Bhubaneswar, July 22: The festival of traditional ballads of Odisha, Pala and Daskathia Utsav came to a close on Saturday at the Rabindra Mandap in the city. Despite the common perception that the ...

Chicago, July 10: Classical Odissi dance and popular ballads of Pala and Daskathia were part of a programme to showcase the rich culture of Odisha at a convention of Orissa Society of the Americas ...

KORAPUT: It's easy to identify a 'Pala' singer from his glittering robes and ornate headgear. Accompanied by a band of four to five persons, with one on mridanga and others playing the cymbals, he ...

In an effort to provide a boost to the dying art of pala and daskathia, Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi in association with the culture department organized a first of its kind three-day festival of the ...

Hit by both the first and second waves of the Covid-19 pandemic, the artisans have not earned a penny for the last 18 months with all cultural events coming to a halt. BHUBANESWAR: Practitioners of ...

It is "pala" time in 10 Maoist-affected districts in Orissa, including Malkangiri. The Directorate of Census Operations has been holding popular ballad shows to encourage people's participation in ...

Bhubaneswar, July 20: A heavy downpour on Thursday failed to dampen the spirits of pala and daskathia lovers in the capital. Many people turned up at the Rabindra Mandap to celebrate the ancient ...

Chittaranjan Mallia is a keeper of traditions. A doctorate in Gotipua dance traditions, he has been painstakingly recording the music and dances of Odisha with the intention of documenting the dying ...