Arts & Craft The 12th century craft of Pipili work in Odisha losing its vibrancy They embroider canopies, umbrellas and fans for the divine siblings Lord Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra, as they...
NEWS ETC Jagatsinghpur, Odisha: Men escape the village fearing arrest; the fight is far from over, say women Activists demand judicial enquiry into the ‘police atrocities’ on January 14 when villagers protesting against the proposed steel plant in...
NEWS ETC Odisha: Protest against proposed steel plant in Jagatsinghpur turns violent, 40 villagers injured in police action Paddy and betel farmers of Dhinkia, Nuagaon and Gadakujang villages in Jagatsinghpur district declare they will not give their land...
Men and Women Dalit priestesses have performed the rituals at this temple in Odisha for 500 years Ma Panchubarahi is perhaps the only temple in Odisha where five Dalit priestesses conduct the rituals. While they do not...
OUR ENVIRONMENT Tribal communities in Odisha’s Koraput protest bauxite mining to save their Mali hill Exactly two months after a public hearing was held on September 22 to grant permission for bauxite mining in the...
OUR LIFE Tribal women from Koraput make a clean sweep with traditional brooms The humble broom has become an empowering source of livelihood for 1,500 tribal families in Koraput district of Odisha. Adivasi...
