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Bhubaneswar, May 31: The significant contribution of the Punjabi community to the making of Bhubaneswar was highlighted in a talk by noted researcher and heritage enthusiast, Anil Dhir at Café 16, Satyanagar, as part of the “Ekamra Talkies” series jointly organized by Bakul Foundation and Café 16. Welcoming the audience, Bakul Foundation founder Sujit Mahapatra […]
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Bhubaneswar August 26: The legend of Taa’Poi is a primordial Odia folk narrative which is sung during ‘Khudurukuni Osha’ also known as “Bhalukuni Osha”. This festival and the rituals are reflective of Odisha’s glorious maritime history and trading culture and portrays the medieval Kalingans’ great expertise in sea voyage and trade links across the South-East […]
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Bhubaneswar February 16: On the 147th Birth Anniversary of eminent freedom fighter Jagabandhu Singh, the Odisha Sahitya Akademi and the Jagabandhu Singh Memorial Trust conferred two awards at a function held in the Department of Odia Studies at Utkal University here. The 9th Jagabandhu Singh Smruti Samman was conferred on eminent historian Anil Dhir while […]
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Bhubaneswar, November 23: A special cover on Sant Shiromani Acharya Shri 108 Vidyasagarji Maharaj was released by India Post at the Khandagiri Post Office on Monday in the presence of the proponents of the cover, Khandagiri Udayagiri Digambara Jain Sidhi Khetra. The cover commemorated the 50th Accession Day of the Sant and was released in […]
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By Anil Dhir The Battle of Red Hill was fought from May 20-29 in 1944. The small hillock was on the Tiddim Road, 16 kms away from Imphal. The surroundings, with its reddish soil, represented the farthest the invading Japanese Army and the INA could approach into India. It was the last major battle […]
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Bhubaneswar September 27: The Indian Institute of Tourism & Travel Management Bhubaneswar celebrated the World Tourism Day 2020 in its campus Sunday by launching the first edition of the World Tourism Day Awards 2020. Six persons from different fields were also felicitated on this occasion. The annual World Tourism Day Awards launched by IITTM Bhubaneswar […]
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Anil Dhir With its old-time look, charm and values, the Baidya Store was a landmark in the Old Town’s market for the past 120 years. It was just one among the many small shops that lined the main road near the Lingaraj Temple. The antique-looking store, with a board proclaiming it to be the ‘Baidya […]
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Bhubaneswar: The emergence of the 16 old Samadhis of the Siva Tirtha Mutt in the Old Town area here is drawing a lot of interest from locals, scholars and historians. The existence of these Samadhis was made by historian and heritage expert Anil Dhir, and reported to the authorities and the Archaeological Survey of India […]
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By Anil Dhir This article is not medical advice. It is based on various reports and academic papers published in recent days. It is hoped that some light will be shed on temperature and the spread of COVID-19 Virus. There are now some early hints that Covid-19 may vary with the seasons. An unpublished […]
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By Anil Dhir A piece of Odisha’s history lies in forgotten ignominy in the remote village of Ngota in the Province of Yogyakarta in Central Indonesia. Few know about it, none from Odisha may have visited it, but this memorial signifies a vital contribution that Biju Babu had in the independence of Indonesia. On […]
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