Odia designed new Arjuna award statuettes

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has redesigned the National Sports and Adventure awards/trophies to give them a new look.The statuettes/medals of Arjuna Award, Dronacharya Award, Dhyan Chand Award, Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, and Tenzing Norgay Adventure Award have been redesigned completely to depict the human aspiration for excellence and achievement embodied in the sporting endeavor. Artist Gajendra Sahu who has redesigned Arjuna Award, Dronacharya Award, Dhyan Chand Award and Tenzing Norgay Award, is a senior faculty member at the B.K. College of Government Arts and Crafts College at Bhubaneswar.

Prince dance group of Odisha

Prince dance group of Ambapua,Berhampur made Odisha proud by winning the reality show 'India's got Talent' on Colors channel. This group consists of talented dancers who were daily labourers and have physically challenged persons also. Chief minister of Odisha Navin Pattanaik was so impressed with their performance that he himself voted and appealed others to vote for the group in the final. Now he has ordered to open a dance academy in Berhampur on priority basis. We wish the group more success in future.

Buddha Ganesha in Cuttack

Millennium city Cuttack has some unique traditions. One such example is worship of Buddha Ganesha(buddha=old; not Gautam buddha). Originally Bania sahi of Cuttack was celebrating this unique tradition. Now some other places like Mangalabag, Balubazar, Choudhury bazar are also following this tradition. Buddha Ganesha is worshiped for around nineteen days- till Dyutibahan(Mulasttami). Idol of Lord Ganesha is immersed after offering Him 'ghanta' tarakari.