Cuttack - Sports and Entertainment

Sports and Entertainment

Sports facilities

Modern Cuttack is the home to Barabati Stadium, an important venue for international cricket matches. Cuttack also possesses Satyabrata stadium, DRIEMS cricket stadium at Tangi and Jawaharlal Nehru indoor stadium along with some very good playgrounds like Nimpur, Bidanasi, Sunshine, Ravenshaw ground, SCB medical ground, etc. The 18th and 24th National Games were held at Cuttack in 1958 and 1970 respectively.

Cuttack has a branch of sports authority of India (SAI) training centres, which was established on 26 March 1987, under Sports Hostel Scheme at Barabati Stadium, Cuttack. Government of Orissa has provided accommodation facility at Barabati stadium for boys and at Jawaharlal Nehru indoor stadium for girls. The centre gives training for athletics, basketball, football, volleyball, and gymnastic. There is a quite nice athletic track at the Satyabrata stadium, near Barabati stadium.

The ring road (that surrounds Cuttack) along rivers Mahanadi and Kathajodi is a popular (and safe) morning-walk route for the residents of Cuttack.

Libraries

Cuttack is blessed with the huge collection of books and journals in Kanika Library (Ravenshaw University).

For Oriya literature, there is Padhiari Pathagara with a decent collection of books.

The municipality run library called Biswanath pandit library (situated close to Badambadi by the Kathajodi river side) has a very good collection of books, magazines, and journals.

Theatres

Cuttack had been the centre of art and literature in the past. The Arnapurna theater, Group-B is one of the oldest theater of Orissa and is situated in Buxi Bazaar, Cuttack. Cuttack has several movie theatres playing movie in Oriya, Hindi, and English languages. To cater to the needs of a large Telugu audience in Cuttack, a few theatres also play Telugu movie. Some of the well-known theatres are Grand, Jayashree (Badambadi), Nishamani (Link road), Samrat, etc.

Parks

Cuttack has a deer park, near Barabati stadium, overseeing the beautiful Mahandi river. The park has about 60 deers. There are other city parks like CDA Sector-6 park, Khannagar park, Jobra park. Biju-Pattnaik park at Bidanasi (on the way to Dhabaleswar temple) is quite a nice park for spending ones afternoons and evenings. Its also a popular destination for a mini-picnic.

Freedom Fighter's Memorial

It was inaugurated by Honorable Chief Minister of Orissa Mr. Naveen Patnaik on January 23, 2010, on the occasion of Netaji Jayanti (Netaji Subas Chandra Bose Birthday). It is situated at the Old Jail complex (near Big Bazar), Dargha Bazar, Cuttack.

Netaji Museum

Cuttack takes pride in being the birthplace of the prominent Indian statesman, independence leader and freedom-fighter Subhash Chandra Bose. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose studied in an Anglo school till standard six which is now known as Stewart School and then shifted to Ravenshaw Collegiate school of Cuttack. The birthplace of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose which is known as Janakinath Bhawan in Oriya Bazar has now been converted to a museum named Netaji Birth Place Museum where original letters written by Netaji along with other Netaji's important materials are exhibited.

Oriya Film Industry

The Oriya Film Industry has its base in Cuttack.