ବିଶ୍ଵ ମଧ୍ୟେ ଭାରତ ରାଜ୍ୟରେ ଉତ୍କଳ ତଥା ଓଡିଶା ସଦା ବିଶ୍ଵ ଐତିହ୍ୟ ପୃଷ୍ଠାରେ ରଖି ଆସିଛି ନିଜର ସ୍ୱତନ୍ତ୍ର ସ୍ଥାନ l ବିଶ୍ଵ ଦରବାରରେ, ଭାରତବର୍ଷର କୋଣ ଅନୁକୋଣରେ ଓଡିଶା ଯାହାଙ୍କ ନାମରେ ପରିଚିତ, କୋଟି ଓଡ଼ିଆର ମଉଡମଣୀ, ପ୍ରତି ଓଡ଼ିଆର ସ୍ୱାଭିମାନ ଅଭିମାନ, ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଜାତିର ଆଦ୍ୟ ଅସ୍ମିତା କହିଲେ ପ୍ରଭୁ ଶ୍ରୀ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ l ପ୍ରଭୁ ଶ୍ରୀ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥଙ୍କୁ କେନ୍ଦ୍ରକରି କେବଳ ଏ ଓଡ଼ିଶା ମାଟିରେ ନୁହେଁ ଏ ଧରାପୃଷ୍ଠରେ କେତେ ଯେ ଅଲୌକିକ, ଅବିଶ୍ଵସନୀୟ ଘଟଣାମାନ ଯେ ସମୟ ସ୍ରୋତରେ ଘଟି ଚାଲିଛି ତାର କୌଣସି ସୀମା ନାହିଁ। ମହାପ୍ରଭୁ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥଙ୍କ କୃପାରୁ ଆମ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଜାତିର ଧର୍ମ, ସଂସ୍କୃତି, ପରମ୍ପରା ବିକଶିତ ହୋଇଚାଲିଛି। ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଜାତି ଯେ କେବଳ ମହାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କୁ ଦେବତା ବୋଲି ମାନେ ତାହା ନୁହେଁ ବରଂ ସେ ଆମ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟେକ ଘରର ଏକ ମୂରବୀ, ପ୍ରତ୍ୟକ ବାପୁଡା ବୁଢାର ପୁଅ, ଭଉଣୀର ଭାଇ, ଦୁଃଖୀର ବନ୍ଧୁ, ସେ ସବୁ ସମ୍ପର୍କରେ ବନ୍ଧା ଏ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଜାତିର ସରଳପଣ ପାଖେ ।

The book is about lord Jagannatha - the established god of Hindus and His temple at Puri known as Badadeula. The book is for general reading for those interested to know about lord Jagannatha and His temple at Puri and not a historical treatise. Many of the descriptions and anecdotes in it are from the epics, legends and folktales that may or may not have historical relevance. But at the same time, they are interesting facts about lord Jagannatha since ages. The book with the captioned name is divided into four chapters (1) Lord Jagannatha, (2) The Temple - Badadeula, (3) The Festivals of Jagannatha and (4) Mahaprasada. (the food offerings to Jagannatha). The eight annexes deal with (i) Important temples in Puri, (ii) Important mathas (monasteries) in Puri, (iii) Different beshas (costumes/dresses) of Jagannatha, (iv) Important festivals in Badadeula, (v) Fables and facts about Jagannatha,(vi) Invasion on Puri and Badadeula by Afghans and Moguls (vii) Salient facts and figures about Badadeula and Puri and (viii) Places of interest in and around Puri.

This modern-day Silent Spring addresses climate change head on, arguing that the solution to this global crisis lies in sustainable, biologically diverse farms In Soil Not Oil, Vandana Shiva explains that a world beyond dependence on fossil fuels and globalization is both possible and necessary. Condemning industrial agriculture as a recipe for ecological and economic disaster, Shiva champions the small, independent farm: their greater productivity, their greater potential for social justice as they put more resources into the hands of the poor, and the biodiversity that is inherent to the traditional farming practiced in small-scale agriculture. What we need most in a time of changing climates and millions who are hungry, she argues, is sustainable, biologically diverse farms that are more resistant to disease, drought, and flood. “The solution to climate change,” she observes, “and the solution to poverty are the same.” Soil Not Oil proposes a solution based on self-organization, sustainability, and community rather than corporate power and profits.

Reading stories of successful people can leave an indelible impression on the people and their lives. From their struggles to their passion and achieving great reputation, there is an endless number of things that you can actually learn from such personalities. Keeping that in mind, we have formulated a list of twenty one great personalities from Odisha who not only excelled in their careers but also gave the power to dream to million of others.

"Her great virtue as an advocate is that she is not a reductionist. Her awareness of the complex connections among economy and nature and culture preserves her from oversimplification. So does her understanding of the importance of diversity."—Wendell Berry, from the foreword Motivated by agricultural devastation in her home country of India, Vandana Shiva became one of the world's most influential and highly acclaimed environmental and antiglobalization activists. Her groundbreaking research has exposed the destructive effects of monocultures and commercial agriculture and revealed the links between ecology, gender, and poverty. In The Vandana Shiva Reader, Shiva assembles her most influential writings, combining trenchant critiques of the corporate monopolization of agriculture with a powerful defense of biodiversity and food democracy. Containing up-to-date data and a foreword by Wendell Berry, this essential collection demonstrates the full range of Shiva's research and activism, from her condemnation of commercial seed technology, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), and the international agriculture industry's dependence on fossil fuels, to her tireless documentation of the extensive human costs of ecological deterioration. This important volume illuminates Shiva's profound understanding of both the perils and potential of our interconnected world and calls on citizens of all nations to renew their commitment to love and care for soil, seeds, and people.

Over the past 50 years, cereals such as maize, rice, wheat, sorghum, and barley have emerged as rapidly evolving crops because of new technologies and advances in agronomy, breeding, biotechnology, genetics, and so on. Population growth and climate change have led to new challenges, among which are feeding the growing global population and mitigating adverse effects on the environment. One way to deal with these issues is through sustainable cereal production. This book discusses ways to achieve sustainable production of cereals via agronomy, breeding, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. Chapters review research, examine challenges, and present prospects in the field. This volume is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and scientists interested in and working in the area of sustainable crop production.

Of Reels, Romance and Retakes carries the reader on a fascinating journey into the genesis, evolution and reception of Odia cinema. Telling the story of its quiet emergence in 1936, the book goes on to chronicle its unexpected triumphs in the coming decades when cinema arose as an undisputed cultural form of both the middle class and the masses. The account the book gives of how Odia cinema, aesthetically intertwined with the indigenous folk and literary tradition, carried forward both the project of modernity and Odia cultural identity is particularly illuminating and instructive. At the same time it takes an introspective look at the crisis Odia cinema faces now, sandwiched as it is between two competing social trends - one following the route to Hindi as the chief language of entertainment and the other that is focused on regional cultural assertion as a key to commercial success. On the whole, it is a timely and much awaited book that seeks to construct the hitherto uncharted ‘social narratives’ of cinema in Odisha.

The book intends to supplement the course Crop Improvement I (Kharif crops) as per ICAR syllabus for the B.Sc. (Honours) in Agriculture. Till now no comprehensive books to support the course is available as a complete guide book Emphasis has been laid on describing the Kharif Crops from Crop Improvement point of view. Each of the chapters deals with a particular crop dealing with taxonomic identification, centre of origin, related species, brief genetics with botanical description, floral biology, crossing techniques, breeding objectives, breeding methods and achievements.

The food on our plates has always been inextricably linked to the agricultural cycle. The numerous festivals and rituals that crop up on the Odia calendar (or Panji) with unfailing regularity, inevitably extend clues to eat what’s best in the season. This book takes one through the never-ending cycle of pray, eat and repeat while delving into the intricacies of the interrelationships between the agrarian calendar, the festivals observed in the various parts of the state of Odisha and the changing seasons. Beyond Dalma attempts to focus on the similarities rather than the diversities of the Odia cuisine which itself is an interesting amalgamation of various micro-cuisines that have evolved independently, shaped by diverse stimuli for the better part of history. At the same time, one cannot discount that dynamic exchanges among various micro-culinary traditions have always occurred due to a multitude of reasons ranging from trade to migrations to even marriages. The resulting culinary legacy is one that can be best described as a curious interplay between heterogeneity and homogeneity. The recipes are carefully selected keeping the focus on the seasonal aspects of the cuisine rather than emphasizing the regional aspects. However, a mild proclivity towards Western Odisha may be discernible at times as the author has spent a substantial part of her life in that region. The recipes are curated based on local and seasonal produce, and designed to help one adhere to a sustainable, low-carbon footprint lifestyle that is harmoniously aligned with mother nature’s basket rather than the supermarket shelves.