Bridging the Gap - In Search of Identity!
#OSA2023 The Odia Society of the Americas, known as OSA, was formed 54 years ago by a handful of people, to stay connected with each...
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manoramac
Jun 5, 20233 min read
ରତ୍ନବେଦୀରୁ ରକ୍ତବେଦୀ !
ତାରିଖ ଜୁନ 2, 2023 । ଓଡ଼ିଶାରେ ଅବିଶ୍ୱସନୀୟ ଭାବରେ ତିନୋଟି ରେଳ ଦୁର୍ଘଟଣା ଗ୍ରସ୍ତ । ଶହ ଶହ ଲୋକଙ୍କ ଘଟଣା ସ୍ଥଳରେ ମୃତ୍ୟୁ ଏବଂ ଅଗଣିତ ଆହତ । କାହା କାହାର...
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manoramac
May 21, 20232 min read
A Story behind a Story!
While everyone is born with basic survival skills, more is needed to thrive in our fast-growing modern world. Education plays a crucial...
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manoramac
Feb 14, 202312 min read
Wedding Season in India
With global warming, every part of the world complains about the irregular onset of each season, but the wedding season in India is...
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manoramac
Feb 3, 20234 min read
Be a Local When You Travel!
Be a local when you travel! That is the mantra for both of my daughters. It has its own challenges but given neither my husband nor I can...
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manoramac
Feb 1, 20232 min read
A Detour to My Old University
I had a whirlwind visit to Berhampur University during my recent trip to India. It was not planned but on my way to the Mayfair Hotel in...
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manoramac
Jan 31, 20234 min read
Family is a Gift!
I wanted to share here a funny family photo from my recent trip to India. I truly think that family is the most beautiful gift we are...
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manoramac
Jan 27, 20234 min read
Any Time is Tea Time in India!
Any time is tea time! My father used to say that. Our house was always open to uninvited guests throughout the year. Before even...
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manoramac
Jan 26, 20233 min read
Aspire to Inspire!
I had mentioned visiting Nuapatna, Cuttack, to meet the Maniabandha weavers in an earlier post. Our visit on that day had another purpose...
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manoramac
Jan 25, 20237 min read
From Loom to Drape- Odisha Handloom!
December 2022 I grew up seeing my mother always wearing Odisha’s handloom sarees. On rare occasions only I had seen her wearing synthetic...
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manoramac
Jan 23, 20236 min read
A Trip Back to Our Roots!
(Dec 1st, 2022 - Jan 18th, 2023) As we bid farewell to Babu and Swarna (two incredible souls who took care of us during our stay), our...
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manoramac
Jan 23, 20232 min read
Counting Blessings!!
Everything comes to an end! After a long journey from Bhubaneswar to Delhi to Zurich to Boston I am homebound after a six-week trip to...
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manoramac
Jan 22, 20236 min read
Passion and Fashion with Handloom!
From loom to drape, from meeting weavers to fashion designers, my passion for Odisha’s handloom made its way to modeling and featuring in...
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manoramac
Sep 12, 20227 min read
A Day with Nature!
The more we get lost in nature the more we discover ourselves. Bereft of the artificiality of technologies, nature always rejuvenates us...
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manoramac
Aug 12, 20227 min read
Identity
I woke up this morning with a sudden urge to know my identity. I must admit it was like an adrenaline rush, a serious restlessness as...
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manoramac
Jul 19, 20222 min read
If Not NOW, then WHEN?
Each time I tried to tell myself This might be the last time that we are in this mess Tomorrow shall be a better day We have the right...
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manoramac
May 18, 20221 min read
White in its Elegance
White is as delicate as it is elegant. White is clean, simple, and pure and exudes beauty and grace. It is also an impartial color,...
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manoramac
May 11, 20227 min read
କରୋନା ପରିପ୍ରେକ୍ଷୀରେ ମାନବତାର ଆହ୍ଵାନ : ଏକ ଆତ୍ମକଥା
୨୦୨୦ ମସିହାର ଫେବୃଆରୀ ମାସ । ବିଗତ ତିନି ସପ୍ତାହ ଧରି ସ୍ପେନ ଓ ପର୍ତ୍ତୁଗାଲ ରେ ସ୍ୱାମୀଙ୍କ ସହିତ ଛୁଟି ବିତାଇ ଆସିଥିଲି | ନୂଆ ଜାଗା, ନୂଆ ଜୀବନ ଆଉ ନୂଆ...
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manoramac
May 11, 20223 min read
Tribute to Lata ji
मेरी आवाज़ ही पहचान है ... (My voice is my identity!) Memories associated with Vasant Panchami take me down the memory lane of my early...
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manoramac
Jan 29, 20224 min read
Time to Reflect !
It is the last day of our vacation. I am lazy and still in bed late into the morning. Listening to the calming sounds of birds chirping...
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