Subhas Chandra Pattanayak Orissa became Odisha and Oriya became Odia under a very misconceived law enacted sans proper study of historicity of the concerned words and application of parliamentary wisdom thereto. Shockingly, Orissa’s community of letters preferred to stay silent … Read more →
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak Kali Puja (Ceremony of Kali) of Orissa is not Diwali or the festival of lamps, as some modern Oriyas tend to take. It reminds us Oriyas of the battle of our matriarch tribes against Vedic imperialists, specifically … Read more →
(continued from the previous part) Subhas Chandra Pattanayak Caste supremacists thrive on religion. Buddha was against religion. Buddha is the strongest threat to caste supremacy even with retrospective effect. Therefore the caste supremacists, who are traditional exploiters of social forces, … Read more →
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak A showy ritual has taken a toll of four lives in the Temple of Sri Jagannath at Puri when 60 others including 25 in serious conditions are injured while trying to witness the Alati (waving of light … Read more →
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak It is bad for the civilization if history is wronged. Therefore the wrong committed by Mahamahopadyaya Hara Prasad Sastri in the matter of Buddhist mystic songs needs to be corrected. Editions of these mystic songs are under … Read more →