Rangeilunda Airport, also known as Brahmapur Airport, is a domestic airport serving the city of Berhampur in Odisha, India. It is located adjacent to Berhampur University at Rangeilunda, 10 km (6.2 mi) east of the city centre and 5 km (3.1 mi) from the famous Gopalpur-on-Sea beach. The airstrip was built by the British during World War II.
Rudranil Ghosh is an Indian actor who works primarily in Bengali films.
Mr Funtoosh is a 2008 Bengali film directed by Raj Mukherjee, the movie featured Prasenjit, Rachana Banerjee, Seemran.
Saathire (2004) is an Odia language film also dubbed in Bengali, based on Leena Gangopadhaya's story Janmadin. It was released in 2004. Directed by Hara Patnaik, the movie featured Anubhav Mohanty, Madhumita Basu, Pintu Nanda and Anita Das. The film was a box office success.
Anubhav Mohanty is an Indian actor, film producer, television personality and politician who is known for his work in Odia-Bengali language films.
Rangin Jajabara is a 1975 Odia language Indian movie. The music was composed by Akshya Mohanty. It was produced by Bijay Pattnaik, directed by Akshaya Mohanty, Hemanta Das and Bijay Mishra (Trimurty). It stars Sriram Panda, Banaja Mohanty and Tripura Mishra. Jajabar was the first black-and-white film in Odia to be digitally colourised and re-released in the state.
The temple of the goddess Bhagabati, the presiding deity of the Indian town Banapur in Odisha has earned celebrity as a centre of religious activities. Once Banapur was the capital of the Sailodhvaba dynasty, responsible for the construction of the early group of temples at Bhubaneswar. The large number of Buddhist images discovered at Banapur relate the place to the Vajrayana cult of Buddhism.
Love Dot Com is a 2009 Oriya film produced & directed by Raqhat Quddus. This film is a love story of two lovers, who has family rivalry. The movie is a remake of 1991 Malayalam movie Godfather.
Most Wanted is a 2011 Oriya film directed by Sushant Mani.
Pseudonym [sju:dənim], is an alternative rock band, based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The band was formed in 2006, with an outright inclination towards progressive and alternative music.
Kebe Tame Naahan Kebe Mun Naahin is a 2012 Oriya film directed by Chakradhar Sahu starring Sabyasachi Mishra, Archita Sahu and Manoj Mishra. The film released on 17 February 2012.
Kumkum Mohanty is an Odissi dancer.
Biren Jyoti Mohanty is an Indian film editor.
Prafulla Kar was an Odia musician, singer, lyricist, writer and columnist. He received Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award by the Government of India in 2015 for his contribution in the field of arts.
Ganesh Chandra Jena is a mountaineer from Odisha, India. He reached the peak of Mount Everest on 18 May 2011 as the first male from the eastern state of Orissa. Two other Indians in his team were Amit Kumar from Haryana and Jackie Jack from Rajasthan. The team was headed by Anshu Jamsenpa, 32. After Kalpana Dash, Ganesh Jena achieved this feat as the second Oriya and the first male person from Odisha "Willpower, patience and determination hold the key to success. My target is to scale the Everest twice in one season," he said to media persons after his successful Everest mission.
Bibhuti Pattnaik is an Odia novelist and columnist. Entered as a college lecturer in the Dept.of Odia Language and literature in the year 1970 and retired as a Reader, in the year 1995.
Kalpanakumari Devi was an Indian novelist and poet in the Odia language. She won the 2011 Sahitya Akademi Award for Odia literature.
Nirmala Mishra was an Indian singer of predominantly Bengali and Odia film songs. She also sang popular Assamese songs, most notably "Ki Naam di Matin". She was a recipient of the Sangeet Sudhakar Balakrushna Das Award as an honour for her lifetime contribution to Odia music.
