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  • March 7, 2016
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Recognize the unique credentials of each freedom struggle, says Saswat Pattanayak

Bhubaneswar Bureau In social media Face Book, eminent media person Saswat Pattanayak has summed up his posting of March 5 in the following words: Every freedom struggle has its specific parameters, myths, goals, limitations and strengths. By being critical of … Read more →

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  • February 24, 2016
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Nationalism as a social location is a state of privilege – Saswat Pattanayak

(This most relevant write-up is acquired from the posting of Saswat Pattanayak in social media) “For the master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house. They may allow us to temporarily beat him at his own game, but they will … Read more →

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  • January 10, 2016
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Nabakalebara: Legends and Reality (Book Review)

By Saswat Pattanayak In this era of two-minute research noodles made viral through smart memes and quick tweety wits, Subhas Chandra Pattanayak’s “Nabakalebara: Legends and Reality“ (Shabdasparsha, 2015) is not one that everyone would probably want to read. I will not therefore pitch … Read more →

  • Posted in: art & culture, Buddha Jagannatha, orissa, oriya, World of Letters
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  • January 3, 2016
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A. B. Bardhan: Unforgettable Relevance

By Saswat Pattanayak Comrade A B Bardhan (1924-2016) was not just the foremost communist mass leader of India who raised working class consciousness among millions through his oratory and organizational persistence, he was also the Marxist historian who accounted peoples’ … Read more →

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  • January 1, 2016
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2016: Divided We Fall

Saswat Pattanayak Last year alone, an earthquake – among many – left 9,000 dead in Nepal. Stampede among the devotees caused death of 2,200 people in Mecca. Over 3.1 million children –  under five – died of malnutrition everywhere in … 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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