Tag: Odisha Literary Festival

Bhubaneswar: Multi-faceted Neelesh Misra, the man who has cast a spell on millions of radio listeners in the country through his storytelling was in Bhubaneswar on Saturday to speak at Odisha Literary Festival when Chiranjibi Pati caught up with him to know the story of his life. Excerpts from an interview:   Journalist, Story-teller, script-writer, lyricist and a […]

National Award winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar was in Bhubaneswar for the Odisha Literary Festival. Odishatv.in reporter Chiranjibi Pati caught up with the filmmaker par excellence to discuss his approach to filmmaking and his journey in Bollywood. Here are the excerpts. Is it true that you make films to break stereotypes in the Indian society? I […]

Bhubaneswar: In the back drop of recent abusive exchange of words between BJD vice president and Minister Damodar Rout and BJP leader Lekhashree Samantsinghar, Chief Minister and BJD president Naveen Patnaik today disapproved such type of politics between the parties. Responding to a query by Editorial Director of The New Indian Express, Prabhu Chawala at […]

Bhubaneswar: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today inaugurated the sixth edition of the two-day Odisha Literary Festival organised by The New Indian Express in Bhubaneswar in presence of senior journalists Prabhu Chawla, Shampa Dhar-Kamath and Srimoy Kar. Pradhan stated, “Platforms such as the Odisha Literary Festival should promote the glorious past of the Odia community. Due […]

Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today said the image of Odisha has changed as the standard of living has increased considerably in the State and there is no starvation case in the State now. Taking part in an interacting session with senior journalist Prabhu Chawla at the concluding day of the fifth edition of the […]

Bhubaneswar: The eighth edition of Odisha literary festival (OLF), organised by the New Indian Express was inaugurated here by Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal on Saturday. On the inaugural day, the eminent personalities and experts from different fields vividly discussed about various languages in the country and language based cultures. Besides, discussions were held as to […]

Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik reiterated his earlier statement that people of Odisha will choose his successor. Replying to a question posed by Editorial Director of The New Indian Express (TNIE), Prabhu Chawla, at the concluding day of Odisha Literary Festival on Sunday, Patnaik said, “I believe that the […]