World’s largest open-air theatre Dhanu Yatra begins in Odisha’s Bargarh

Bargarh, January 15: The ‘Dhanu Yatra’ festival, considered to be the world’s largest open-air theatre, began on Monday in the western Odisha town of Bargarh. Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari inaugurated the 11-day festival which marks the victory of good over evil. The Dhanu Yatra came into existence in Bargarh in 1947-48 as part of the […]

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Classical dance connoisseurs throng International Odissi Dance Festival

Bhubaneswar, December 27: The second day of the biggest Odissi ensemble on Wednesday witnessed a beautiful blend of rhythm, movement and music representing the three styles of Odissi. The morning session featured some good performances by the artistes of Odissi Nrutyayana, Berhampur (Group), Tomomi Fukui, USA (Solo), Saswati Soumya Sahoo, Canada (Solo), Sarbani Mishra & […]

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Upcoming Telefilm ‘Senrra’ Illuminates ‘Disappearing Art of Pottery’

Bhawanipatna, September 29: The forthcoming telefilm ‘Senrra’ is set to highlight the dwindling tradition of pottery. As modernity sweeps across, heritage crafts are gradually disappearing, leaving the livelihoods of artisans, including proficient potters, hanging by a thread. ‘Senrra’ intends to graphically depict the grim reality confronting the pottery community, comparing their predicament to a sunset […]

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Odisha waives entertainment tax on ‘Zwigato’

Bhubaneawar, March 22: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Wednesday approved a proposal to waive off the entertainment tax for ‘Zwigato’, a film, based on the struggling life of a food delivery boy and his family. The Hindi language film has been directed by renowned filmaker Nandita Das and its entire shooting has been done in […]

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Varsha launches music video ‘Kie Tame” by Odibaba Studios

Bhubaneawar, March 8: Renowned Odia actor and social activist Varsha Priyadarshini launched a new music video ‘Kie Tame’ produced by Odibaba Studios on the occasion of International Women’s Day at a local eatery here on Tuesday. The music video ‘Kie Tame’ has been produced by Odibaba Studios and has been released on its youtube Channel […]

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Special screening of Odia short-film “Dahani”

Bhubaneswar, February 10: A special screening of Odia short-film “Dahani” was organised at Jaydev Bhawan here on Thursday. Produced by Satyabrat Sanu Ratho, the film has been directed by the young director Subhasmita Jena. Under the banner of Prelude Productions and Kaveri Film Entertainment, the 35 minute-long woman-centric tale tells the story through the eyes […]

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Sabyasachi Mahapatra’s “Sala Budha” to premiere in Germany!

New Delhi, September 18: Multiple National and international award winning filmmaker Sabyasachi Mohapatra’s film Sala Budha has been officially selected for the prestigious Indo-German Film week 2020 in Germany, scheduled from September 24 to 30 at the historic Babylon theatre, Berlin. The film will be screened multiple times including one on the opening day of […]

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‘Super 22’ to showcase talents of differently-abled on Nov 4

Bhubaneswar: Sabyasachi & team Smile Please – a social welfare organisation – will stage ‘Super 22’ show on Monday here. As part of the show as many as 22 persons with disabilities (PwDs), including eight females having extraordinary talents will showcase their skills. The 22 differently-abeled talents have been selected by the Sabyasachi and team […]

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Kallola-2019: Entries invited for short film competition

Bhubaneswar: UNICEF Odisha in collaboration with Aaina, an Odisha-based voluntary organisation launched Season 5 of KALLOLA, a short film contest on child rights, on the theme of Nutrition – Every child’s right for a healthy life on Monday here. Kallola 2019 invites entries for short films (30, 60 and 90 seconds) on the theme Nutrition […]

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Sangam stands tall at Kala Hira 2019

Bhawanipatna: The artistes of the Kalahandi-based Sangam – a socio-cultural organisation – have regaled the audience with their extraordinary performance at Dhanbad in Jharkhand recently. The occasion is a three-day all-India multi-lingual dance and drama competition, Kala Hira 2019, which was organised by All India Theatre Council. In the drama section, noted dramatist Rajendra Padhi’s […]

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