Rath Yatra - Different Truths

July 2, 2022
Dr. Sudipta Mishra
Fairs & Festivals, History & Culture, Religion

Rath Yatra: A Festival of Great Antiquity

Dr Sudipta from Puri files an exclusive report on the Rath Yatra that began on Friday (July 1). She traces its mythical history, customs, and rituals – an exclusive...

May 29, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Anti-BJP Front Has to Avoid Fate of Janata Party in 1979: Regional Leaders Must Have a National Vision

There is a modicum of truth in Jaitley’s argument that the “chemistry” of a New India will overcome the “arithmetic” of “disparate” political groups because of Narendra Modi’s personal...

May 21, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Ominous Silence of Advani on Karnataka Crisis: BJP Patriarch Must be Regretting Backing Modi

Advani’s friends and well-wishers describe him as a real statesman, it is doubtful whether he could be accorded with this salutation. None of his actions in recent times, precisely...

March 20, 2018
IPA Service
Politics

Prophets: Lingayat Minority Status another Sidda Gimmick

Lingayats are now a separate religious group. Siddaramiah is behaving like he is Jesus and Prophet Muhammad rolled into one, founding a religion. But he himself doesn’t believe in...

January 4, 2017
Lily Swarn
Food

Folklore: Lord Jagannath offered Rasagullas to Lakshmi to appease her!

The romantic legend that one hears in Odisha is that the Goddess Lakshmi was irked with her husband as he went off for a nine-day trip without her consent. She...

March 20, 2016
Sisir K Chatterjee
Architecture & Monuments, Cover Story, Heritage, Oral Traditions

…And God Played Hide and Seek in Guptipara

Sisir brings alive the magic and mystery of Guptipara. Here God played hide and seek with his devotee, Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. He unfolds the story of a village situated in...