When Odisha turns one hundred, there will be many narratives competing for attention. What interests ParibhaAsha is contributing to the conditions under which cultural memory remains accessible!

The framing of literature as the domain of a select few also invites scrutiny. Who benefits from such framing, and who is excluded?

The mirage of democratisation of culture is also lucrative, and needs to be consciously countered. The digital divide is greater than ever with the advent of AI...

Maybe the answer isn’t to reject these paid experiences, but to let them remind us of the rituals we’ve forgotten and the possibility of bringing some of them back, in small, unstructured ways.

Curiosity is older than civilisation. It is not a luxury; it is how humans stay alive. So what happens if we stop asking?

This commentary adopts a qualitative, analytical approach grounded in field observations of major social media platforms such as X, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

A Reflection from the Margins of a Rapidly Changing World...

How can we enable anthropology to understand contemporary socio-economic and political complexity? Here, we imagine how anthropology functions as a method, a mirror, and a corrective in today’s India.

Writer’s Disclaimer: This reflection applies to every society around the world. We may choose to view it from the perspective of the societies we belong to to see what we might have otherwise ignored.

An invitation to explore how cultures truly evolve through movement, exchange, and transformation and why fluidity, not fixation, reveals the deeper story of civilisation.

We’re speeding up every system except the one that experiences meaning: the human mind. The mismatch between pace and emotion is now shaping behaviour, culture, and memory.

We raise what we love to impossible heights and then lose sight of it completely. Understanding why the moment we place someone or something on a pedestal, we stop seeing it for what it truly is.

As cities suffocate under their own light shows, the question is no longer about faith but about responsibility — can we still celebrate without choking on our own defiance?

Odisha’s rare Chausath Yogini Temples at Hirapur & Ranipur-Jharial are now on UNESCO’s Tentative List of World Heritage Sites. Discover their history, architecture, and significance.

Odisha Travel Bazaar 2025 boosts cultural tourism, global ties & heritage economy, driving ₹5,000 Cr growth & empowering artisans & artists.

Discover how the digital and reprinted editions of 'Barnabodha' by Bhaktakabi Madhusudan Rao are preserving the Odia language and ..........

The Union Budget 2025-26 has introduced ambitious provisions to preserve and promote India’s history, heritage, languages, and literature.