Odisha

Odisha's Hirod Patel ​​built a unique trellis system over the pond to grow vegetables. Today, his farm has become an experiment lab for other farmers and agricultural scientists.

Hailing from Odisha's Koraput district, tribal farmer Raimati Ghiuria has preserved 30 varieties of millets and trained hundreds of women.

Colonel Sujan Mohanty had been in a fix over his future after his retirement in 2012. He wanted to break into a new venture but was baffled with the number of options available. His interest, however, lay in floriculture, which he eventually turned to.

Priyadarshi Mahapatra quit his job at Google to launch CureBay, a healthcare startup that delivers affordable care right at the doorsteps of people living in Odisha’s most backward regions. He shares why he started this endeavour.

Droupadi Murmu has scripted history as she becomes the first Indian President from a tribal community. Here are some things to know about her.

Historians argue that in fighting for a united Odisha, Madhusudan Das showed great foresight in demanding a state/province carved along linguistic lines given what the future held post-Independence.

Odisha’s Rajat Kumar Panigrahi is a zoology lecturer by day. But when office hours conclude, he dons another role — that of a preserver of folk art and music, through his online repository Matir Kala

Santoshini Mishra, a 74-year-old from Sambalpur, Odisha, runs a catering service in Odisha that is quite popular at weddings.

Charubala (Deepa) Barik was never tech-savvy but has converted Twitter into a platform to raise the grievances of the poor in and around her village in Odisha

The Paika Rebellion in Odisha that mobilised a large number of rebel forces across all strata of society to revolt against the East India Company took place around 1817.