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Naveen no more, if Aparajita named the next CM!

Subhas Chandra PattanayakThe political scenario in Orissa is getting murkier everyday with poll pundits failing to grasp why the expected coalition between BJP and BJD is not taking shape, even as the ranks and files of both the parties do … Read more →

ପାଣ୍ଡିଆନଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ମୁଖ୍ୟ ଶାସନ ସଚିବଙ୍କ ଯାଞ୍ଚ ରିପୋର୍ଟ ସାର୍ବଜନୀନ ହେଉ

ସୁଭାଷ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ ଯୋଗ୍ୟତା ଓ ବରିଷ୍ଠତା ଭିତ୍ତିରେ ଜଣେ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ମୁଖ୍ୟ ଶାସନ ସଚିବ ହୋଇଛନ୍ତି । ସେ ହେଲେ ସର୍ବଭାରତୀୟ ପ୍ରଶାସନିକ ସେବା (IAS )ର ଶ୍ରୀ ପ୍ରଦୀପ କୁମାର ଜେନା । ତାଙ୍କୁ ଅବଜ୍ଞା କରି ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ନବୀନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ ନିଜ ଘରୋଇ ସଚିବ ଥିବା ଭି କେ ପାଣ୍ଡିଆନଙ୍କୁ … Read more →

In these pages, the English spelling of the name of our motherland and mother tongue will remain Orissa and Oriya as before, instead of changing into Odisha and Odia.

Law has changed Orissa and its language Oriya to Odisha and Odia in English respectively. This is a very irresponsible law created by politicians having no knowledge on and devotion to classical uniqueness of Oriya language. When this bad law was on the anvil, we had opposed the proposal through several articles in these pages on grounds shown therein. And, when finally the law was created, we took it as an act of stupids. We stick to our observation and vow not to honor the bad law, come what may. For us, the classical uniqueness of our mother tongue Oriya is more important than the law enacted to change it. So, here we shall continue to use the words Orissa and Oriya notwithstanding enforcement of the law that has wrongfully changed them to Odisha and Odia. This is why this site will continue as orissamatters.com instead of converting into odishamatters.com on the strength of our devotion to the mother tongue which no law can change. -Editor