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#Me Too campaign receives backing of women artists

Bhubaneswar: Six contemporary women painters who participated in a week-long exhibition Odyssey at Rashtriya Lalit Kala Akademi in Bhubaneswar rocked the canvas with their amazing works. Binodini Behera, Madhusmita Dhal Samant, Swarnalata Satpathy, Suprava Choudhury, Jayashree Pradhan and Sushmita Sahoo interacted with Orissa POST about...

Vijayadashami: Triumph of righteousness over evil

BHUBANESWAR: Tenth day of the Hindu lunar month of Ashwin is celebrated as Vijaya Dashami or Dussehra. It marks the end of Maha Navratri or nine days which marks the descent of the nine incarnations of Goddess Durga. The day marks the celebration of goddess Durga’s triumph...

90% of old films not preserved

BHUBANESWAR: Award-winning Indian filmmaker, producer, film archivist and Film Heritage Foundation director Shivendra Singh Dungarpur was in the city Monday for his felicitation by state archives for his work on film preservation and restoration of India's cinematic heritage. On the occasion, he delivered a lecture...

Revellers relish Dandia nights

BHUBANESWAR: ‘Dandiya’ or ‘Dandiya Raas’ is a dance rendered during Navratri, and has its origins in Gujarat. The dancers carry bamboo sticks painted in bright colours. Women are dressed in a three-piece dress called ‘chaniya choli’ with ‘bandhni dupattas’, while men wear sherwani. The dancers...

Craze for Gujarati dance forms sweeps capital

BHUBANESWAR: Good food, colourful clothes, music and dance are great stimulators for mind and body. The Garba dance which is the trademark ballet of navratri provides all the aforementioned aspects of enjoyment. In fact, this is one of the most popular forms of dance in...

Paying obeisance to Goddess Sidhidatri

BHUBANESWAR: Goddess Durga’s ninth incarnation of Siddhidatri is the epitome of completeness and prosperity. She is the suppressor of all demons and giver of desired goals to her devotees. Goddess Durga had killed all the demons between the first and ninth day of the Navratri...

Art expo Voyage enthrals viewers

New Delhi: A four-day painting exhibition ‘Voyage’ was inaugurated by eminent artist Roop Chand at the AIFACS Gallery in New Delhi Sunday. Speaking on the occasion Roop Chand said, “Art personifies creativity and love, and that is what these five artistes have displayed in this...

Celebration of strength in hands holding white canes

BHUBANESWAR: A state level celebration of White Cane Safety Day was observed under the aegis of State Institute of Special Education and Research (SISER) at its campus at Delta Square here Monday. The White Cane Safety Day is celebrated October 15 every year. The purpose...

Spreading awareness on breast cancer

BHUBANESWAR: Sara Odisha Foundation organised a seminar on Breast Cancer Awareness and Detection program in collaboration with Kalinga Hospital supported by All Inner Wheel club at Odisha State Archives here recently. Rashmi Hegde, a doctor of Obs and Gynec (O&G), District Chairman of All Inner...

 

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