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Rapists’ Alleged Shield in the State Cabinet Intimidates the Press

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak People in Orissa have become such habituated with keeping mum in the prevalent environment of crime that the students and social activists – usually the most vocal in collective civil causes – were not even daring to … Read more →

Media as an Entity and Freedom of Expression as a Fundamental Right are under Grave Threat from the Ruling Establishment in Orissa: MUFP White Paper

Subhas Chandra Pattanayak Media Unity for Freedom of Press (MUFP), for the first time in our history, has brought out a White Paper on attack on Press in the State, after it was adopted in its Media Advisory Council and … Read more →

Bijoy M Misra on Avarice of Soumya Ranjan Patnaik created the pandemic called PandianDecember 1, 2024
This is a revelation for me.
Bijoy M Misra on Change of Jagannath from Buddha to Bishnu has ruined Oriya uniquenessNovember 28, 2024
ବହୁ କଥା ଉଦ୍ଧାର କରି ସୁନ୍ଦର ଲେଖା | ଗୌତମ ବୁଦ୍ଧଙ୍କର ଜନ୍ମସ୍ଥାନ ସମ୍ପର୍କରେ ଘୋର ଆଲୋଡନ ଅବଶ୍ୟକ |
Orissamatters on ଭାଷା ଅନ୍ଦୋଳନର ପ୍ରଭାବ : ଓଡ଼ିଆବିଦ୍ଵେଷୀ ମଙ୍ଗିଲେଣି “ଭାଷା ହିଁ ଭବିଷ୍ୟତ”October 29, 2024
ଯାହାହେଉ, ଆପଣ ପଢୁଛନ୍ତି ଓ ଅଭିମତ ରଖୁଛନ୍ତି, ଏହା ହିଁ ଆନନ୍ଦଦାୟକ । ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ ଭାଇ ।
Orissamatters on Orissa Assembly// Opposition failed to give debates a democratic boostOctober 28, 2024
Thanks dear brother. The reckless expenditure of Orissa Government in avoidable sectors is so massive that we will never qualify…
Pranaba pattajoshi on ଭାଷା ଅନ୍ଦୋଳନର ପ୍ରଭାବ : ଓଡ଼ିଆବିଦ୍ଵେଷୀ ମଙ୍ଗିଲେଣି “ଭାଷା ହିଁ ଭବିଷ୍ୟତ”October 26, 2024
ଏମିତି ଆପଣ ଲେଖିଲେ କିଛି ଭଦ୍ର ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି ଆତ୍ମହତ୍ୟା କରିବେ ନଚେତ ବିଷ ଖାଇବେ

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