Odisha

A young woman in Barpali, Odisha, has taken to digital tools and technology to take her community’s local art to global heights. Aviral Mittal explores further.

India has a rich history and heritage of arts & crafts from different regions, and a growing tourism industry. Combining the two can provide a unique opportunity to help empower livelihoods in parts of rural India while giving India’s crafts heritage the visibility it deserves.

Amidst the plethora of film festivals in India, some offer a unique insight into the world of cinema- by focusing on specific themes, or by catering to a niche audience. Here is a list of seven such film festivals that need to be on any film buff’s ‘must-visit’ list!

A meeting with milkmen in Saharahpur led entrepreneur Akash Agarwal to develop GreenCHILL, a sustainable cooling solution for the Indian dairy and farming communities.

An IIT, Kharagpur post graduate and former dean of Centurion University, Odisha, Vishal Singh left his job in 2016 to work fulltime for society through his NGO - Kaivalya Vichar Seva Samiti.

Started by a hardworking team of Japanese and Indian sonar engineers, this unique initiative is helping in the conservation of River Ganga's most elusive inhabitant and India's national aquatic animal, the Gangetic Dolphin.

With temperatures set to soar for the next few months, we thought it was time to reveal a few secret Indian beaches – stunning stretches of sun-kissed sand or cool coves that remain uncrowded even on a holiday weekend.

This is the story of how an aerospace engineer from Odisha developed India's first homegrown LCA against heavy odds.

Across rural Koraput, women have led the movement against open defecation although it’s never easy to wipe out centuries of set behavioural practices.

The art residency “Excavating Odisha” aims to bring together contemporary urban artists with rural artisans to create mesmerising art.