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The Archaeology of Forgotten Urbanism: Understanding the Iron Age City Beneath Bhubaneswar
Beneath the expanding city of Bhubaneswar lies Sisupalgarh, one of eastern India’s most significant early urban settlements. Its ramparts, gateways…
May 25
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ParibhaAsha HeritEdge Lab
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Soumyaranjan Sahoo
From Monastic Landscape to Living Heritage: A Policy-Facing Conclusion on the Diamond Triangle of Odisha
The arc of the series moves deliberately: from origins and institutional life, through regional Buddhist networks, into Vajrayana consolidation, and…
Mar 6
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Soumyaranjan Sahoo
Vajrayana on the Eastern Coast: Why the Diamond Triangle Flourished Late
In 'Bones, Stones, and Buddhist Monks,' Schopen argues that late Buddhist monasteries functioned as “corporate ritual institutions concerned with…
Feb 24
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Soumyaranjan Sahoo
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Shaivism in Odisha: Sect, State, Stone, and A Long View of Religious Evolution
Across Odisha, Shiva appears in multiple forms: as ascetic and householder, as linga and anthropomorphic icon, as guardian of cities and dweller of…
Feb 15
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Soumyaranjan Sahoo
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The Long Now of Us: Jagannath Panda’s Homecoming and His First Solo Exhibition in Odisha
Curated by Sibdas Sengupta, the exhibition resists the logic of a conventional retrospective. Instead, it operates as a living archive, a constellation…
Feb 14
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Soumyaranjan Sahoo
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Mapping Nalanda, Takshashila, Vikramashila, and the Diamond Triangle: Scale, Chronology, and the Institutional Forms of Buddhist Learning
Buddhist learning unfolded through cities, campuses, monasteries, and landscapes, adapting to local conditions while remaining connected through…
Feb 8
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Soumyaranjan Sahoo
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The Pushpagiri Question: Identifying, Naming, and Claiming a Lost Buddhist University
The association of Pushpagiri with the clustered monastic landscape of Lalitgiri, Ratnagiri, and Udayagiri reshapes regional and national narratives of…
Feb 5
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Soumyaranjan Sahoo
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Time, Power, and the Ruins: How Buddhist Odisha Was Remembered, Reframed, and Reclaimed
The entry of Buddhist Odisha into modern historical consciousness begins with colonial archaeology. Early British surveys noted mounds and scattered…
Feb 2
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Soumyaranjan Sahoo
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Buddhist Odisha Beyond Ashoka: Routes, Regions, and Residual Landscapes
Understanding Buddhist Odisha in a way that shifts the narrative from imperial moment to regional continuity, from isolated sites to an interconnected…
Jan 30
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Soumyaranjan Sahoo
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The Diamond Triangle of Odisha: A Monastic Landscape in Time
UNESCO’s Tentative List lens places this landscape into a global heritage conversation, while the excavation record supplies the factual backbone…
Jan 27
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Soumyaranjan Sahoo
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Has Heritage Become Redundant?
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…
Nov 21, 2025
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Debi Prasad Sahu
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From the Stars to a Society: The Cosmic Vision of Pathani Samanta
An Odia genius who measured the heavens with bamboo instruments and aligned faith with the precision of science, reminding us that culture is a way of…
Oct 9, 2025
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ParibhaAsha HeritEdge Lab
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