Bhubaneswar's New Dog Meetups Are Helping Apartment Pets Make Friends — and Art

Every Sunday morning, in the wide green lawns of Bhubaneswar's Biju Patnaik Park, something joyful is happening. Dogs that spend their weekdays in apartment homes are bounding toward each other, tails furiously wagging, while their owners — IT professionals, homemakers, first-time pet parents — stand nearby with coffee cups in hand, talking about teething, vet visits, and separation anxiety.  It is part neighbourhood gathering, part therapy session, and, on the best mornings, part art studio. These are Bhubaneswar's dog meetups: a grassroots community movement that has been steadily buildin...