Artistic Simplicity

#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...

ତାରିଖ ଜୁନ 2, 2023 । ଓଡ଼ିଶାରେ ଅବିଶ୍ୱସନୀୟ ଭାବରେ ତିନୋଟି ରେଳ ଦୁର୍ଘଟଣା ଗ୍ରସ୍ତ । ଶହ ଶହ ଲୋକଙ୍କ ଘଟଣା ସ୍ଥଳରେ ମୃତ୍ୟୁ ଏବଂ ଅଗଣିତ ଆହତ । କାହା କାହାର...

While everyone is born with basic survival skills, more is needed to thrive in our fast-growing modern world. Education plays a crucial...

With global warming, every part of the world complains about the irregular onset of each season, but the wedding season in India is...

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...

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...

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...

Any time is tea time! My father used to say that. Our house was always open to uninvited guests throughout the year. Before even...

I had mentioned visiting Nuapatna, Cuttack, to meet the Maniabandha weavers in an earlier post. Our visit on that day had another purpose...

December 2022 I grew up seeing my mother always wearing Odisha’s handloom sarees. On rare occasions only I had seen her wearing synthetic...

(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...

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...

From loom to drape, from meeting weavers to fashion designers, my passion for Odisha’s handloom made its way to modeling and featuring in...

The more we get lost in nature the more we discover ourselves. Bereft of the artificiality of technologies, nature always rejuvenates us...

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...

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...

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,...

୨୦୨୦ ମସିହାର ଫେବୃଆରୀ ମାସ । ବିଗତ ତିନି ସପ୍ତାହ ଧରି ସ୍ପେନ ଓ ପର୍ତ୍ତୁଗାଲ ରେ ସ୍ୱାମୀଙ୍କ ସହିତ ଛୁଟି ବିତାଇ ଆସିଥିଲି | ନୂଆ ଜାଗା, ନୂଆ ଜୀବନ ଆଉ ନୂଆ...

मेरी आवाज़ ही पहचान है ... (My voice is my identity!) Memories associated with Vasant Panchami take me down the memory lane of my early...

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...