The paintings of which of the following tribes of Odisha is known as Ikon?
The paintings of Saura tribal people are known as Ikon. The religious depiction of the Saura tribe through those paintings are popular all over the world.
The paintings of Saura tribal people are known as Ikon. The religious depiction of the Saura tribe through those paintings are popular all over the world.
The Jnanpith Award in the year 2011 won by Pratibha Ray. She was born in the Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha.
Dutee Chand won two silver medals in the 2018 ‘Asian Games’ held in Jakarta. She was born in Jajpur district of Odisha
Padmini Rout is associated with Chess. She was born in Barambagarh (Cuttack district). She won Eklavya Award in the year 2009.
Kho Kho is also known as the ‘Standing Game’. It is a famous traditional game of Odisha.
The name of the first Odia film with an English name was Roles to Eight. It was released in 1951. The film was produced by Ratikant Padhi.
Ashokastami Festival is a religious festival of Odisha. Chandrasekhara represents Lord Lingaraj. The other two deities are Vasudeva and Rukmini.
Oxford Odissi Centre (United Kingdom) was founded by Baisali Mohanty in 2015 with an aim of promoting Odissi dance outside of India.
Ghanta Patua dance is similar to the Karaga dance of Mysore. It is performed in Cuttack, Kendrapara and Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha.
Paika dance is performed either as solo or as a group performance during the Chaitra Parva.
Four types of puppetry are found in Odisha i.e. Shadow Puppet (Angul), String Puppet (Puri, Balasore, Ganjam, Cuttack), Glove Puppet (Khordha, Cuttack), Rod Puppet (Keonjhar).
Paika dance is performed either as solo or as a group performance during the Chaitra Parva.
The ancient war dance form Paika originated from the Mayurbhanj district. Rookmar Nacha and Phari Khanda Khela are the other names of Paika dance.
Odisha Ikat is also known as Bandha of Odisha. It is a type of silk Ikat. It was given the GI tag in the year 2007
Purnachandra Odia Bhashakosha was created by Gopal Chandra Prahraj in Odia language. The meaning of words in the Bhashakosha is mentioned in four languages- Odia, Hindi, English, Bengali.
The famous play ‘Bhata’ talks about the turmoil during the famine. It was written by Kalicharan Patnaik.
Religious workers of Odia literature- Jagannath Das, Balarama Das, Yasovanta Das, Ananta Das, Achyutananda Das. Together they are also known as Panchasakhas.
Objectives of Odisha Tourism Policy 2016- To promote sustainable tourism and ecotourism for inclusive and economic growth, To promote Odisha’s incomparable cultural heritage, natural resources and environment, To promote Odisha as the one-stop destination to experience the cultural heritage so as to boost foreign & domestic tourism.
Khandadhar waterfall is situated near the Tensa Hill Station. It is the 12th highest in India. It is the place where the Odisha government leases POSCO to Mine Iron Ore.
Barabati Fort is situated in Cuttack district of Odisha. It was constructed by the Ganga dynasty. This fort witnessed various historical battles.