A powerful documentary on the incredible witness of Kandhamal (a district in the state of Odisha), produced and anchored by journalist Anto Akkara has crossed
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Dismal Record in Enrolment of Dalit Christian Students in Navodaya Vidyalayas
Jugal Kishore Ranjit – Bhubaneswar: As part of the New Education Policy of 1986, Navodaya Vidyalayas were established across the country in the same year.
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My Poverty Did Not Deter My Determination to Achieve Something Big
Professor Susanto Beero – Ambagam, Gajapati, Odisha: I had no hope to study after standard 7th, but today I am a professor of economics at
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A Christmas Gift for Today’s Magi
By Sujata Jena – Bhubaneswar: I attended a gathering of some 200 people who had assembled at Anugraha Peetha (Center of Grace), a church center
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Odisha Church Witnesses Three Jubilarians and a new Mother Mary’s Shrine on the Feast of St. Therese of Child Jesus
Purushottam Nayak – Kotamaha, Gajapati, Berhampur: About 5000 faithful, 25 nuns, and 35 priests and two bishops gathered to celebrate the feast of St.Therese of
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India’s Most Persecuted Christians Observe Day of Justice, Peace and Harmony
Purushottam Nayak – Phulbani , Kandhamal, Odisha: India’s most persecuted Christians recently gathered together at the headquarter Phulbani of Kandhamal district, Odisha, Eastern India to
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Following COVID-19 Norms, Odisha’s Faithful Make a Beeline to Celebrate Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes
By Purushottam Nayak – Berhampur, Odisha: COVID-19 pandemic notwithstanding, and at the same time following the strict protocol, several thousand faithful came forward to celebrate
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A Matter of Faith: Kandhamal’s Anti-Christian Violence Victim Ordained Priest for Buxar
By Purushottam Nayak – Tiangia, Odisha: A victim of anti-Christian 2008 persecution from Odisha’s Kandhamal district is now a priest for the Buxar diocese in
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Rebranded Jesuit-Run XIM University at Odisha Aims to Scale New Heights
By Verghese V Joseph – The reputed Jesuit-run university of higher learning, Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar (XIM-B), which hosts eleven schools offering Doctoral, Masters
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Odisha’s Rural Youth Dreams Realized Through OCBC’s Excellent IAS Academy
By Sujata Jena – Bhubaneswar: Thousands of talented rural youths’ dreams and aspirations mostly die due to financial constraints and lack of opportunity. Many of them
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Odisha Bishops Resolve to Build Faith Community
By Sujata Jena, SS.CC. Bhubaneswar: Odisha Catholic Bishops have urged the faithful to live in communion and in solidarity with all during the pandemic at
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Total Recall: Church Finds Ways to Heal Kandhamal Wounds
By Verghese V Joseph – New Delhi: Ten years ago, what happened in Kandhamal, Odisha should have never happened and should never ever happen again.
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