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ଶେଷରେ ବାଇମୁଣ୍ଡିଙ୍କୁ ନବୀନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ ମାରିଦେଲେ / Naveen Patnaik finally killed Baimundi

ସୁଭାଷ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ କଟକ ଚିନ୍ତା ବାଇମୁଣ୍ଡିକୁ । ରାଧାମୋହନ ଗଡ଼ନାୟକ ତାଙ୍କ କବିତାରେ ଯଦି ଏହା ଲେଖିନଥାନ୍ତେ, ତେବେ ବି କଟକ ସହରକୁ ଜାଣିଥିବା କୌଣସି ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଏହା ଜାଣନ୍ତିନି – ଏକଥା କେହି ବିଶ୍ଵାସ କରନ୍ତେ ନାହିଁ । କାରଣ, ଏହା ସର୍ବଜନବିଦିତ ଯେ,ବାଇମୁଣ୍ଡିଙ୍କ ହେତୁ ହିଁ କଟକ ସହର କାଳର କରାଳ … 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