India, Jan. 29 -- Culture poverty is more ruinous than economic poverty. Wish 2023 will accelerate 'Make in Odisha' but culturally too

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Art and culture are Odisha's permanent treasure. Their fast depletion is making us poorer every year. In 2023, culture-based explanations for economic development will have to make an imminent comeback in Odisha. Cultural activism and concomitant creativity in the general population can make us richer in 2023.

Gross Domestic product (GDP) is grossly incomplete without arts and culture. GDP is outdated. Economists are increasingly turning to culture to answer questions about people's financial behaviours and what shapes them.

Culture is the fou...