By D.N. Singh It was Thursday when the news came about the demise of Biju Patnaik, undeniably one of the tallest personalities in Indian politics. The day next the scene …
Too tall a man to be capsuled in a column, Biju Patnaik ,the ‘maverick’ who always back-pedalled to future Read More
By Dilip Ray What mattered and concerned to him the most was the development of his motherland. All his actions and decisions throughout his public life were shaped solely by …
“Colossus” may be the most perfect word to describe the towering personality that Biju Patnaik commanded Read More
Samikhsya Bureau A controversy is building up around the air strike by Indian Air Force at a Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camp at Balakot in Pakistan. After the air strike was carried …
BJP leaders’ conflicting claims relating to death toll in Balakot air strike add to opposition armoury Read More
Samikhsya Bureau He is one among many political souls suffering from the humiliation of isolation. It is Srikant Jena, a former senior leader of Congress who, in the recent past …
Damage Congress and avenge the insult, Srikant Jena has a peculiar political goal Read More
Samikhsya Bureau We the human being, supposedly the most privileged among all creatures of the globe are more good at commemorations and Days of certain issues as per the calendar …
Life under the water faces threats from human activity and we keep screaming Mar 3 as World Wildlife Day Read More
Samikhsya Bureau A teacher holds up a drawing of an adolescent girl who has just been caught unawares by her first menstruation cycle, while at school. She’s addressing neat rows …
Promoting gender equality in Chad’s girls-only classrooms Read More
By D.N. Singh Back home in Odisha, which has somehow drifted away by the tides of Indo-Pak imbroglio, is likely to recapture its momentum very shortly. With the most amusing …
Its a tight-rope walk for the party in power in Odisha Read More
Samikhsya Bureau Every Saturday morning, at 11, the doors of the Guru Nanak Satsang Gurdwara in Kupondole are flung open, ready to welcome all visitors. Head priest Daler Singh, whom …
‘Penniless’ Maharani Jind Kaur to Daler Singh, 170 years old tale of success scripted in Kathmandu Read More
By Priya Ranjan Sahu On February 14, a suicide bomber rammed his explosive laden vehicle into a convoy of the Central Reserve Police Force at Pulwama district of Jammu and …
Full-scale war may or may not yield political dividend, but it will take the country to the brink Read More
Samikhsya Bureau The presumptive calm after the release of the Indian pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan is, in fact, not entirely free of the undercurrent of mutual threat from both the …
Nuke threat still hangs over India and Pakistan due to tension on the border Read More