DAE All India Official Language Conference DAE All India Official Language Conference is being organized jointly by Institute of Physics (IOP) and National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar on November 2 nd & 3 rd 2011. About Bhubaneswar: Bhubaneswar is the capital of the Indian state of Orissa, known as the City of Temples. The history of the city stretches back over 2000 years, the area first appears as the ancient capital of Kalinga. Bhubaneshwar, the 'city of temples', named after Tribhuvaneswar , 'Lord of Three Worlds', still preserves over 500 of India's finest temples, around which the religious life of the city revolves. Mythological references and the epigraphic sources describe the area as Ekamra Kshetra and Saiva Pitha. In 1936, the Odisha (Orissa) became a separate province with Cuttack as its Capital, which was eventually changed to Bhubaneswar in 1956. Together with Puri and Konark, Bhubaneswar forms the 'golden triangle', one of the most visited destinations in East India, for its proud possession of magnificent sculp-ture and majestic architectural heritage Weather: Bhubaneswar is situated between 21° 15' North Latitude 85° 15' Longitude and at an altitude of 45 meters above sea level. Geographically, Bhubaneswar is situated in the eastern coastal plains of Orissa and south-west of the Mahanadi River. The city is subdivided into a number of townships and housings. The city has a tropical climate, specifically a tropical savanna climate. The average temperatures range between a minimum of around 12 °C (54 °F) in the winter to a maximum of 45 °C (113 °F) in summer. Sudden afternoon thunderstorms are common in April and May. The south-west monsoons appear in June. The average annual rainfall is 154 cm, most of which is recorded between June and October. Culture: Bhubaneswar at one point in time is supposed to have had over a thousand temples. Although a large number of temples have given way for urban infrastructure, Bhubaneswar still abounds in temples of various deities. This has earned it the tag of the Temple City. The most famous ones are Lingaraj Temple, Lakshmanesvara group of temples, Parasuramesvara Temple, Svarnajalesvra Temple, Muktesvara Temple, Rajarani Temple, Vaital Temple, Brhamesvara temple, Meghesvara temple, Vaskaresvara Temple, Ananta Vasudeva Temple, Sari Temple, Kapilesvara Temple, Markandesvara temple, Yamesvara temple, Chitrakarini temple, Sisiresvara Temple.Apart from the ancient temples few other important temples were built in recent times that includes Ram Mandir, Maa Kanakdurga Pitha, ISKON etc. The Lingaraj Temple towers above the cityscape and is visible from far. Careful conservation has helped save many of these symbols of Oriya culture. There has been a recent awareness towards preserving the ethos of Oriya culture in the form of Classical Odissi dance, handicrafts, sand artistry, sculpturing as well as theatre and music. Boundary walls and gardens are increasingly being redone to depict the folk art of the region. The Ekamra Haat is the popular hand-loom and handicrafts market that was constructed recently to popularise them. Similarly SRJAN, the Odissi dance academy founded by Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra the legendary Odissi dancer is located here. The Rabindra Mandap in central Bhubaneswar plays host to a number of cultural engagements and it also has a modern amphitheatre to host theatre and private functions. At Ratnagiri, Lalitgiri and Udaygiri (on the way to Paradip) Buddhist sites of great historical significance have been excavated. The site at Ratnagiri is the most extensive and the carvings and sculpture are highly regarded for their proficiency and artistic merit. Transport Rail The East Coast Railway has its headquarters in Bhubaneswar. Bhubaneswar Railway Station(BBS) is one of the main stations in India . It is located in the city center and is connected to major cities of the country such as New Delhi , Mumbai , Pune , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Kochi , Jamshedpur , Raipur , Ranchi , Guwahati , Siliguri , Ahmedabad , Hyderabad , Lucknow , Thiruvananthapuram , Jodhpur , Bokaro etc. by daily express and passenger trains. Bhubaneswar is also one of the major Indian cities to get a world-class railway station soon.It has five railway stations within its city limits, namely (from North to South) Patia Halt, Mancheswar, Vani Vihar, Bhubaneswar station( near Master canteen) and Lingaraj Temple Road . Train Timings at Bhubaneswar Days of service Train No Name of Train Arrival Time at BBSR Departure Time at BBSR at BBSR 2507 Ernakulam – Guwahati 06.25 06 .40 Th 2508 Guwahati – Ernakulam 07.55 08.05 Sa Arrival Departure 2509 Guwahati – Bangalore 03.00 03.05 F, SA, SU 2510 Bangalore – Guwahati 07.55 08.05 M, TU, W Arrival Departure 2515 Guwahati – Trivandrum 03.00 3.05 TU 2516 Trivandrum – Guwahati 7.55 08.05 TH Arrival Departure 2513 Guwahati – Secundrabad 03.00 03.05 M 2514 Secundrabad – Guwahati 07.55 08.05 F Arrival Departure 2891 Bhubaneswar – Baripada 17.30 W, F, SA 2892 Baripada – Bhubaneswar 10.00 M, TH, SA Arrival Departure 2815 Puri – New Delhi Nilachal Exp. Via- Adra 12.10 12.20 M, W, TH, SA 2816 New Delhi – Puri Nilachal Exp. Via- Adra 10.55 11.05 TU, TH, F, SU Arrival Departure 2821 Howra – Bhubaneswar – Dhauli Exp. 12.45 Daily 2822 Bhubaneswar – Howra – Dhauli Exp. 13.15 Daily Arrival Departure 2819 Bhubaneswar – New Delhi – Sampark Kranti Exp 15.55 W, SU 2820 New Delhi – Bhubaneswar – Sampark Kranti Exp 12.10 W, SA Arrival Departure 2703 Howrah – Secundrabad – (Falaknuma Exp.) 13.55 14.10 Daily 2704 Secundrabad – Howrah – (Falaknuma Exp.) 10.50 11.00 Daily Arrival Departure 2875 Puri – New Delhi Nilachal Exp. Via- Tata 12.10 12.20 TU, F, SU 2876 New Delhi – Puri Nilachal Exp. Via – Tata 15.20 15.30 M, W, SA Arrival Departure 2421 BBSR – New Delhi – Rajdhani Exp, Via – Adra 11.25 W, SA 2422 New Delhi – BBSR – Rajdhani Exp. Via – Adra 16.00 TUE, SAT Arrival Departure 2443 BBSR – New Delhi – Rajdhani Exp. Via – Tata 09.05 M, F 2444 New Delhi – BBSR – Rajdhani Exp. Via – Tata 17.35 Thu, Sun Arrival Departure 8645 Howrah – Hyderabad East Cost Exp. 19.25 19.40 Daily 8646 Hyderabad – Howrah East Cost Exp. 07.35 07.45 Daily Arrival Departure 2073 Howrah – BBSR – Janasatabdi Exp. 20.20 Exp. Sunday 2074 BBSR – Howrah – Janasatabdi Exp. 06.00 Exp. Sunday Arrival Departure 2841 Howrah – Chennai – Coromondal Exp. 21.25 21.40 Daily 2842 Chennai – Howrah – Coromondal Exp. 05.00 05.05 Daily Arrival Departure 5629 Chennai – Guwahati Exp. 19.25 19.40 TU 5630 Guwahati – Chennai Exp. 22.40 22.50 TH Arrival Departure 5929 Chennai – Dibrugarh Exp. 19.25 19.40 F 5930 Dibrugarh – Chennai Exp. 22.40 22.50 TH Arrival Departure 2663 Howrah – Tiruchirapalli Exp. 22.40 22.50 TH, SU 2664 Tiruchirapalli – Howrah Exp. 19.25 19.40 W, SA Arrival Departure 2665 Howrah – Kanyakumari Exp. 22.40 22.50 M 2666 Kanyakumari – Howrah Exp. 19.25 19.40 SU Arrival Departure 8449 Puri – Patna – Baidyanathdham Exp. 15.50 15.55 M 8450 Patna – Puri – Baidyanathdham Exp. 01.45 01.50 TH Arrival Departure 5639 Puri – Gowahati 15.50 15.55 SA 5640 Gowhati – Puri 01.45 01.50 TH Arrival Departure 8409 Howrah – Puri – Jagannath Exp. 02.40 02.50 Daily 8410 Puri – Howrah – Jagannath Exp. 00.05 00.15 Daily Arrival Departure 2863 Howrah – Yeshvantpur 03.10 03.20 Daily 2864 Yeshvantpur- Howrah 23.05 23.15 Daily Arrival Departure 2801 Puri – New Delhi – Purrussottam Exp. 23.25 23.35 Daily 2802 New Delhi – Puri – Purrussottam Exp. 03.50 04.00 Daily Air Biju Patnaik Airport also known as Bhubaneswar Airport is currently the only major domestic airport in Orissa. It is situated 3 km south of the city. There are regular flights to many destinations across India from this airport like New Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore, Raipur, Goa, Srinagar, Chennai, Bagdogra & Port Blair. It has been learnt from the recent visit of the Honourable Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel that the Biju Patnaik, alias Bhubaneswar Airport would soon be upgraded to an international one, with all the benefits of an international airport, heightening the glory of the state and the country. FLIGHT TIMINGS ORIGIN DESTINATION CARRIER DAYS FLIGHT NO. DEP.TIME ARR.TIME BHUBANESWAR DELHI IC DAILY IC 878 14:30 16:30 BHUBANESWAR DELHI S2 DAILY S2 6144 10:50 12:50 BHUBANESWAR DELHI DN DAILY DN 735 11:00 13:00 BHUBANESWAR DELHI IT DAILY IT 803 15:00 19:20 BHUBANESWAR MUMBAI IC DAILY IC 169 14:15 16:15 BHUBANESWAR CHENNAI IC DAILY IC 7542 15:55 17:50 BHUBANESWAR KOLKATA IC DAILY IC 7541 12:55 13:50 BHUBANESWAR KOLKATA S2 DAILY S2 6316 13:00 13:55 BHUBANESWAR KOLKATA DN DAILY DN 552 7:55 9:10 BHUBANESWAR KOLKATA DN DAILY DN 556 18:30 19:50 BHUBANESWAR HYDERABAD S2 DAILY S2 6315 15:50 17:25 BHUBANESWAR HYDERABAD IT DAILY IT 803 15:00 16:25 BHUBANESWAR BANGALORE IC DAILY IC 7542 15:55 19:15 HYDERABAD BHUBANESWAR S2 DAILY S2 6316 10:50 12:25 HYDERABAD BHUBANESWAR IT DAILY IT 802 12:10 13:45 DELHI BHUBANESWAR IC DAILY IC 877 11:45 13:45 DELHI BHUBANESWAR S2 DAILY S2 6143 8:15 10:15 DELHI BHUBANESWAR DN DAILY DN 735 7:30 10:35 DELHI BHUBANESWAR IT DAILY IT 802 9:20 13:35 MUMBAI BHUBANESWAR IC DAILY IC 169 10:25 13:35 RAIPUR BHUBANESWAR IC DAILY IC 169 12:35 13:35 CHENNAI BHUBANESWAR IC DAILY IC 7541 10:30 12:25 BANGALORE BHUBANESWAR IC DAILY IC 7541 8:30 12:25 KOLKATA BHUBANESWAR IC DAILY IC 7542 14:30 15:25 KOLKATA BHUBANESWAR S2 DAILY S2 6315 14:25 15:20 KOLKATA BHUBANESWAR DN DAILY DN 551 6:20 7:35 KOLKATA BHUBANESWAR DN DAILY DN 555 16:55 18:10 IC - Indian, IT - Kingfisher, DN- Deccan, S2- Sahara How to Reach Institute of Physics (IOP) and National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar.