Tag: Odisha Artist

The Covid19 pandemic has come down hard on the melody artistes of Odisha. With Durga Puja commencing in few days, the guidelines issued by the state government has again left the artistes in despair.

Puri: To mark Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 68th birthday on September 17, sculptor Sridhar Das of Odisha has carved 68 sculptures of the PM. Das has made 6-inch tall sculptures using marble powder and plaster of Paris. It took Das 15 days to complete all the sculptures. “Prime Minister Modi is a role model for […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when the whole nation is set to welcome Lord Ganesh, L Eswar Rao of Jatni village in Khurda district has found a unique eco-friendly way to celebrate the Ganesh Chaturthi festival this year. Among millions of gigantic idols of the elephant-headed God, Rao’s miniature idols of the Lord which have been […]

This youth from Puri has created something extraordinary from the ordinary. From a bunch of ice-cream sticks, Biswajit Nayak has been able create a marvellous miniature replica of Kedarnath Temple.

Baripada: A resident of the Banabati block of Mayurbhanj district, Samarendra Behera, is now a local sensation thanks to his meticulous and artistic art carving on trees to raise awareness against felling of the green cover. Behera carves out faces of famous personalities on trees for the purpose. “People usually don’t think twice before carving out […]