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For the love of Jagannath
The Raleigh, North Carolina area has a small community of Odia living around what is known as the RTP (Research Triangle Park) area. The odia community is very close-knit who revolve around their cultural activities at HSNC (Hindu Society of … Continue reading
Cowman to King – Kapilendra Deva
By: Sujit Mahapatra A kid named Kapila from rural Kalinga (now Odisha) who came from a family so poor that they have to send him to take care of cow herd, otherwise known as cowman. As humble as it can … Continue reading
Importance of Documentation
I work in IT sector. Recently during my project delivery, we had to show a task that is pretty generic, which is done every month. All of us in our team knew the task very well and did it many … Continue reading
Posted in History, IT
Tagged bharat, document, documentation, Hindu, india, indian, indian inventions, invent, invention, science
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Religion or Spirituality
By: Sujit Mahapatra What is the difference? Spirituality and Religion both the terms are used many times by people. We generally do not discriminate between them. But are they the same? No, They are not! They are two very different … Continue reading
Posted in Entertainment
Tagged christianity, conflict management, Islamic, mental peace, peace, religion, religious conflict, sole, soul, spirituality
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Bira Kalinga, Swatantra Odisha
Bira Kalinga, Swatantra Odisha By: Sujit Mahapatra Kalinga warriors: Sculpture from Konark Temple Where does Odisha stand now in India? What is it’s position in terms of economy and human development? As of end of 2019, Odisha’s human development … Continue reading
Choose your Hero carefully
One evening at home, I was going through some twitter posts. A tweet caught my eye in which there was a comparison of some personalities between India and Pakistan. Indians like Sundar Pichai (Google CEO), Satya Nadella (Microsoft CEO) are … Continue reading
Me and Mine
I was driving my car yesterday when I came very close to hitting the roadside curb. For a fraction of a second I was very scared. Maybe I got distracted for a bit and was lucky to escape without any … Continue reading
Bhakt Salabeg
(Bhakta Salabega) By: Sujit Mahapatra Salabega was born into a Muslim father and Brahmin mother in the 17th Century Odisha. His father Lal Beg alias Jahangir Quli Khan was a military officer in the Mughal army under Jahangir. Lalbeg forcefully … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged hindu-muslim, jagannath, odisha, orissa, puri, salabeg, salabega, salbeg
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Breaking of temples during Muslim Rule of India
Below are a list of instances of Hindu Temples broken during the Long and disastrous Muslim rule over India. Most of these are extracted from various books written by prominent british writers during the British rule of India before 1947. … Continue reading
Ancient Wonder: Atharnala Bridge, Puri
One of the great pieces of ancient engineering is the Atharnala bridge (18 canals bridge) that is over the Madhupur stream at the entrance to Puri. The bridge is said to be built by Bhanu Deva I in 13th Century … Continue reading
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Tagged 18 canals, ancient bridge, atharnala, bridge, odisha, orissa
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