Mumbai:12/7/24:BurdaLuxury, Asia’s leading media company, today announced the appointment of Akshita M. Bhanj Deo, a member of the erstwhile royal family of Mayurbhanj, Odisha, as Editor-in-Chief of Travel + Leisure India and South Asia, effective 15th July 2024. In this role, she will lead the editorial team for the brand, along with defining the editorial strategy and developing new campaigns. ...

Bhubaneswar:10/7/24:Pratibha Ray Foundation Trust & Adya Prakashani have announced the Akshaya Chandra Ray Memorial award in the Novel (Odia) category for 2024. The award, instituted in 2020 and reflecting the trust’s commitment to promote fiction writing in Odia is an everlasting memory of eminent engineer Shri Akshaya Chandra Ray, Founder, Adya Prakashani, President, Bhashayan and Raaga. To encourage novel writing ...

Newdelhi:30/6/24:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi released three books on the life and journey of former Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu on the eve of his 75th birthday via video conferencing today. The books released by the Prime Minister include (i)  Biography of the former Vice President titled “Venkaiah Naidu – Life in Service” authored by Shri ...

Bhubaneswar:15/6/24: Two Odia writers have been selected for two different prestigious Kendra Sahitya Akademi awards for the year 2024. This was announced by the Kendra Sahitya Akademi after its executive body meeting held at Narmada in Gujarat on Saturday. The meeting was held under the Chairmanship of its president Madhav Kaushik. While Manas Ranjan Samal will receive the prestigious Kendra ...

Newdelhi:9/5/24: Eminent Odia writer Pratibha Ray has been selected for the ONV Cultural Academy’s literary award for 2024. The award, comprising ₹3 lakh, statuette, and a citation, will be presented at a function to be held in the capital on May 27 in connection with poet ONV Kurup’s birth anniversary. The award was decided by a committee chaired by novelist ...

New Delhi:9/4/24: Penguin India recently unveiled the English translation of Jayanath Pati’s Magahi novel “Fool Bahadur,” translated by renowned poet and diplomat Abhay K. This event, held at IIC, celebrated the rich cultural heritage of Bihari literature and its global significance. ‘Fool Bahadur’ holds a special place in Indian literature, and Abhay K’s meticulous translation ensures that its essence is preserved ...

New Delhi:7/3/24: Sahitya Akademi, the National Academy of Letters, India, is completing 70 years this year and to commemorate this occasion, the ‘Sahityotsav’ celebrated every year by the Akademi is being celebrated this time as the world’s largest literary festival. Dr. K. Sreenivasrao, Secretary, Sahitya Akademi, informed that more than 1100 renowned writers and scholars are participating in more than ...

Bhubaneswa:25/2/24:   A Journey of Life with Divine Blessings, the autobiography of Prof. (Dr.) G.K. Roy, a pioneer teacher, professor and engineer in technology education in Odisha was unveiled on 25 February 2024 in Bhubaneswar, by eminent citizens from the field of education, law, medicine, engineering and literature on the eve of his first death anniversary. The panellists included, Prof. Pramila ...

New Delhi: 17/2/24:The country’s highest literary honour, the Jnanpith Award for 2023, is being conferred upon famous Urdu lyricist Gulzar and eminent Sanskrit writer Jagadguru Rambhadracharya. The Jnanpith Award Selection Committee on Saturday announced that the 58th Jnanpith Award for 2023 was being given to two eminent writers, Jagadguru Rambhadracharya for Sanskrit and Gulzar for Urdu respectively. The literary and ...

BHUBANESWAR11/2/24: Eminent litterateur and the former president of Odisha Sahitya Akademi Satakadi Hota passed away due to age-related ailments here on Sunday. He was 95. A retired IRTS officer and former divisional railway manager of Khurda Road, Hota was the editor of Odia Daily Samay since its inception on October 2, 1996. Born at Jagannath Khunta in Mayurbhanj district, he ...