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Ekamra Utsav kicks off in Odisha capital; drone show set to enthrall visitors

Sambad English Bureau Feb 3, 2024

Bhubaneswar: The seven-day Ekamra Utsav, organised by the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA), kicked off at the IDCO exhibition ground in Odisha capital here today. One of the biggest festivals of the state, Ekamra Utsav holds…

BIG STORY

How puritanism is hurting the cause of Odia

Sambad English Bureau Jun 11, 2018

By Shyamanuja Das* Once, in an Odia tweet, I used the word saamil. Soon, I started getting quite a few responses that (politely) asked me to use some pure Odia word instead. Till then, I had never thought of saamil as a non-Odia…

ART & CULTURE

When Odisha women tie 10 knots for family’s prosperity

Sambad English Bureau Dec 28, 2017

Bhubaneswar: It's Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of moon), Thursday and Dasami, the day when married women in Odisha observe Sudasa Brata by keeping fast the entire day and worshiping the goddess of wealth, Laxmi, for the well-being and…