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‘The daughter of fire’ from Samleipadar

January 19, 2021 By Sujit Kumar Pruseth Leave a Comment

The sky was impregnated with dark clouds. Heavy rain had unleashed a volley of water in the river Jeera near Bargarh town. Similarly, the psyche of youths was filled up with the indomitable spirit and patriotic feelings. The youths were restless under British rule.

The raging inferno of the Quit India movement of 1942 had spread like wildfire in various villages of the then Sambalpur and present Bargarh district.

The youths of Samleipadar and Panimora villages were completely taken over by the magical appeal of Mahatma Gandhi. Completely bowled over at the clarion call of Mahatma Gandhi, a lean girl aged seventeen from the small hamlet Samleipadar ran to the nearest town Bargarh without bothering about the flooded Jeera River.

She used to be called fondly ‘Baairee’ or semi-mad due to her bold attitude and stubbornness. Upon reaching Bargarh she, as a true disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, adopted non-violent and peaceful methods and ‘captured’ the court of the then SDO Sri B. Mukherjee. Not just that, the brave girl sat on the chair of the SDO and ordered for the SDO to be arrested and produced before her!!

The lesser-known event at Bargarh has remained one of the shining examples of episodes of temerity in the annals of the Indian freedom struggle.

The brave girl ‘Baairee’ from Samleipadar was Parvati Giri, nicknamed ‘Banhikanyaa’ meaning the daughter of fire.

Parvati Giri was incarcerated for two years in Sambalpur jail for ‘capturing’ the SDO Court of Bargarh. Subsequently, Parvati Giri became an inmate at the Sevagram Ashram near Wardha in Maharashtra and adopted Gandhian methods and principles during her stay.

She practiced selfless service, which happens to be one of the core principles of Gandhi. She happened to be the true embodiment of the ‘Vaishnava Jan’ as espoused in the favourite bhajan of Mahatma Gandhi, composed by revered Gujarati poet Narsee Mahta.

Empathy, compassion, and service to the destitute remained the guiding principles for Parvati Giri. Parvati established a Kasturba Matruniketan in Paikmal not just to provide food to the poor children but to take care of their proper and dignified upbringing. She ensured that education was imparted along with work experiences in the field of agriculture, horticulture, tailoring, dance, and music, etc. In 1992, Paravati Giri set up an Anganwadi Training Centre at Kasturba Matruniketan in Paikmal.

Various villages in western Odisha have been under the stressful impact of repeated droughts and chronic poverty. The twin problems have literally destroyed the financial backbone and precious health of many people.

These became the reason why she set up feeding centres for destitute children and women. She made Kasturba Matruniketan in Paikmal her home where she entertained none other than Acharya Vinoba Bhave.

Acharya Vinoba Bhave had reached Nrusinghnath on feet as part of his Bhudaan yatra. One day, the Acharya wanted to take an early morning bath at the nearby stream which is considered an auspicious one.

When the Acharya enquired about the exact location from Parvati, she replied that since it was very early in the morning, darkness may not have dissipated and it may be dangerous to roam outside at that time.

Vinoba had known her since her training as an inmate at the Sevagram Ashram near Wardha. He said, “Parvati, you yourself are a powerful tigress and who does not know what fear is. Hence, you lead me to the stream.”

Before the beginning of the Kasturba Matruniketan in Paikmal, Parvati Giri used to work with the Barpali Projects during 1954-55. One day she had to rush to a nearby village Bandhpali to help a pregnant woman perform a safe delivery. It was dark and raining incessantly. Being a true champion of humanity and service to the needy, Parvati managed to reach the mud-house of the pregnant woman.

Parvati looked for a piece of cloth to help deliver the baby and wrap the newly born baby. Parvati could not find a piece of cloth. Chronic poverty gripped the family of the pregnant woman. So, immediately Parvati Giri tore her own saree into two pieces and helped deliver the baby and covered the newly born baby with that torn saree. The new mother expressed her gratitude to Parvati Giri with teardrops rolling down her eyes.

After the safe delivery, Parvati managed to wear the remaining torn part of saree somehow and returned to her place in the darkness of the raining night.

While returning in the darkness, the face of Banhikanyaa Parvati Giri was glowing like a shining light.

Parvati remains a beacon of hope and a guiding spirit towards patriotism, upliftment of the destitute and the downtrodden, and selfless service to humanity.

The author can be reached at 9868766705.

Filed Under: English Tagged With: Baragarh, Odisha, Special

Pangolin smuggling in Odisha: an overview

January 17, 2021 By LocalWire Leave a Comment

Pangolins are unique toothless mammals. They are the only mammal to have hard keratinous scales on their body.

Pangolins are myrmecophagus (feed on ants and termites).

Being insectivorous mammals, they feed on eggs, larvae and adults of ants and termites acting as biological pest controlling agents.

Their long sticky tongue is used for feeding on insects and their mouths are devoid of any teeth.

They are solitary and remain inactive and hide in their burrows and tree holes during day-time.

They roll their body to form a ball like structure whenever they sense the presence of predators in their vicinity.

They secrete a strong odour through their anal glands (another defense mechanism).

Pangolins are listed in Schedule I of India’s Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, implying the highest degree of protection, and grouped as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List.

The species is also listed under the Appendix I of the International Convention of Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) which prohibits international commercial trade.

Among eight pangolin species globally, four each are found in Asia and Africa. India is home to two species – Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) and the Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata).

Chinese pangolin is known to occur in Northern and North-Eastern India.

Indian Pangolin is widely distributed throughout the country except the Himalayan region.

In February 2020, a study by the South China Agricultural University identified pangolins as the potential intermediate host of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19).

The study announced the discovery of a 99% genetic match between the new 2019-nCoV virus and a strain of the virus found in pangolins.

We thought that after Covid-19, the trade would reduce but unfortunately in all probability it appears to be the same.

The cases of pangolin poaching are regularly being reported from different places of Odisha.

To address this, we need inputs from local people (primary data) to understand the trade and its channels.

We need to understand whether it is happening at the local level or if there is an organized network (secondary data).

Pangolin scales and parts are ingredients in prescriptions of traditional Chinese medicine.

The scales’ uses vary widely, from helping with anorexia, sores, and skin infections to treating infertility in women and promoting lactation.

Pangolin scales are composed primarily of keratin, the same substance that makes up hair and fingernails, and no credible scientific evidence exists supporting their efficacy.

The pangolin trade is also linked to the narcotics industry.

Pangolin scales are purported to contain a substance used to make psychotropic drugs, such as methamphetamine.

Forest officials of Athgarh in Odisha busted a huge gang of pangolin smugglers during the year 2019 to 2020 and arrested more than 30 members of the organized network from different parts of the state.

Investigations revealed that the accused were trading live pangolins and scales online by forming Whatsapp groups in which videos and photos were shared with customers of outside country and details communicated in codes to conceal the transactions.

Trafficking (smuggling) of live pangolins and its scales is a highly lucrative business for organized mafias, who exploit poor and vulnerable forest dwelling communities for their criminal interests.

This is pushing endangered species into extinction and simultaneously placing these communities at high risk.

Pangolins are illegally hunted and traded within Odisha and India, while a subset of these is smuggled abroad by trafficking networks.

While personal contacts and networks of grassroots markets run by middlemen enabled wildlife trade, the cyber revolution has enabled widespread access to digital platforms since the 2000s, and consequently a sizable chunk of wildlife trade happens via social media, and other online communication media.

It is fairly easy to find videos and pictures of threatened and protected species of fauna and flora animals online.

Middlemen share these videos and pictures of collected pangolins to their colleagues and contacts online, attracting buyers and therefore enabling the trade.

Traffickers and criminal networks are explaining e-commerce websites and social media platforms to trade in illicit wildlife products globally.

Based on investigations and interrogations to the arrested poachers/ smugglers and discussion with community, it is found that the most frequently used methods for hunting pangolins were 1) identifying and digging the burrow; 2) tracking the foot and tail prints; 3) waiting at the burrow for the animal to emerge and then hitting them with sticks on the head; 4) use of dogs in tracking them; 5) setting fire to the burrow entrance to smoke the pangolins out, and 6) tracking them at night (since pangolins are nocturnal).

The pangolins are extremely easy to catch once they are sighted.

Once the animal is caught, only picking it up, putting it into a sack and carrying it away remains, because pangolins are defenseless and can’t attack or defend themselves in any way.

Earlier, locals used to kill the animal straight away, eat its meat and burn or discard the scales’.

However, people now realize the commercial value of pangolins in the wildlife trade market, and are trying to keep it alive till they find a buyer and sell it.

Pangolins fetch steep prices locally as well as in the international market, and this is the greatest incentive for its hunting. Technology, social media and communication tools play an important role here in facilitating wildlife trade through bringing together the nexus of middlemen and buyers based in cities and towns with the hunters who are mostly from villages virtually.

The most important players in combating wildlife trade though, remain the grassroots communities particularly forest dwelling people who coexist with these species.

Unless they are made the main partners in conserving pangolins through community initiatives, the situation may continue to worsen rapidly for pangolins and other endangered species.

It is necessary to gain support from indigenous people, to help control the impact of hunting, thereby reducing the supply.

The convergence of various stakeholders, most importantly forest dwelling communities, researchers, government departments and NGOs in devising strategies to break the web of poaching and trade is therefore essential to save pangolins from extinction.

Filed Under: English Tagged With: Odisha, Special

The Chaiwala Guru is no more – D Prakash Rao

January 15, 2021 By Sushree Shailani Leave a Comment

Padma Shri D Prakash Rao, popularly known as Chaiwala guru recently passed away at SCB Hospital, aged 63 years due to brain stroke.

D Prakash Rao was forced to quit school when he was in Class 10.

He could not complete his studies, which killed him from inside.

So, he decided to do something for the kids who were not able to afford their education.

He was just 6 years old, when he started his profession as a tea seller at his locality.

He inherited his father’s tea stall at Cuttack’s Buxi Bazar area.

He shot to fame after he set up a school for slum children.

The name of the school was ‘Asha Ashvaasan’ where 70 children from slums got an education.

The school was set up in 2000 in Buxi Bazar area of Cuttack city.

Mr. Rao donated 50% of his income to the school to fund their education.

All the children who studied here did not have to pay a penny.

He was a visionary and he rightly saw education as a vital tool in empowering the future generation.

Right now, many of his students have completed school and are pursuing higher degrees in colleges.

Some students have already established their careers in different fields.

It was in 2019 that he came to the limelight and was awarded the prestigious Padma Shri award.

He was one of the three personalities to receive the award that year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also recognized his work in one of the “Mann ki Baat” episodes, where he praised Mr. Rao for his great initiative.

He not only taught these small kids but was a well-known blood donor.

Besides, he was also able to speak many languages like Telugu, Hindi, Odia, English, etc.

He has worked for more than 50 years in the good interest of children, which reflects in his work and achievements.

Filed Under: English, Special Tagged With: Odisha, Special

Significance of Makar Sankranti in Odisha

January 14, 2021 By Sushree Shailani Leave a Comment

Makar Sankranti commemorates the beginning of the harvest season as per the lunar calendar. It is when the sun moves from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn. The month in Odia is Pousha masa or mid of January.

Legend follows:

According to our mythology, Lord Krishna killed all Asuras or evils and buried their heads in Mandara Parvata.

In another mythical story, Lord Sun or Surya Dev visits his son Shani once in a year, and it is on the occasion of Makar Sankranti.

Who does not know about the story of King Bhagirathi and the odds he went through to bring River Ganga to the Earth for the redemption of his forefathers’ souls.

Odia traditions:

Makar Chaula:

In Odisha, this day holds much importance as it is linked to the harvest festival.

The farmer’s community observes it with great pomp and show.

A traditional dish, named Makara Chaula is prepared with uncooked rice and mixed with jaggery, coconut, ghee, ripe banana, sesame seeds and chhena. It is offered to God and then consumed by all family members.

Makar Basma:

It is not just the festival of harvest but also of long lasting friendship.

You can say, it is the friendship day in Odisha. In western Odisha, when a male chooses a male friend as his best friend he is called as Maharshad.

If a female chooses a female friend, she is known as Makarathe.

Makar Chaurashibesha

The Makar Chaurashibesha of Lord Jagannath in Puri is breathtaking to watch.

The deities wear Makara Chula (a kind of headgear).

Uttarayana Bandapana and Jatra are performed in the Srimandir.

Makar Mela

Makar mela or Makar fair is organized in almost all districts of Odisha.

Some of the popular melas are observed at Dhabaleswar, Keonjhar, Koraput, Sundergarh, Balasore, Ganjam, Mayurbhanj, etc.

Kite flying

Kite flying has been an integral part of Makar Sankranti.

Kite flying competitions are also organized during this time and children and adults fly kites of various shapes, colours and sizes.

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Filed Under: English, Special Tagged With: Odisha, Special

Know about some popular Odia NRIs on NRI Day

January 9, 2021 By Sushree Shailani Leave a Comment

NRI Day (Non-Resident Indian Day), otherwise known as Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is observed on January 9 every year, marking the return of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa to later lead the freedom fight.

Every year, the Govt. of India organizes Pravasi Bhartiya Divas Convention since 2003, which is attended by thousands of delegates.

There has been an estimate that around 17.5 million Indian migrants live in different countries, which is 6% of the world population.

Cities with the highest number of Odia NRIs include Dubai, Doha, New York, Manchester, Norway, Canada, etc.

Among this vast populace, a maximum of them form the majority part of the world labour force. Nearly, 40,000 people from Odisha have been granted emigration clearance.

Popular Odia NRIs

Bibhu Mohapatra – He is a popular fashion designer of New York who hails from Rourkela, Odisha.

His popular collection is named Artmenis. In 1996, he moved to America to earn a Master’s degree from Utah State University.

Solila Parida – Solila is born in Odisha, in Berhampur city.

Now, she lives in America and is one of the successful American writers and producers.

Some of her popular works are Desires of the heart, Bandit Lovers, etc. She has also worked in Bollywood for a while.

Sunny Tripathy – Sunny lives in Toronto and is an Indian-American actor, writer and producer. He was titled Mr. India Global.

He has his ancestral roots in Odisha. Some of his movies are Keeping Up with the Guptas, Troublemaker, The Locket, Naked Innocence, etc.

Mira Nair – Who does not know her! Mira is a popular face in the entertainment industry. She was born in Rourkela, Odisha and is now based in New York as one of the eminent filmmakers.

She is also a writer and has written books like The Namesake: A Portrait of the Film, and more.

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Filed Under: English, Special Tagged With: Odisha, Special

ଶବହେବାକୁ ଭାବିଥିଲେ, ଏବେ ଶବକୁ ସାଥୀ କରିଛନ୍ତି ସାଥୀ ଋତୁରାଣୀ (ସ୍ୱତନ୍ତ୍ର)

January 7, 2021 By LocalWire Leave a Comment

ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର, ଜାନୁଆରୀ ୭(ଲୋକାଲ ୱାୟାର): ଏ ସମାଜର ତାଡ଼ନା ସହି ନ ପାରି ଦିନେ ନିଜେ ଶବ ହେବାକୁ ବାହାରିଥିଲେ ସେ ।

ଅଚିହ୍ନା ହୋଇ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କ ନଜର ଅଢ଼ୁଆଳରେ ଲୁଚିଯିବାକୁ ପ୍ରୟାସ କରିଥିଲେ । ହେଲେ ଆଜି ସେ ଶହ ଶହ ଅଚିହ୍ନା ଶବଙ୍କ ମୁକ୍ତିର ସାଥୀ ।

ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ପରିଚୟ ଦେବାର ଆଶ୍ରା । ଏଇଥିପାଇଁ ତ ଅଚିହ୍ନା ଶବ ଦେଖିଲେ ଅଟକିଯାଆନ୍ତି । ନିଜେ ଶବକୁ ଆଣି ହିନ୍ଦୁ ପରମ୍ପରାରେ ସକ୍ରାର କରନ୍ତି ।

ପୁରୁଷ ପ୍ରଧାନ ସମାଜର ସମସ୍ତ ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମରେଖାକୁ ଟପିଯାଇ ଯେତେବେଳେ ସେ ବାହାରିଥିଲେ ଏମିତି ଶବ ଦାହ ଅଭିଯାନରେ ସେତେବେଳେ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଖାଲି ତାତ୍ସଲ୍ୟ ସହିବାକୁ ପଡ଼ିନଥିଲା; ପେଟ ପୋଷିବା ପାଇଁ ସେ କରୁଥିବା କାମ ବି ତାଙ୍କ ହାତରୁ ଛଡ଼ାଇ ନିଆଯାଇଥିଲା ।

ଏମିତି ଜଣେ ମହିଳା ହେଲେ ଋତୁରାଣୀ ସେନାପତି । ନିଜ ଘର ବାଲେଶ୍ୱର ହୋଇଥିଲେ ବି ରହୁଛନ୍ତି ପୁରୁଣା ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର ଅଞ୍ଚଳରେ ।

ଅନ୍ୟ ଝିଅମାନଙ୍କ ଭଳି ସେ ବି ସ୍ୱପ୍ନ ଦେଖିଥିଲେ । ବିବାହ କରିବେ, ସ୍ୱାମୀ, ପରିବାର, ପିଲାମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ସମୟ କାଟିବେ ।

ପକ୍କା ଗୃହିଣୀଟିଏ ହେବାର ସମସ୍ତ କର୍ତ୍ତବ୍ୟକୁ ପାଳନ କରିବେ । ହେଲେ ଋତୁରାଣୀଙ୍କ ଭାଗ୍ୟରେ ସେ ସୁଖ ନଥିଲା । ଆଜିକୁ ୧୮ ବର୍ଷ ତଳର ଘଟଣା । ୧୯୯୭ ମସିହା ଫେବ୍ରୁୁଆରୀ ମାସ ।

ପ୍ରେମ କରି ଘର ଛାଡ଼ି ପଳାଇ ଆସିଥିଲେ ଋତୁ । ସ୍ୱାମୀଙ୍କ ସହ ପୁରୁଣା ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର ଅଞ୍ଚଳରେ ଘରଭଡ଼ା ଖଣ୍ଡେ ନେଇ ରହିଲେ । ଏହାରି ଭିତରେ ସେ ଅନ୍ତଃସତ୍ତ୍ୱା ହେଲେ ।

ଯେବେ ବଡ଼ଝିଅ ପ୍ରିୟଙ୍କା ଜନ୍ମ ହେଲା । ତା’ର ଏକୋଇଶିଆ ଦିନ ଋତୁ ଜାଣିବାକୁ ପାଇଲେ ଯେ ସ୍ୱାମୀଙ୍କର ଆଉ କାହା ସହ ଶାରୀରିକ ସମ୍ପର୍କ ଅଛି ।

ସ୍ୱାମୀ ମଦ ପିଅନ୍ତି, ଏକଥା ତାଙ୍କୁ ଜଣା ଥିଲା । ହେଲେ ଅନ୍ୟ ଜଣେ ମହିଳା ସହ ସମ୍ପର୍କ?? ଅନ୍ୟ ମହିଳାଙ୍କ ଭଳି ଏକଥାକୁ ହଜମ କରିବା ଋତୁଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ କଷ୍ଟଦାୟକ ହୋଇ ପଡ଼ିଲା ।

ଋତୁ କହନ୍ତି, କ’ଣ କରିଥାନ୍ତି । ପ୍ରେମ କରି ବାହାହୋଇ ଆସିଥିଲି । ତେଣୁ ପରିବାର ଲୋକଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ ଫେରି ପାରୁନଥିଲି । ଆଉ କାହାକୁ ବି ସ୍ୱାମୀଙ୍କ ଏପରି ଅଭ୍ୟାସ କଥା କହି ପାରୁନଥିଲି ।

କାରଣ ଯାହାର ଯାହାବି ଭୁଲ୍ ଥାଉ ନା କାହିଁକି ଏ ସମାଜ ସବୁବେଳେ ଜଣେ ମହିଳାକୁ ହିଁ କାଠଗଡ଼ାରେ ଆଣି ଛିଡ଼ା କରାଇ ଦିଏ ।

ପୁରୁଷଟି ଯେମିତି ସତରେ ଭୁଲ୍ କରିବାର ଅଧିକାର ନେଇ ଏ ପୃଥିବୀରେ ଜନ୍ମ ନେଇଛି । ଆଉ ନାରୀଟିଏ ଏସବୁ ସହିବାର… ।

ମୋ ସହ ବି ସେମିତି ହେଉଥିଲା । ସମସ୍ତେ ଆଗରେ ସହାନୁଭୂତି ଦେଖେଇଲେ ବି ପଛରେ କହୁଥିଲେ ସ୍ୱାମୀକୁ ସମ୍ଭାଳି ପାରୁନି, ତାକୁ ଖୁସି କରି ପାରୁନି ବୋଲି ସ୍ୱାମୀ ବାର ଆଡ଼େ ଯାଉଛି । ହେଲେ ବାସ୍ତବରେ ତା’ର ପ୍ରକୃତି ହିଁ ସେମିତି ।

ମଦ ପିଇବ, ଗଞ୍ଜେଇ ଖାଇବ, ନିଶାରେ ଚୂର୍ ହୋଇ ରହିବ । ଆଉ ପର ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ, ଝିଅ ବୋହୂଙ୍କ ସହ ସମ୍ପର୍କ ରଖିବ ।

ପ୍ରଥମେ ପ୍ରଥମେ ଏକଥାକୁ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରି ପାରୁନଥିଲି । ହେଲେ ଧୀରେ ଧୀରେ ଏସବୁ ଦେହସୁହା ହୋଇଗଲା । ଏମିତିରେ ସାନ ଝିଅ ସାଇପ୍ରିୟା ଜନ୍ମ ।

ସ୍ୱାମୀଙ୍କୁ ନିମାପଡ଼ା ବ୍ୟାଙ୍କରେ ଚାକିରିଟିଏ ମିଳିଗଲା । ଭାବିଲି ଈଶ୍ୱର ଏଣିକି ସବୁ ସୁଧାରି ଦେବେ । ଅଭାବ ଅସୁବିଧା ଦୂରହେବ ।

ହେଲେ ସବୁ ଯେମିତି ବଦଳିଗଲା । ୨୦୧୧ ମସିହା କଥା । ସ୍ୱାମୀ ଚାକିରିର କାର୍ଯ୍ୟବ୍ୟସ୍ତତାର ଆଳ ଦେଖାଇ ସେଠାକାର ଜଣେ ମହିଳାଙ୍କ ସହ ଘର ଭଡ଼ା ନେଇ ରହିଲେ । ଆଉ ମୁଁ ଏଠାରେ ମୋ ପିଲାମାନଙ୍କ ସହ ।

ସପ୍ତାହରେ ଥରେ ଆସୁଥିଲେ ଆମ ପାଖକୁ । ଆଉ ସେତିକିରେ ବି ମାରପିଟ୍, ଫିଙ୍ଗା ଫୋପଡ଼ା କରନ୍ତି ।

ନ ଥକିବା ଯାଏଁ ମୋତେ ବାଡ଼ାନ୍ତି । ମୁଁ ଯେତେ କହିଲେ ବି ଆମ ମା’ ଝିଅକୁ ତାଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ ନିଅନ୍ତିନି ।

ଥରେ ନିମାପଡ଼ାରୁ ମୋତେ ଜଣେ ଫୋନ୍ କରି ସ୍ୱାମୀଙ୍କ ବିଷୟରେ କହିଲେ । ଆଗରୁ ଜାଣିଥିଲି ଯେ ମୋ ସ୍ୱାମୀ ପର ସ୍ତ୍ରୀଙ୍କ ସହ ସମ୍ପର୍କ ରଖନ୍ତି । ହେଲେ କାହାକୁ ଆଣି ପାଖରେ ରଖିବେ ଏକଥାଟାକୁ ସହଜରେ ବିଶ୍ୱାସ କରି ପାରିଲିନି ।

ସତ ଜାଣିବା ପାଇଁ ନିମାପଡ଼ା ଗଲି । ଆଉ ସେଠି ଯାହା ଦେଖିଲି ଆଖିକୁ ବିଶ୍ୱାସ କରି ପାରିଲିନି ।

ଏକଥାର ପ୍ରତିବାଦ କରିବାରୁ ମତେ ନିସ୍ତୁକ ମାଡ଼ ମାରିଲେ । ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର ଫେରି ଆସିଲି । ପିଲାମାନେ ଛୋଟ ଛୋଟ ହୋଇଥାନ୍ତି । ବାପ ଘର ବାଲେଶ୍ୱର ଗଲି ।

ଆଉ ସ୍ୱାମୀଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ ନ ଫେରିବାର ନିଷ୍ପତ୍ତି ବାବଦରେ କହିଲି । ବାପା କିନ୍ତୁ ମୋତେ ଏ କଥାରେ ସମର୍ଥନ କଲେନି । କହିଲେ ସେ ପୁରୁଷ ପିଲା ।

ଚାକିରି କରିଛି । ସେ ଗୋଟେ ରଖୁ କି ୧୦ଟା, ତୋତେ ତ ପୋଷିବ । ତୋ ବୋଝ ଆମେ ନେଇ ପାରିବୁନି । ମୁଁ ଅବସର ନେଇ ସାରିଲିଣି । ତୋତେ ପୋଷିବାକୁ ମୋ ପାଖେ ପଇସା ନାହିଁ । ନ ଫେରିଲେ କେମିତି ହେବ ।

ଝିଅମାନଙ୍କ ବାହାଘର କେମିତି କରିବୁ? ଦେଖିବାକୁ ଗଲେ ଏକଥାଟା ଅତି ସାଧାରଣ କଥା । ପ୍ରାୟତଃ ସବୁ ଘର ମାନଙ୍କରେ ହୁଏ ।

ହେଲେ ମୋ ପ୍ରତି ସ୍ୱାମୀ, ସଉତୁଣୀ, ସାହିପଡ଼ିଶାଙ୍କ ଟାହି ଟାପରାର ନିର୍ଯାତନା ଏତେ ବଢ଼ିଯାଇଥିଲା ଯେ ମୁଁ ଆଉ ସେଥିରୁ ମୁକୁଳି ପାରୁନଥିଲି ।

ବାପ ଘରୁ ପଳାଇ ଆସିଲି । ଆଉ ଦିନେ ଆତ୍ମହତ୍ୟା କରିବାର ନିଷ୍ପତ୍ତି ନେଲି । ଅପରାହ୍ନରେ ଲିଙ୍ଗରାଜ ଷ୍ଟେସନ ଠାରୁ ଅଳ୍ପ ଦୂରରେ ଥିବା ଏକ ନିଛାଟିଆ ଜାଗା ସରକନ୍ତରାକୁ ଗଲି ।

ମାନସିକ ଭାବେ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ ହୋଇ ସାରିଥାଏ ଆଜି ଜୀବନ ହାରି ଦେବି । ହେଲେ ପାରିଲିନି । ପ୍ରଦୀପ ସେବା ଟ୍ରଷ୍ଟର ମୁଖ୍ୟ ପ୍ରଦୀପ ପୃଷ୍ଟି ସାର୍ ବାଧା ଦେଲେ ।

ବୁଝାସୁଝା କରି ଘରକୁ ଆଣିଲେ । ପରିବାର ପାଖକୁ ଫେରି ଯିବାକୁ ବୁଝାଇଲେ । ହେଲେ ମୋର ଏକା ଜିଦ୍ ଥିଲା ମୁଁ ଘରୁ ପାଦ କାଢ଼ିଛି ମାନେ ଆଉ ଫେରିବିନି ।

ଏମିତିରେ ସେ ମୋତେ କାରଗିଲ୍ ବସ୍ତିରେ ଏକ ଘର ଭଡ଼ା ନେଇ ରହିବାର ବନେ୍ଦାବସ୍ତ କରିଦେଲେ ।

ମୁଁ ମୋ ଦୁଇ ଝିଅଙ୍କୁ ସେଠିକି ନେଇ ଆସିଲି । ପର ଘରେ ବାସନ ମାଜି, ଦୁଇ ଜଣଙ୍କ ଘରେ ରୋଷେଇ କରି ପିଲାମାନଙ୍କୁ ମଣିଷ କରିବା ଆରମ୍ଭ କଲି ।
ମାତ୍ର ୩ରୁ ୪ ହଜାର ଟଙ୍କା ରୋଜଗାର କରୁଥାଏ ।

ଏଥିରେ ଘରଭଡ଼ା, ପିଲାଙ୍କ ପଢ଼ା ଖର୍ଚ୍ଚ ସବୁ ସମ୍ଭାଳିବା ଏକାକି ମୋ ପାଇଁ ବହୁତ କଷ୍ଟ ଦାୟକ ହୋଇପଡୁଥିଲା । ହେଲେ ବି ଭାଙ୍ଗି ପଡୁନଥିଲି ।

ସବୁ କାମ ସାରି, ପିଲାଙ୍କ ଭଲ ମନ୍ଦ ବୁଝି, ପ୍ରଦୀପ ସାରଙ୍କୁ ତାଙ୍କ କାମରେ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରିବାକୁ ଚେଷ୍ଟା କଲି ।

ହେଲେ ଏ ସୁଖ ବି ଈଶ୍ୱର ସହିଲେନି । ଯେହେତୁ ପ୍ରଦୀପ୍ ସାର୍ଙ୍କ ସହ ମିଶି ଟ୍ରଷ୍ଟ ସାହାଯ୍ୟରେ ମୁଁ ଶବ ସକ୍ରାର କରିବା କାମ କଲି; ତେଣୁ ମୋତେ ଆଉ କେହି କାମରେ ରଖିଲେନି ।

ଗୋଟା ଗୋଟା କରି ମୁଁ କାମ କରୁଥିବା ୪ ଜଣ ଯାକ ପରିବାର ମୋତେ ଘରୁ ବିଦା କରିଦେଲେ । ଏଣେ ଘରଭଡ଼ା, ପିଲାଙ୍କ ଖର୍ଚ୍ଚ ଏସବୁ ସମ୍ଭାଳିବା ମୋ ପାଇଁ କାଠିକର ହୋଇପଡ଼ିଲା ।

ଏକଥା ପ୍ରଦୀପ ସାର୍ ଜାଣିବା ପରେ କିଛି ପାରିଶ୍ରମିକ ବଦଳରେ ସେବା ଟ୍ରଷ୍ଟ ସମ୍ଭାଳିବାକୁ ମୋତେ ଦାୟିତ୍ୱ ଦେଲେ ।

ଟ୍ରଷ୍ଟର ଗୋଟେ ଘରେ ରହିବାକୁ ବି ଦେଲେ । ଆଉ ସେବେଠାରୁ ଏଇଠି ରହୁଛି । ଟ୍ରଷ୍ଟର ସମସ୍ତ କାମ କରୁଛି ।

ବଡ଼ ଝିଅ ଯୁକ୍ତ ତିନି ଦ୍ୱିତୀୟ ବର୍ଷରେ ପଢ଼ୁଛି । ଆଉ ସାନ ଅଷ୍ଟମ ଶ୍ରେଣୀରେ । ମୋ ଦୁଃଖ ସହି ନ ପାରି ବଡ଼ ଝିଅ ଏବେ ପଦାକୁ ପାଦ କାଢ଼ିଛି । ଗୋଟେ ପାର୍ଲରରେ ଯାଇ ପାର୍ଟ ଟାଇମ୍ କାମ କରୁଛି ।

ବ୍ୟାକ୍ ଷ୍ଟେଜ୍ ଡ୍ୟାନ୍ସର ଭାବେ ବି କାମ କରୁଛି । ସେଥିରୁ ଯାହା ଦୁଇ ପଇସା ମିଳୁଛି, ସେଥିରେ ଆମେ ମା’ ଛୁଆ ଚଳି ଯାଉଛୁ ।

ମୋତେ କେବଳ ସ୍ୱାମୀ ନିଜଠାରୁ ଅଲଗା କରି ଦେଇ ନାହାନ୍ତି । ମୋ ବାପ ଘର ଲୋକ ବି ମୋ ସହ ସମ୍ପର୍କ କାଟି ଦେଇଛନ୍ତି ।

ଯେତେବେଳେ ସ୍ୱାମୀ ମୋର ନୁହେଁ ତେବେ ଶାଶୂଘରକୁ କାହିଁକି ଆଶା କରିବି ।

ସେଦିନର ସେ ଭୟଙ୍କର ମୃତୁ୍ୟ ଯନ୍ତାରୁ ଉଦ୍ଧାର ପାଇଥିବା ଋତୁରାଣୀ ଆଜି ନିଜେ ପାଲଟିଛନ୍ତି ସମାଜ ସେବୀ । ନିଜର ଇଚ୍ଛାଶକ୍ତି ଓ କଠିନ ପରିଶ୍ରମ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଆଜି ଏଇ ପରିଚିତି ଦେଇଛି ।

ବିନା ପାରିଶ୍ରମିକରେ ପ୍ରଦୀପ ସେବା ଟ୍ରଷ୍ଟର ସହାୟତାରେ ସେ ୪ବର୍ଷ ଭିତରେ ୧ହଜାରରୁ ଅଧିକ ଶବକୁ ଉଦ୍ଧାର କରିବା ସହ ୫୦ରୁ ଅଧିକ ଶବଦାହ କରି ସ୍ୱେଚ୍ଛାସେବୀ ସଙ୍ଗଠନ, ସାଧାରଣ ଜନତା, ପୁଲିସ୍ ପ୍ରଶାସନର ଦୃଷ୍ଟି ଆକର୍ଷଣ କରି ପାରିଛନ୍ତି ।

ସାଧାରଣ ଭାବେ ଟ୍ରେନ୍ ଲାଇନରେ କଟିଥିବା ଲୋକଙ୍କୁ ସାଧାରଣ ଲୋକେ ଦେଖିପାରୁନଥିବା ବେଳେ ଋତୁ କିନ୍ତୁ ସେସବୁ ଶବ ଉଠାଇବା ଓ ଶବସକ୍ରାର କରିବା କାମ କରୁଛନ୍ତି ।

ସମାଜରେ ଯେଉଁ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରିବାକୁ ପୁରୁଷମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ କୁଣ୍ଠାବୋଧ କରିଥାନ୍ତି,ସେଭଳି ଏକ ମହତ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକୁ ଋତୁ ଆଦରି ନେଇଛନ୍ତି ।

ଯଦିଓ ଏଥିପାଇଁ ତାଙ୍କୁ କୌଣସି ସରକାରୀ ସହାୟତା କିମ୍ବା ପ୍ରୋତ୍ସାହନ ମିଳିନାହିଁ ହେଲେ ଏଥିପାଇଁ ତାଙ୍କୁ ବିଭିନ୍ନ ଅନୁଷ୍ଠାନ ପକ୍ଷରୁ ସମ୍ମାନ ଓ ସ୍ୱୀକୃତି ମିଳିଛି ।

ଋତୁରାଣୀ କୁହନ୍ତି, ସ୍ୱାମୀଙ୍କ ନିର୍ଯାତନାର ଶିକାର ହୋଇ ଦିନେ ମୁଁ ଜୀବନ ହାରିବାକୁ ଟ୍ରେନ୍ ଲାଇନକୁ ଯାଇଥିଲି ।

ଯଦି ମୁଁ ଆତ୍ମହତ୍ୟା କରିଥାନ୍ତି ମୋର ବି କେହି ଜଣେ ଶବ ଉଠାଇଥାନ୍ତା । ହେଲେ ଆଜି କାହାରି କଥାକୁ କର୍ଣ୍ଣପାତ ନ କରି ମୁଁ ମୋ ଜୀବନରେ ଆଗେଇ ଚାଲିଛି ।

ଏଥିପାଇଁ ଅଧିକାଂଶ ପାଖ ପଡ଼ୋଶୀ ମଧ୍ୟ ମୋ ସହ କଥାବାର୍ତ୍ତା କରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ । ତଥାପି ସମାଜସେବାରେ ନିଜକୁ ବ୍ରତୀ କରିବା ଉଦେ୍ଦଶ୍ୟରେ ମୁଁ ଏହି କାର୍ଯ୍ୟରେ ନିୟୋଜିତ ହୋଇଛି ।

ଏତିକି କହିବି ନାରୀମାନେ ନିର୍ଯାତନାର ଶିକାର ହୋଇ ନିଜ ଜୀବନ ନ ହାରି ସଂଗ୍ରାମ କରିବା ଦରକାର ।

ଲୋକାଲ ୱାୟାର

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Remembering the music maestro: Shantanu Mohapatra

December 31, 2020 By Chesta Nag Leave a Comment

Odisha mourns the loss of its legendary music director Shantanu Mohapatra on the 30th of December 2020.

The veteran artist succumbed to pneumonia in his final fight with the old age illnesses.

Saddened by the demise of the renowned musician, many dignitaries paid their respects through social media platforms.

Honourable Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik remarked Mohapatra as an “unfading talent” and stated that he will always live in his music.

As we bid our final farewell to the artist, let us recall his remarkable journey and exemplary contributions to the world of music.

1. Shantanu Mohapatra was born in November 1936 in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha.

2.One of the lesser-known facts about the musician is that he studied Applied Geology and Geophysics from IIT Kharagpur, and later worked for the State Directorate of Mining and Geology, Government of Odisha.

3.Being born with exceptional talents, he was a fellow of Sangeet Narayan Banchhanidhi Panda at the early age of five. Mohapatra gave his first public performances at the age of nine.

4.The musician is applauded as the first Odia music director to work in films in five different languages – Odia, Hindi, Bengali, Assamese and Telugu.

5.Inspired by the famous musician Salil Chowdhury, Shantanu Mohapatra composed the first Modern Odia Ballad called “Konark Gatha” and “Kalijae”.

6.Mohapatra has introduced many new zones in the field of Odia music, like the first modern lullaby in AIR (“Soi Pada Re Dhana” sung by Santilata Rout), first qawwali (“Ae Ranga Rahiba Nahi” from Surjyamukhi), first bhangra tune, and first fusion and jumping note (“Ago Chandrika” by Raghunath Panigrahi).

7.He is also the only Odia music director to work with the musicians of the Hindi music industry, like Lata Mangeshkar (Surjyamukhi), Manna Dey (Surjyamukhi), Mohammad Rafi (Arundhati), Usha Mangeshkar (Arundhati) and other artists like Suresh Wadekar, Usha Uthup, Anuradha Paudwal and Kavita Krishnamurthy.

8.In over 60 years of his musical journey, Mohapatra did compositions for more than 50 movies, among which there are two national award-winning films – “Shodh” by Biplab Roy Choudhary and “Bagh Bahadur” by Buddhadeb Das Gupta.

9.Shantanu Mohapatra has left behind a great legacy of around 1,900 compositions, including 53 films (feature and tele), 10 Jatras, 60 dramas by AIR (Cuttack) and 10 dance dramas for us to relish.

10. As a winner of over 80 awards and accolades, Mohapatra is the most acclaimed music director to be born on the lands of Odisha.

The state will celebrate his work for years to come.

Filed Under: English, Special Tagged With: Odisha, Special

Odisha Museum — Glimpses of 3000 Years of History

December 28, 2020 By Bishnupada Sethi Leave a Comment

The Odisha State Museum offers a veritable walk-through of three thousand years and beyond of Odishan history and culture.

Much of the cultural property of Odisha State Museum includes stone tools of the prehistoric era (more than 3000 years back).

The stone tools such as cleavers, discs, scrapers and hand axes are made up of rocks which are of metamorphic, igneous and sedimentary types.

These prehistoric objects are collected mainly from Sankerjung in Dhenkanal district.

Sankerjung is a dominantly Neolithic site associated with copper and bronze tools and ornaments along with bone and bone fragments.

So, over a period of more than six decades, this institution has continued to grow in many directions with a rich collection of exhibits, including sculpture, coins, epigraphs, lithic armoury objects, lithic and bronze age tools, natural history and anthropological art objects, mining and geological treasures, folk and tribal musical instruments, varieties of handicrafts and handlooms, patta paintings and palm leaf manuscripts.

The genesis of the State Museum dates back to the year 1932 when two historians, Prof. Nirmal Chandra Banarjee and Prof. Ghanshyam Das of Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, made a collection of archaeological remains from different places of the state.

The small museum, then, was housed in the Ravenshaw College, Cuttack, till it was shifted to Bhubaneswar.

Initially, it was only an archaeological museum with a collection of sculptures, terracotta, numismatics, copper plates and the specimens of fine arts.

With the shifting of the state capital from Cuttack to Bhubaneswar, Sardar Patel Hall, the old Vidhan Soudh in 1947-48 was named as Provincial Museum.

The foundation stone of the present building was laid on 29th December1957 by Dr. Rajendra Prasad the first President of India. Over a period of time the museum has assumed the status of a multipurpose institution with the rich treasure of cultural objects like sculptures, decorative panels of temples, coins, copper plates, stone inscriptions, armoury objects, Palm leaf Manuscripts, Bronzes, Natural History, Anthropological specimens geological remains to traditional folk and tribal ornaments, musical instruments and contemporary paintings.

The researchlibrary of the museum preserves rare and valuable publications.

The State Museum comprises galleries on Archaeology, Epigraphy, Numismatics, Armoury, Mining and Geology, Natural History, Art and Craft, Patta Painting, Bronze Gallery, Anthropology and Palmleaf Manuscripts, PaikaRebellion, Ivory, Postal gallery etc. Among these galleries the Palm leaf Manuscript Gallery is the richest, with the palm leaf collection throwing floodlights on the culture of Odisha.

At present the collection has more than 20,000 manuscripts, including illustrated manuscripts, categorised under twenty seven subjects.

The Archaeology Section of Odisha State Museum is another important section.

The exhibits of the section are mainly of sculptures ranging from 3rd century B.C. to the late medieval period displayed in the three big halls of magnificently designed pedestals.

The antiquities of these section cover a long span of three thousand years.

The portion of Asokan pillar brought from Patna Museum, isconsidered the earliest specimen of the section.

The Asokan pillar brought from Pataliputra (modern Patna) is displayed in the 1st hall of the Archaeology gallery.

This pillar is made of Chunar sandstone which is famous for its lustrous polish.

Highly polished, tall, well-proportioned columns were erected at convenient places of Asoka’s empire in order to propagate the tenets of Buddhism among the masses.

It is said that the Mauryan king had a thousand pillarsconstructed for the purpose.

The discovery of pillars at different places indicates the extent of his empire.

These pillars symbolise the best representation of Mauryan art and architecture.

Another important antiquity of the period is the Asokan Bell Capital.

The discovery of a huge Bell capital near Asoka Jhar in Bhubaneswar is 32 inches high and the circumference of the upper bulge is about 19 feet 5 inches.

The Bell Capital consists an abacus, torus and the bell.

The decorative figures in the frieze are a full blown lotus, a goose and a lion.

It was dug out by eminent historian Padmashree Dr. K.C. Panigrahi and presented in the Odisha State Museum.

The next important antiquity of 3rd century B.C. is the estampage (replica) of Jaugada (Ganjam district)inscription of Mauryan emperor Asoka, preserved in the epigraphy section.

The earliest epigraphic records discovered in Odisha is the writing of Asoka’s reign.

The Mauryan king Asoka had his edicts inscribed on rocks, pillars, stone slabs etc.

His edicts were found from Dhauli (Khordha) and Jaugada (Ganjam District).

The estampage of Jaugada rock edicts are preserved in the epigraphy gallery.

This separate rock edict contains the royal order addressed to the Mahamatras, stationed at Samapa by the king, Devanam Priya Priyadarshi the (Beloved of the Gods).

He gives instructions to these officers to perform their duties, and inspire the people of the bordering land to have confidence in the king who regards his subjects as his children.

The officers should convey to the people his desire of providing all kinds of welfare and happiness in this world and in the next.

By so doing, they would attain heaven and discharge the debts owed to the king.

It is stated that the record has been written here for the purpose that the Mahamatras should strive to do their duty at all times, in order to inspire the people of the unconquered territories lying beyond the king’s dominions to have confidence in him and to induce them to practise the duties associated with dharma.

Therefore, the officers should listen to this edict read out every caturmasi day as well as on the day of Tisya constellation and may also be listened to it on any other occasion.

The Odisha State Museum, since its inception, has become a treasure house of numismatic findings ranging from the 3rd century B.C. to the modern age.

The silver punch-marked coins are regarded as the earliest coin type in India as well as Odisha.

They are called punch-marked coins due to the fact that some symbols were punched on both sides of the coins.

They are available mainly in sliver. Very rare copper coins were also circulated.

The symbols on the coins comprise the figure of human beings, animalssuch as bulls, elephants, bullocks, horses and hare, trees, leaves, arrows, bows, sun, hill etc.

The coins have no legends and also have no regular size and shape.

The Asurgarh (Kalahandi), Salepur, (Cuttack) hoard of punch-marked coins are some of prized possessions of the Museum. About one thousand punch-marked coins have been preserved in the section.

The coins have been categorically divided into two parts ‘Local punch-marked coins’ and ‘Imperial or Universal’ punch-marked coins.

The Local punch-marked coins have four symbols on the obverse and the reverse is blank.

The imperial coins have five symbols on the obverse and two symbols on the reverse. More than seven big hoards of these coins have been collected from different parts of Odisha.

The silver punch-marked coins are the only ancient coinage of the whole of India, and are known to be available in the largest number.

The internal and external evidences for historical data furnished by them are of immense importance to numismatists and historians.

Internal evidences are generally gleaned from the metal content of the coins, their general fabric, the weight standard and the symbology adopted for them or the various stampings on the two sides of the coins.

The technique of their manufacturing also may be studiedfor important historical data on coinage.
Preservation of the antiquities and rare collections is always a challenging task for museums.

The Odisha State Museum has been doing an incredible job at conservation and preservation of the antiquities.

The sheer range of collections in the Museum makes it a distinct site of cultural memory.

However, how well the museumised collections can be transformed from mere artefacts of a dead past into active carriers of cultural memory is upon the people of Odisha.

(The writer is a senior IAS officer. He works as principal secretary of the revenue and disaster management and culture department, the government of Odisha)

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ନୂତନ ମୁଖ୍ୟ ଶାସନ ସଚିବ ସୁରେଶ ମହାପାତ୍ରଙ୍କ ସମ୍ପର୍କରେ କିଛି ତଥ୍ୟ

December 25, 2020 By LocalWire Leave a Comment

ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର, ଡିସେମ୍ବର ୨୫(ଲୋକାଲ ୱାୟାର): ୧୯୮୬ ବ୍ୟାଚର ଆଇଏଏସ ଅଫିସର ସୁରେଶ ମହାପାତ୍ରଙ୍କୁ ପରବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ମୁଖ୍ୟ ଶାସନ ସଚିବ ଭାବେ ରାଜ୍ୟ ସରକାର ନିଯୁକ୍ତି ଦେଇଛନ୍ତି ।

ଏହି ପଦ ପାଇଁ ସେ ରାଜ୍ୟର ବରିଷ୍ଠ ଆଇଏଏସ ହୋଇ ନଥିଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଏହି ରାସ୍ତା ତାଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଖୋଲା ଥିଲା ।

ବରିଷ୍ଠ ଆଇଏଏସ୍ ଉପେନ୍ଦ୍ର ସିଂ ଏବେ କେନ୍ଦ୍ରୀୟ ଡେପୁଟେସନରେ ଜଳସମ୍ପଦ, ନଦୀ ବିକାଶ ଏବଂ ଗଙ୍ଗା ନବୀକରଣ ମନ୍ତ୍ରାଳୟର ସଚିବ ଭାବେ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟରତ ।

୧୯୮୬ ବ୍ୟାଚର ଅନ୍ୟ ଜଣେ ଆଇଏଏସ୍ ଜିଭି ବେଣୁଗୋପାଳ ମଧ୍ୟ କେନ୍ଦ୍ରୀୟ ଡେପୁଟେସନରେ ଜାତୀୟ ବିପର୍ଯ୍ୟୟ ପରିଚାଳନା କର୍ତ୍ତୃପକ୍ଷ (ଏନଡିଏମଏ)ର ସଦସ୍ୟ ସଚିବ ଭାବେ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟରତ ।

ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ନବୀନ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ଜଳସମ୍ପଦ ବିଭାଗ ଥିବା ବେଳେ ଶ୍ରୀ ମହାପାତ୍ର ଏହି ବିଭାଗର ପ୍ରମୁଖ ସଚିବ ଥିଲେ ।

ସେହିପରି ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ଗୃହ ବିଭାଗ ଥିବା ବେଳେ ବିଭାଗର ପ୍ରମୁଖ ସଚିବ ଭାବେ ଶ୍ରୀ ମହାପାତ୍ର ମଧ୍ୟ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରିଛନ୍ତି । ତେଣୁ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀଙ୍କ ବିଶ୍ୱାସ ଜିତିବା ତାଙ୍କ ପକ୍ଷେ ଥିଲା ସ୍ପଷ୍ଟ ପଥ ।

ବିଭିନ୍ନ ବିଭାଗରେ ନିଜର କାର୍ଯ୍ୟଦକ୍ଷତା ପ୍ରତିପାଦିତ କରିଥିବା ଶ୍ରୀ ମହାପାତ୍ରଙ୍କୁ ଏବେ ପୁଣି ମିଳିଛି ଗୁରୁତ୍ୱପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଦାୟିତ୍ୱ ।

କେନ୍ଦୁଝର ଜିଲ୍ଲାର ମୂଳ ବାସିନ୍ଦା ଶ୍ରୀ ମହାପାତ୍ରଙ୍କ ଜନ୍ମ ୧୯୬୨ ମସିହାରେ ହୋଇଥିଲା ଦେବଗଡ଼ ଜିଲ୍ଲାର କାନସର ଗ୍ରାମରେ ।

କେନ୍ଦୁଝରର ଡିଏନ ହାଇସ୍କୁଲରୁ ମାଟ୍ରିକ ପାସ୍ ଏବଂ କଟକର ରେଭେନ୍ସା କଲେଜରୁ ୧୯୮୨ ମସିହାରେ ସେ ବିଜ୍ଞାନରେ ସ୍ନାତକ ଡିଗ୍ରୀ ହାସଲ କରିଥିଲେ ।

୧୯୮୫ ମସିହାରେ ଆଇଏସଏମ ଧାନବାଦରୁ ଆପ୍ଲାଏଡ ଜିଓଲୋଜିରେ ସ୍ନାତକୋତ୍ତର ଡିଗ୍ରୀ ହାସଲ କରିଥିଲେ । ଓଏନଜିସିରେ କିଛି ବର୍ଷ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରିଥିବା ବେଳେ ୧୯୮୬ ମସିହାରେ ଆଇଏଏସରେ ଯୋଗ ଦେଇଥିଲେ ।

ସମ୍ବଲପୁର ଜିଲ୍ଲାରେ ପ୍ରୋବେସନ ସମୟ କଟିବା ପରେ ତକ୍ରାଳନୀ କଳାହାଣ୍ଡି ଜିଲ୍ଲାର ନୂଆପଡ଼ାରେ ସେ ଉପଜିଲ୍ଲାପାଳ ଭାବେ ନିଯୁକ୍ତି ପାଇଥିଲେ ।

୧୯୮୮ ରୁ ୧୯୯୦ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ସେ ଏହି ଦାୟିତ୍ୱରେ ରହିବା ପରେ ପୁରୀ ଏଡିଏମ ଭାବେ ନିଯୁକ୍ତ ହୋଇଥିଲେ ।

୧୯୯୦ରୁ ୧୯୯୩ ମସିହା ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସେ ମୟୁରଭଞ୍ଜ ଓ ବାଲେଶ୍ୱର ଜିଲ୍ଲାରେ ଡିଆରଡିଏ ପ୍ରକଳ୍ପ ନିଦେ୍ର୍ଦଶକ ଭାବେ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରିଥିଲେ ।

ଜିଲ୍ଲାପାଳ ଭାବେ ୧୯୯୩ରେ ସେ ଦଙ୍ଗା ପରେ ପରେ ନବଗଠିତ ଭଦ୍ରକ ଜିଲ୍ଲାରେ ଅବସ୍ଥାପିତ ହୋଇଥିଲେ ।

କନ୍ଧମାଳ ଦଙ୍ଗା ସମୟରେ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ତକ୍ରାଳୀନ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ବିଜୁ ପଟ୍ଟନାୟକ ତାଙ୍କୁ ଦଙ୍ଗା ନିୟନ୍ତ୍ରଣ ପାଇଁ କନ୍ଧମାଳ ଜିଲ୍ଲାପାଳ ଭାବେ ପଠାଇଥିଲେ ।

୧୯୯୬ରେ ମହାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ନବ କଳେବର ସମୟରେ ସେ ପୁରୀ ଜିଲ୍ଲାପାଳ ଥିଲେ ଏବଂ ମେଘନାଦ ପାଚେରି ଚତୁଃପାର୍ଶ୍ଵରୁ ଜବରଦଖଲ ଉଚ୍ଛେଦ କରିବା ସହ ସୁରୁଖୁରୁରେ ନବକଳେବର ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ ହୋଇପାରିଥିଲା ।

ଓମଫେଡର ପରିଚାଳନା ନିଦେ୍ର୍ଦଶକ ଭାବେ ସେ ଛଅ ବର୍ଷ ରହିଥିଲେ ଏବଂ ଅନେକ ଉତ୍ପାଦର ଶୁଭାରମ୍ଭ କରିଥିଲେ ।

ସେସୁରୁ ଏଇଏସ ଅଚାନକ ଚାଲି ଯିବା ପରେ ସିଇଓ ଭାବେ ସେ ସୁଚାରୂ ଭାବେ ଦାୟତ୍ୱ ତୁଲାଇଥିଲେ ।

ଶ୍ରୀ ମହାପାତ୍ର ତିନି ବର୍ଷ ଗ୍ରୀଡକୋର ସିଏମଡି ଏବଂ କଟକ ଆରଡିସି ଭାବେ ଦୁଇ ବର୍ଷ କାମ କରିଥିଲେ ।

ସେ ତିନି ବର୍ଷ ପୁରୀ ଶ୍ରୀମନ୍ଦିରର ମୁଖ୍ୟ ପ୍ରଶାସକ ରହିବା ସହ ଦୁଇ ଥର ଶକ୍ତି ବିଭାଗର ପ୍ରମୁଖ ସଚିବ, ଜଳସମ୍ପଦ ବିଭାଗର ପ୍ରମୁଖ ସଚିବ ଏବଂ ଜଙ୍ଗଲ ଓ ପରିବେଶ ବିଭାଗର ଅତିରିକ୍ତ ପ୍ରମୁଖ ସଚିବ ଭାବେ ଆଠ ବର୍ଷ ଦାୟିିତ୍ୱ ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ କରିଛନ୍ତି ।

ଏହି ଅବଧିରେ ସେ ମେଗା ଲିଫ୍ଟ, ଡିପ୍ ବୋରୱେଲ, ଚେକ୍ ଡ୍ୟାମ ଏବଂ ଇକୋ ଟୁରିଜିମ ଭଳି ନୂଆ ନୂଆ ଯୋଜନା ଆରମ୍ଭ କରିଥିଲେ ।

ପରବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ସମୟରେ ଏହି ଯୋଜନା ଗୁଡ଼ିକ ଲୋକପ୍ରିିୟ ହୋଇପାରିଛି । ୨୦୦୭ ଏବଂ ୨୦୦୮ରେ ମଧ୍ୟ କନ୍ଧମାଳ ଦଙ୍ଗା ନିୟନ୍ତ୍ରଣ କରିବାକୁ ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ତାଙ୍କୁ ପଠାଇଥିଲେ ।

ଶ୍ରୀ ମହାପାତ୍ରଙ୍କୁ ପୁନର୍ବାର ୨୦୧୫ରେ ଦ୍ୱିତୀୟବାର ଶ୍ରୀମନ୍ଦିରର ମୁଖ୍ୟ ପ୍ରଶାସକ ଭାବେ ଅବସ୍ଥାପିତ କରାଯାଇଥିଲା । ଏହି କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକାଳରେ ସୁଚାରୁ ରୂପେ ନବକଳେବର ମଧ୍ୟ ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ ହୋଇଥିଲା ।

ଏବେ ସେ ଅତିରିକ୍ତ ମୁଖ୍ୟ ସଚିବ ଏବଂ ଉନ୍ନୟନ କମିଶନର ଭାବେ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟରତ । ଶ୍ରୀମନ୍ଦିର ପରିଚାଳନା କମିଟିର କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକକାରୀ ଅଧ୍ୟକ୍ଷ ମଧ୍ୟ ରହିଛନ୍ତି ।

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ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର, ଡିସେମ୍ବର ୨୫(ଲୋକାଲ ୱାୟାର): ଧରାବତରଣ କରିଛନ୍ତି ଯୀଶୁ । କରୋନା କଟକଣା ଥିଲେ ବି ସବୁଠି ଆନନ୍ଦ, ଉଲ୍ଲାସର ଲହରୀ ।

କେହି କାହାକୁ ଦେଖା ନହୋଇପାରିଲେ କ’ଣ ହେଲା କିନ୍ତୁ ମେରି ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟମାସ୍ କହିବାକୁ ଭୁଲି ନାହାନ୍ତି ।

ଖାସ୍ କରି ବଡ଼ଦିନ ପୂର୍ବରୁ ଆମ ଓଲିଉଡର ତାରକାମାନେ ପ୍ରଶଂସକଙ୍କୁ ମେରି ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟମାସ୍ କହି ବଡ଼ଦିନର ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା ଓ ଶୁଭକାମନା ଜଣାଇଛନ୍ତି ।

ସବୁ ପର୍ବ ପରି ଏ ପର୍ବରେ ବି ସେମାନେ ନିଜକୁ ସାମିଲ କରିଛନ୍ତି । ଟେଲି ଧାରାବାହିକ ‘ଅଞ୍ଜଳି’ର ଲୋକପ୍ରିୟ ଅଭିନେତ୍ରୀ ଅର୍ଚ୍ଚିତା ମହାନ୍ତି, ରିଲ୍ରୁ ରିୟଲ୍ ହିରୋ ପାଲଟିଥିବା ଚକୋଲେଟ୍ ବୟ ସବ୍ୟସାଚୀ ମିଶ୍ର, ଏକାଧାରରେ ଅଭିନେତା, ନିଦେ୍ର୍ଦଶକ ଓ କାହାଣୀକାର ଭାବେ ପରିଚିତ ଶ୍ରୀତମ୍ ଦାସ, ହାସ୍ୟାଭିନେତା ତ୍ରିଭୁବନ ପଣ୍ଡା, କଣ୍ଠଶିଳ୍ପୀ ସୋହିନୀ ମିଶ୍ର ଏବଂ ନାୟକ ଜ୍ୟୋତି ପ୍ରମୁଖ ବିଭିନ୍ନ ବେଶ ପୋଷାକରେ ସଜେଇ ହୋଇ ମେରି ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟମାସର ବାର୍ତ୍ତା ବାଣ୍ଟିଛନ୍ତି ।

କିଏ ସାନ୍ତାଙ୍କ ଟୋପି ପିନ୍ଧିଛି ତ ଆଉ କିଏ ସାନ୍ତାଙ୍କ ପାଖରେ ବସିଛି । ଆଉ କିଏ ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟମାସ୍ ଟ୍ରୀ ସହିତ ସାନ୍ତାଙ୍କୁ ରଖି ସେଲଫି ନେଇ ଫଟୋଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ସୋସିଆଲ୍ ମିଡିଆରେ ପୋଷ୍ଟ କରି ପ୍ରଶଂସକଙ୍କ ଠାରୁ ପ୍ରଶଂସା ସାଉଁଟିଛନ୍ତି ।

ଏମାନଙ୍କ ବ୍ୟତୀତ ଅନ୍ୟମାନେ ବି ବଡ଼ଦିନର ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା ଜଣାଇ ସୋସିଆଲ୍ ମିଡିଆରେ ବିଭିନ୍ନ ପୋଷ୍ଟ କରିଛନ୍ତି ।

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