Anil Dhir

Champua: The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has urged the Odisha government to declare the Forestry school at Champua in Keonjhar district as a heritage institution. The original name of the School was “Orissa…

Bhubaneswar: A four-member team of ‘Rediscover Lost Heritage’ group has stumbled upon the possible ruins of an ancient temple near the mouth of the Bhargavi River in Balanga area of Puri district. The group, which is currently listing the…

Balasore: The oldest Catholic Church of Odisha, Lal Girija in Balasore district, is on the verge of collapse. The general decay with plaster falling off, termites on the wooden roof rafters, and vegetation growing from the walls and on the…

Bhubaneswar: A survey team of the Indian National Trust for Art & Cultural Heritage (INTACH) has stumbled upon the ruins of an ancient temple which may date back to the 6-7th Century C.E and is among one of the very earliest temples of…

Choudwar: An ancient well which may date back to the 12th/13th Century AD has resurfaced in Ambilijhari village inside Dalijoda Forest Ranges of Katak. The well had been in local folklore since ages, but had been totally engulfed in thick…

Bhubaneswar:  The Indian National Army (Azad Hind Fauz) of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose consisted of many Odia soldiers. The Odia soldiers had displayed their uncommon heroism as an integral part of the struggle.  The list of the Odia…