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Sukhila Pakhuda

Alok Routray Oct 5, 2025 5 min read
Sukhila Pakhuda

Autumn has arrived, yet the sky is cloudless. The sun is shining brightly, but it brings no warmth. The soft fragrance of the shiuli flowers…

Voices of the Future: What It Means to Be a Young Odia Outside Odisha

Alok Routray Oct 5, 2025 4 min read
Voices of the Future: What It Means to Be a Young Odia Outside Odisha

“ଯୁବପିଢ଼ିର ଶବ୍ଦରେ ଅଛି ଆଗାମୀ ଉତ୍କଳର ସ୍ୱପ୍ନ।”(In the voices of youth lives the dream of tomorrow’s Utkala.) One Independence Day in Thane, a young boy walked…

Morning in an Odia Home: A Ritual of Memories

Alok Routray Sep 27, 2025 4 min read
Morning in an Odia Home: A Ritual of Memories

“ପ୍ରଭାତର ପବନେ ଟଗରର ଗନ୍ଧ, ଝୁନାର ଧୂପେ ଘରେ ହୁଏ ଆନନ୍ଦ।” (In the morning breeze drifts the fragrance of tagara, With jhuna smoke, the home fills with…

From Grain to God: The Spiritual Voyage of Anna in Jagannatha Sanskriti

Alok Routray Aug 19, 2025 6 min read
From Grain to God: The Spiritual Voyage of Anna in Jagannatha Sanskriti

Inside the Jagannatha Temple, rice undertakes a cosmic journey – from humble grain to the taste of liberation. “Annaṁ Brahma – Food is the Divine itself” The Sacred…