What Life in Colonial Odisha Was Really Like: Ghosts, Superstition, Caste and Victorian Morality
The past is always fascinating, in particular, the knowable past. Kalinga in the time of Ashoka or Kharavela is, generally speaking, less attractive than...
Urban Floods in Sambalpur: The Real Reasons Nobody Talks About
It is said in Odia, "Jala bihune srushti nasha, jala bahule srushti nasha," meaning both scarcity and abundance of water destroy things.
I have been...
Prithviraj Kapoor: The Fatherly Legend of Hindi Cinema
Prithviraj Kapoor was an Indian actor who was one of the founding fathers of Hindi cinema. He established the Prithvi Theatre in 1944 in...
Why Are Matrimonial Murders Rising in India? The Shocking Truth Behind the Changing Marriage Scenario
Thirty to thirty-five years back, searching for a bride or groom for matrimony was not very difficult or complicated. It did take time to...
The End of the Story of Babarapuri
In “Sarala Mahabharata”, on Yudhisthira’s request, Lord Krishna went to Duryodhana to negotiate peace between the Kauravas and their cousin Pandavas, who had a...
