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Posts Tagged ‘republic day’

  • January 26, 2021
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Whose Republic? Whither India?

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak I am sad to say, “We the people” do not have our Republic today, though our police and military power in display in State parades forces us to accept that this is our Republic Day. The farmers, … Read more →

  • Posted in: administration, Agriculture, Animadversion, Editorials, Persons, politics, Public Issues, Uncategorized
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  • January 26, 2018
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Tears on the Republic Day: Cry dear all with Purna Chandra Das

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak Meretricious tears of the President on this Republic Day giving words to wishful thinkings that resembles Gandhiji’s ‘Theory of Trusteeship’ is what is expected of a government that has grabbed and ruined India. When in the Raj … Read more →

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  • January 27, 2013
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ORISSA MATTERS launches literary forum SHABDASPARSHA

Celebration of the Republic Day ushered in a new literary forum styled Shabdasparsha that literally means embrace of letters. Launched by orissamatters.com in the premises of The NEWS Syndicate, it commenced with a Kabi Milan (poets’ get-together), presided over by … Read more →

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  • January 26, 2009
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DON’T CRY MOTHER, DON’T CRY

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak Don’t cry Mother, don’t cry. Don’t cry at least for today. This is the Republic day. This is the day of rejoice for some of your children, Mother! Let them enjoy. Don’t cry. In the name of … Read more →

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  • January 26, 2006
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FREE OUR PEOPLE FROM I.A.S. OFFICERS, SAVE OUR REPUBLIC

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak In his message to the Nation on the occasion of the 57th Republic Day of India, President Kalam has called upon for eradication of corruption. What else could he have said? Everybody knows that corruption is killing … Read more →

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WHY ORISSA, NOT ODISHA?

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

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