The Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity was founded as a national order by the first President of the Italian Republic, Enrico De Nicola, in 1947, to recognise civilian and military expatriates or foreigners who made an outstanding contribution to the reconstruction of Italy after World War II. Read More
Impressed by Indian art and culture, Italian-born Odissi and Chhau dancer and instructor Ileana Citaristi, who came to Odisha in 1979, decided to make the state her home and has been imparting the knowledge of these dance forms since 1995. ...