OB Special

2019 has been a year of ups and downs for the auto industry. The year saw one of the biggest falls in volumes in a decade. Yet, there has been huge waiting lists for new entrants like Kia and MG Motors. So here are the top car launches of…

The theme song of the university -- tunga shikhara chula kuncha kanana mala punya jaladhi jala kheli uthe... -- is a tribute to the founder member of the institution Pandit Godabarisha Mishra as well as to the state. The lines come from the…

The contribution of Utkal University to the making of modern Odisha needs no overstating. It was a role the institution was entrusted with at its inception in 1943. It had to produce quality intellect to run the state, be its…

Satyam param dhimahi -- let truth and divinity dawn in my intellect -- is the motto of Utkal University. Derived from the Srimad Bhagavad Gita, it calls upon students to meditate upon the supreme truth. An important part of Sri Sri…

Bhubaneswar may pride itself on Utkal University but it is Cuttack, which served as the varsity's cradle, nursing it during its early years and placing it in a position of strength. Few would know that for 20 years after the foundation of…

From separation from the jurisdictional authority of Bihar and Andhra universities to the first base in Ravenshaw College in Cuttack to the shift to the sprawling campus in Vani Vihar in the 1960s, to the present state of majesty, it has…

Pride, aspirations, expectation and enthusiasm. All these, combined in ample measure to shape the idea of Odisha's own university around 85 years ago. It was only logical that the state, born in 1936 and bubbling with the energy of…

Trust nostalgia to be the overwhelming flavour at any alumni meet. There are many stories, some over worn, some inaccurate and some burnished with creativity, from 'those days' to share. There is talk of success, the trajectory lives took…

Bhubaneswar: Like its more famous counterpart in Cuttack, Bali Jatra in Bhubaneswar has also started with much fanfare by drawing thousands of people to the fair ground every evening. Joy rides like Ram Doli and Break Dance and cultural…

The boat drifts gently into water and struggles for balance as the feeble current underneath tries to lend it a sense of direction. The cargo on board rests pretty. The burning torch lights the path amid the ripples for the invisible…