Subhas Chandra Pattanayak Achihna Basabhumi, which should not have got the Central Sahitya Akademi Award, has got it on the strength of a decision of Orissa High Court on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) that had challenged the selection of … Read more →
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak Mother tongue and motherland are in Oriya concept equated with the mother. “ମାତୃଭାଷା ମାତୃଭୁମି ଉଭୟ ଜନନୀ”. Therefore, it is natural on part of every Oriya to know of what exactly the Orissa High Court has said while … Read more →
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak Presently in New York City, I have no direct access to the Orissa High Court Verdict on Sahitya Award, 2011. The verdict is not yet placed in its website. But from what I gather from sources online, … Read more →
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak Climate of corruption has so severely affected India that even the National Academy of Letters – the Kendra Sahitya Akademi – is being looked at askance as the breeding center of clandestine deals and favoritism in selection … Read more →