I forgot about Raghurajpur for many years until a conversation with Tarek last night brought it up again. We were talking about dying art and handicraft heritag...
It took around 2 hours from Jeypore to reach Onkadeli. The distance was just 80 kilometers and the drive was beautiful. Koraput is a beautiful district and the ...
I stayed at Jeypore before proceeding towards Onkadeli, the weekly market of the Bonda people. This town was a pleasant surprise. One of the oldest and most pro...
The Dunguriya village was tucked away in the depths of the Niyamgiri hills. Clean swept dirt alleys lead inside the village and a curious band of villagers foll...
Chatikona market of the Dunguriya people was in full swing when we arrived. I walked around with Sarat, took in the lovely happy sights, and watched in amazemen...
I had never heard of Gotipua before my last Odisha trip and it is sad, since the heritage dance had been performed in India for centuries. Until recent revival ...
My offbeat tribal Odisha trail started with the Chatikona market. Well, actually, the journey started off in Rayagada and the highlight was the weekly market. I...
"A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it." - John Steinbeck. And that is exactly how I stumbled upon the least travel...
Odisha is our neighbouring state and I have visited it a zillion times since childhood. Having hailed from Calcutta, during my growing up years, school trips, b...