanta Mohapatra was conferred with the Limca Book of Records (LBR) “People of the Year” award for the year 2015 at the 26th edition of the LBR Award at…
Jaipur Litfest: Engaging, mind-stimulating conversations on table
Jaipur, Jan 20:
Every year, the annual literary pilgrimage Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) offers a fine balance among different writing genres that peacefully co-exist and give the audience an opportunity to deliberate on issues that…
Jaipur to host film fest on movies inspired by books
New Delhi, Jan 19:
The first edition of Zee Cine-Lit Festival, a film festival which aims at showcasing movies inspired by books, will start Jan 21 here, on the sidelines of the Jaipur Literature Festival 2015.
The film fest will…
Sumptuous fare for film buffs at JDCA fest in Odisha capital
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Jan 17:
The second day of the 9th JDCA National Film Festival on art and artists at the IDCOL Auditorium in the Odisha capital got underway with the screening of a documentary film ‘Vyasakavi’…
Odia has larger vocabulary than English, says Odisha MP
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Varanasi, Jan 17:
Odia language has a treasure trove of three lakh words, which is far more than any other language, BJD MP from Odisha Prasanna Patsani said here recently.
Addressing a seminar on 'Odia …
Odisha to observe March 11 as ‘Shastriya Odia Bhasa Divas’
Odisha Sun Times Bureau
Bhubaneswar, Jan 17:
The Odisha government today decided to observe March 11 as ‘Shastriya Odia Bhasa Divas’.
A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the Shastriya Bhasa Advisory Committee…