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    Samhati Mohapatra
    About the AuthorSamhati Mohapatra
    The author is an Assistant Editor at The Federal.
      Great language divide- Odisha
      The Great Language Divide

      Why Odisha bristles at Bangla, but embraces Hindi

      16 March 2025 11:21 AM IST
      KIIT student protest
      The Federal Special

      Ground report: Racially slighted, KIIT’s Nepali students dread return to campus

      20 Feb 2025 10:24 AM IST
      A father figure for students, Zakir Hussain liked jokes, had no star tantrums
      Features

      A father figure for students, Zakir Hussain liked jokes, had no star tantrums

      16 Dec 2024 1:19 PM IST
      Meet Mukund Dev Sahoo, who is breathing new life into Dhrupad
      News

      Meet Mukund Dev Sahoo, who is breathing new life into Dhrupad

      11 Dec 2024 7:04 PM IST
      How Dhrupad exponent Mukund Dev Sahoo is reviving Hindustani classical music’s Vedic pulse
      Features

      How Dhrupad exponent Mukund Dev Sahoo is reviving Hindustani classical music’s Vedic pulse

      11 Dec 2024 6:30 AM IST
      Shaktimaan-Mukesh Khanna
      Features

      Shaktimaan taught values to ’90s kids, but Mukesh Khanna needs a lesson in letting go

      20 Nov 2024 12:32 PM IST
      Why Dharmendra Pradhan’s ‘rename Ravenshaw’ bid in Odisha has backfired
      News

      Why Dharmendra Pradhan’s ‘rename Ravenshaw’ bid in Odisha has backfired

      6 Sept 2024 8:10 AM IST
      The Stolen Necklace-Thajudheen
      Features

      The Stolen Necklace review: A gripping tale of a Muslim man’s fight for justice in Kerala

      27 Jun 2023 12:00 PM IST
      Meet Labanga, the gender crusader who fights for women’s rights in tribal Odisha
      Women's March

      Meet Labanga, the gender crusader who fights for women’s rights in tribal Odisha

      8 March 2023 6:12 PM IST
      Holi playlist: 7 Bollywood songs that you can bookmark
      Entertainment

      Holi playlist: 7 Bollywood songs that you can bookmark

      7 March 2023 7:15 PM IST
      Daman movie
      Entertainment

      Not just 'Kantara', Odia film 'Daman' is making waves nationwide. Meet the directors

      7 Dec 2022 6:30 AM IST
      Apana mane khusi ta? Odias jubilant over Droupadi Murmus Presidential bid
      Odisha

      Apana mane khusi ta? Odias jubilant over Droupadi Murmu's Presidential bid

      22 Jun 2022 2:11 PM IST
      Prafulla Kar – Odia music’s ingenious iconoclast
      Features

      Prafulla Kar – Odia music’s ingenious iconoclast

      18 April 2022 8:48 PM IST
      As COVID casts a pall, people turn to yoga, music, meditation for succour
      Features

      As COVID casts a pall, people turn to yoga, music, meditation for succour

      16 July 2021 6:30 AM IST
      The surreal world of reality shows: My tryst with Indian Idol
      Features

      The surreal world of reality shows: My tryst with Indian Idol

      3 Jun 2021 6:30 AM IST
      Modi chokes up during speech, bypasses COVID hot potatoes
      News

      Modi chokes up during speech, bypasses COVID hot potatoes

      21 May 2021 3:51 PM IST
      At this COVID vaccination centre in Odisha, ‘public is not allowed’
      Odisha

      At this COVID vaccination centre in Odisha, ‘public is not allowed’

      4 May 2021 1:01 PM IST
      Khushbu Sundar
      Analysis

      Why Khushbu Sundar should oppose Manusmriti and not endorse it

      27 Oct 2020 4:14 PM IST
      Chirag Paswan: A dark horse or just another flash in the pan?
      Analysis

      Chirag Paswan: A dark horse or just another flash in the pan?

      27 Oct 2020 6:30 AM IST
      How a pandemic is changing the contours of politics
      Analysis

      How a pandemic is changing the contours of politics

      10 Jun 2020 6:30 AM IST
      Revisiting Amphans predecessor, the Super Cyclone of 1999
      Features

      Revisiting Amphan's predecessor, the Super Cyclone of 1999

      21 May 2020 7:46 AM IST
      Maharashtra CM
      Analysis

      COVID cures Shiv Sena of anti-outsider ailment; Uddhav 'embraces' migrants

      17 April 2020 3:38 PM IST
      Day 10: Key lessons learnt from the COVID-19 lockdown
      COVID-19

      Day 10: Key lessons learnt from the COVID-19 lockdown

      3 April 2020 12:57 PM IST
      Janata curfew
      News

      Indians unite in clap act, express gratitude for COVID fighters

      22 March 2020 7:25 PM IST
      Deepika Padukone, Bollywood actress, JNU, violence, attack, solidarity, Chhapaak, #IStandwithDeepika, #boycottchhapaak, Padmaavat, Salman Khan
      Analysis

      Was Deepika at JNU to express solidarity or steal the thunder?

      8 Jan 2020 7:01 PM IST
      When will we go beyond drama to end rapes?
      Opinion

      When will we go beyond drama to end rapes?

      4 Dec 2019 3:26 PM IST
      To bring the CJI or not under RTI radar is a dilemma that awaits SC
      Analysis

      To bring the CJI or not under RTI radar is a dilemma that awaits SC

      7 Nov 2019 10:48 AM IST
      Floods in Kerala wash away centuries of isolation for tribes
      Kerala

      Floods in Kerala wash away centuries of isolation for tribes

      16 Aug 2019 3:26 PM IST
      Saved by a stroke of luck, landslide victims live to tell the tale
      Kerala

      Saved by a stroke of luck, landslide victims live to tell the tale

      15 Aug 2019 7:51 PM IST
      Kerala, landslide, floods, rains, dead, silt, Ibnu, NDRF, The Federal, English news website
      Kerala

      Faceless heroes of Kavalappara brave warnings, floods to restore normalcy

      15 Aug 2019 12:13 PM IST
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