BHUBANESWAR: In a bid to promote the Odia language, literature, and culture, the state government has decided to celebrate Odia Pakhya for a fortnight from April 1 (Odia Day) to April 14 (Odia New ...

Varanasi: The second edition of the ‘Know Odia, Know Odisha: A Window to Odia Cultural Heritage' conclave, organised by the Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja Odia Chair, was inaugurated at Malaviya Moolya ...

Indian cuisine is a melting pot of various regional food cultures. Some gain global popularity, while some remain unexplored. One such cuisine, which has not been explored much, is of Odisha. The food ...

Discover the flavours of Odia cuisine, especially Ambula-based dishes, and why this understated culinary tradition deserves ...

Odia, despite being spoken by around five crore people, remains underrepresented in the digital world due to inadequate technical support and online content. New tools like Swalekh Desktop Tool and ...

The Government of Odisha is deeply committed to preserving and promoting the state’s rich art, culture, and heritage. Since gaining statehood in 1936 based on language, Odisha has been home to diverse ...

The Odisha government on Wednesday (August 6, 2025) made it mandatory for all shops and commercial establishments in urban areas to prominently display signboards in the Odia language. The direction ...

BHUBANESWAR : The Odia Virtual Academyunder the state Culture department has launched its own regional language typing tool - Odia Lipi - which promises to help users compose and edit Odia language ...

Veteran Odia singer Geeta Patnaik died at the age of 73 after suffering a brain stroke, her family confirmed. She passed away on Sunday evening while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in ...

Odia on Thursday became the sixth language of the country to get “classical language’’ status after the Union Cabinet conceded a long-pending demand for putting it in the same league as Sanskrit, ...

Veteran Odia actor Uttam Mohanty died on Thursday night in a private Gurugram hospital due to liver-related ailments. Mohanty fell ill during the shooting of his Odia film Bou Butu Bhoota earlier this ...