Utkal University Platinum Jubilee

With so many brilliant minds spread out in so many spheres over so many decades, any list of achievers from the Utkal University in Odisha capital can only be inadequate. Since a complete list is nearly impossible to prepare, we present a…

When Utkal University came into being in 1943, the makers could possibly not have imagined how things would shape up and how the varsity would fare. In its 76-year-long journey, the university has contributed immensely in building the…

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…