“Sabita Paeen Kabita”– An Immortal Tribute to Love and Literature
Linguistic Survey of India has unambiguously declared that Oriya, amongst Indian Languages, is so rich in vocabulary that “neither Bengali nor Hindi nor Telugu can vie with it”. Naturally, therefore,...
View ArticleOrissa Became Odisha: What Else Could Have Happened When Stupids Rule the Roost?
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak The Government of Orissa celebrated the assent of the President of India to the erroneous Orissa (Alteration of Name) Bill, 2010 that tampers with classicism of Oriya language...
View ArticleORISSA! MY MOTHER! LET ME SHARE YOUR TEARS
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak Orissa! My Mother! On this your birthday, as I greet you, I know, your tears are rolling down in the eyes of your children who are being tortured by the Governments they have...
View ArticleBishuba Milan Refreshes Orissa’s Unique Feature: Devotion to Mother Tongue...
In Orissa, the famous ancient soil of Buddhism and agriculture, the Mahabishuba Sankranti is celebrated as the day of dreams for a better world to live in. It is Orissa’s New Year’s Day. Co-operation...
View ArticleSilent Spectators of Killing of Oriya Classicism are Eager to Campaign for...
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...
View ArticleA Comment from an esteemed visitor and my Reply
I have received a comment on my continuing opposition to change of the English spelling of my motherland and mother tongue from an esteemed reader Sri Deba Prasad Parija. I could have replied to him on...
View ArticleReplacement of R with D is a wrong against Oriya Language
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak Replacement of R by D in the English spelling of Orissa’s name and language by a law is a wrong that adversely affects its archaic uniqueness. After consistent stress in these...
View ArticleTHE LINGUA-BENGA MINISTER BE SACKED
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak His party senior Biswa Bhusan Harichandan, who, from the BJP segment of the ruling coalition in Orissa, holds the portfolio of Law and heads the Cabinet Sub-Committee on...
View ArticleBITCHY POLITICS OVER CLASSICAL STATUS OF ORIYA LANGUAGE
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak As the people of Orissa are utmost happy over recognition of the classicality of their mother tongue, a wrong person in the right place – Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik – under...
View ArticleDr. Debi Prasanna Pattanayak’s new book on language released
Famous linguist Dr. Debi Prasanna Pattanayak’s new book ‘Language and Cultural Diversity’ has made a hit with bibliophiles. It was released on 17 September 2014 by the Chief Minister of Orissa, Naveen...
View ArticleBills in English are offenses against Orissa: Biju had designed the...
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak Sad, the Orissa Assembly is adjourned again due to the Government’s adamancy to impose English over the primacy of Oriya language in the Legislative Assembly. After creating...
View ArticleLastly Naveen babu vandalizes Utkal Divas
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak As every Oriya is to celebrate the best and the finest day of his collective life – the Utkal Divas – the day of resurrection of Motherland Orissa, Chief Minister Naveen...
View ArticleSBI forces Bengali Language on Oriya speaking people
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak In whole of India, Orissa has a very unique place in history as not only the land of Kalinga war, but also as the land where British had not dared to set their ugly feet till...
View ArticleOriya as Official Language: Know the Real Saboteur
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak The question that hunts Orissa at the moment is: Who has sabotaged Oriya as official language of Orissa. My answer is:None but Biju Patnaik has sabotaged official use of Oriya...
View ArticleOriya would be taught in English Language! What a mad Government!
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak If documents can say how Orissa is being administered, this document would show how mad has become administration under Naveen Patnaik. Orissa Assembly’s Standing Committee on...
View ArticleWake up Naveen, Stop Preening, Save Gajanan Mishra and friends on Fast
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak The historic fast unto death in demanding use of Oriya as official language as per the original Official Language Act 1954 has reached the third day. Poet Gajanan Mishra is a...
View ArticleHistoric Fast for Administration in Oriya Completes the 3rd day with Students...
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak It seems more and more language lovers are eager to observe fasting in solidarity with the Bhasa Sangram Samiti that is spearheading the movement well defined by Sri Gajanan...
View ArticleFast in glorious fourth day, Government in abominable lack of concern
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak RTI activists of Orissa, who have been playing fabulous role in making people conscious about how badly the State is running, were not the only participants in the FAST ONTO...
View ArticleGovernance of Orissa in Oriya: Gajanan Mishra cries on dubious role of...
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak Governance in Oriya language is birthright of the people of Orissa. But Orissa is under non-Oriya rule. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has ignored the right of the people to be...
View ArticleOriya Bhasa Suraksha Samiti applauded in National Conference of Asima Orissa...
The national conference of Asima Orissa, held at Chennai from August 8 for two days applauded Orissa Bhasa Sangram Samiti for its glorious role in waking up the Government of Orissa to the essential...
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