Odisha

Odisha-based Sweta Panda has grown 43 varieties of 600 plants in five years. Here’s a look at her garden.

Pradyumna Kumar (PK) Mahanandia rode a second-hand bicycle from India to Sweden by selling everything he had to be reunited with the love of his life — Charlotte Von Schedvin.

Odisha-based doctor Shankar Ramchandani opened a ‘one rupee clinic’ last year to provide thousands of patients affordable healthcare.

Through the Transgender Person Policy 2021, the Odisha State government is seeking to implement provisions of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 and the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2020.

Interested in terrace gardening? Meet Bhubhaneshwar's Jayanti Sahu who has created a green paradise of over 450 plants of vegetables, fruits and flowers.

Thianal village in Odisha is the second village in the state to attain this status and the first in its district. A people's initiative has prevented children below the legal age to wed.

Odisha's Pankaj Kumar Tarai was left scarred when he saw two people succumb to a road accident right before his eyes. Since then, he has dedicated his life to providing free assistance to several accident victims

Pramod Bhagat, gold medalist para shuttler from Odisha talks about his incredible journey and about meeting his idol, Sachin Tendulkar.

A sweet believed to have been loved by Mauryan emperors and served to Gautam Buddha, Bihar's famed Silao Khaja belongs to a small village near Nalanda. The GI-tagged sweet is also a must-try food in Odisha's Jagannath Puri.

In Odisha’s Malkangiri, Sumit Samal and Priyam Bebarta set up Engineer’s Thela to serve fresh biryani every day after work. Today, they are selling up to 100 plates a day, earning up to Rs 8000 a day!