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Sri Jaya Debanka Baaisi Pahacha
Sri Jaya Dev of the 12th Century Orissa, erroneously depicted as Sri Jayadev or Jayadeva, was not a Baishnav as he is being projected; he was a social revolutionary and proponent of Sahajajana sect of Buddhism. He had authored his love lyrics to provide a supportive literature to this cult which was essential in his time to check spread of Brahminic aparthied in his motherland Orissa.
Sri Jaya Dev of the 12th Century Orissa, erroneously depicted as Sri Jayadev or Jayadeva, was not a Baishnav as he is being projected; he was a social revolutionary and proponent of Sahajajana sect of Buddhism. He had authored his love lyrics to provide a supportive literature to this cult which was essential in his time to check spread of Brahminic aparthied in his motherland Orissa.
The lyrics having immense Sahajia impact and being matchlessly popular, different agents of Brahminism, in course of time, had tried to transform them into Brahminic literature through interpolations and by editing them in a style conducive to their own cult and by captioning the interpolated compilation as Gita-Govinda when, in fact, the poet was so much against the cult of Govinda that he had never used that name even for once in his lyrics. His lyrics supporting the female factor in consonance with Sahajayana were so much threatening to patriarchal political system that they were banned from the temple of Lord Jagannath by the great patron of Brahminism in Orissa, Emporer Purushottam Dev. The Emperor had replaced the lyrics of Jaya Dev with a book captioned as Abhinav Gita-Govinda of which he had claimed to be the author; but which was allegedly authored by a Brahmin namely Dibakara Mishra wherein attempts were tactfully made to transform Sri Jagannath from Buddha of Orissa to Krishna of Dwaraka in order to terminate the Buddhist flow of philosophy till then active in his abode, Sri Mandira.
People of Orissa had revolted against this conspiracy and had compelled the said Emporer to withdraw his own order and work and to restore recital of the lyrics of Sri Jaya Dev before the Lord as before. Purusottam Dev withdrew his work but the selected Brahminic interpolations continued in the guise of orders of the Lord in dreams. Agitation of the public could somehow be managed with his son and successor Emporer Prataprudradev promulgating an ordinance to the effect that no other song than that of Sri Jaya Dev would ever be recited in the temple. Unable to write off the Buddhist impacts of this revolutionary poet, Brahminism in Orissa has interpolated 72 verses on his original works and given it a misleading title called Gita Govinda, editing the same in a style to usurp him for Brahminic Vaishnavism. The Bengalis, without knowing the truth on Jaya Dev, have joined the bandwagon of claiming him for Vaishnavism as well as for their homeland. In the process, the immortal love lyricist has been buried under baseless legends.
Sri Pattanayak has freed him from the labyrinth of legends and set him as history permits. He has shown how both the segments, the chauvinist section of the Bengalis and the agents of Brahminism are wrong in their claim over Sri Jaya Dev. He has done a unique work. He has completely dismantled the fort of Bengali claims over Sri Jaya Dev. He has, for the first time, exposed how the Central Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi has been misused by Bengali chauvinists in the matter of Sri Jaya Dev. He has, for the first time, freed Sri Jaya Dev from legends on the basis of historic perspectives. He has brought to records all the relevant but missing episodes of Orissan history for the first time through interpretative research.He has shown how Radha, now a Hindu Vaishnav deity, was created by Sri Jaya Dev as Nayika of Buddhist Sahajayan. He has shown how Orissa is the place where Buddha was born. He has shown how Buddha became Sri Jagannatha. He has shown how Sri Jagannatha is in reality the female factor. He has opened up new avenues for research on the now extinct Mahodadhi Civilisation of Orissa. He has opened up new vistas for research on extinguishment of Buddhism in the soil of its origin, Orissa, vis-a-vis the the role of Asoka. Over and above the most perspicacious discussion on Sri Jaya Dev and his times, this book contains the Oriya translation of his lyrics in poetic form with the most measured meticulousness typical of the acclaimed wordsmith Subhas Chandra Pattanayak.
Originally published in 1998, his translations are regarded as the best in the category so far. A better book than this in the subject so far is not available.
Smt. Sabitarani Kanungo,
Former Professor in Sansrit and President,
State Selection Board, Govt. of Orissa
About the author:
Sri Subhas Chandra Pattanayak, a Journalist of four decades standing, known for his incisive investigations,has been contributing to the media many original and interpretive articles on Orissan culture and scriptures, Presently Representative-In-Chief of www.orissamatters.com, he is the first officially accredited online journalist of India.
In this book, he has tried to free Sri Jaya Dev from legends and cultural onslaughts by taking the Brahminic wrap off his real creed and has put him in the historic perspective while proving that he was a social scientist, a philosopher and propounder of Sahajayan sect of Buddhism that he had wanted to strengthen with a popular literature for which he had authored his love-lyrics,which are now available under the caption: Gitagovinda, a title wrongfully and deliberately concocted by agents of Brahminism.
For people of Orissa to understand the immortal poet of their soil in his real creed, Pattanayak has translated all the twenty-two lyrics of Sri Jaya Dev in matchlessly lucid and poetic form in Oriya. In his discussion on Sri Jaya Dev, he has established, on the basis of facts, the fakeness of Bengali claim over him. But more importantly, he has exposed the mens rea behind such false claim. In this endeavor, he has, interalia, brought to light how Orissa is the birthplace of Buddha and why He is worshiped as Sri Jagannath in Orissa.
For the first time, in this book, he has given a new but unrefutable interpretation to history by pointing out at the antagonism of Asoka towards Buddhism, which was the only reason of his attack on Orissa, the place being the birthplace of Buddha and therefore, the fountainhead of Buddhism. A master wordsmith, he has created magic in the pages of this book where quest is melted into creativity, hunch is matched with historiocity, comprehension is tested on the matrix of reality, reality has metamorphosed into a lucid- in- languagebut-strong-in-tenor pattern, uniquely ecstatic, that has revived Sri Jaya Dev in his entirity. This is a must reading for everybody who loves Sri Jaya Dev and loves Orissa and her rich ancient culture and to whom, reality is important than the legends.
The lyrics having immense Sahajia impact and being matchlessly popular, different agents of Brahminism, in course of time, had tried to transform them into Brahminic literature through interpolations and by editing them in a style conducive to their own cult and by captioning the interpolated compilation as Gita-Govinda when, in fact, the poet was so much against the cult of Govinda that he had never used that name even for once in his lyrics. His lyrics supporting the female factor in consonance with Sahajayana were so much threatening to patriarchal political system that they were banned from the temple of Lord Jagannath by the great patron of Brahminism in Orissa, Emporer Purushottam Dev. The Emperor had replaced the lyrics of Jaya Dev with a book captioned as Abhinav Gita-Govinda of which he had claimed to be the author; but which was allegedly authored by a Brahmin namely Dibakara Mishra wherein attempts were tactfully made to transform Sri Jagannath from Buddha of Orissa to Krishna of Dwaraka in order to terminate the Buddhist flow of philosophy till then active in his abode, Sri Mandira.
People of Orissa had revolted against this conspiracy and had compelled the said Emporer to withdraw his own order and work and to restore recital of the lyrics of Sri Jaya Dev before the Lord as before. Purusottam Dev withdrew his work but the selected Brahminic interpolations continued in the guise of orders of the Lord in dreams. Agitation of the public could somehow be managed with his son and successor Emporer Prataprudradev promulgating an ordinance to the effect that no other song than that of Sri Jaya Dev would ever be recited in the temple. Unable to write off the Buddhist impacts of this revolutionary poet, Brahminism in Orissa has interpolated 72 verses on his original works and given it a misleading title called Gita Govinda, editing the same in a style to usurp him for Brahminic Vaishnavism. The Bengalis, without knowing the truth on Jaya Dev, have joined the bandwagon of claiming him for Vaishnavism as well as for their homeland. In the process, the immortal love lyricist has been buried under baseless legends.
Sri Pattanayak has freed him from the labyrinth of legends and set him as history permits. He has shown how both the segments, the chauvinist section of the Bengalis and the agents of Brahminism are wrong in their claim over Sri Jaya Dev. He has done a unique work. He has completely dismantled the fort of Bengali claims over Sri Jaya Dev. He has, for the first time, exposed how the Central Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi has been misused by Bengali chauvinists in the matter of Sri Jaya Dev. He has, for the first time, freed Sri Jaya Dev from legends on the basis of historic perspectives. He has brought to records all the relevant but missing episodes of Orissan history for the first time through interpretative research.He has shown how Radha, now a Hindu Vaishnav deity, was created by Sri Jaya Dev as Nayika of Buddhist Sahajayan. He has shown how Orissa is the place where Buddha was born. He has shown how Buddha became Sri Jagannatha. He has shown how Sri Jagannatha is in reality the female factor. He has opened up new avenues for research on the now extinct Mahodadhi Civilisation of Orissa. He has opened up new vistas for research on extinguishment of Buddhism in the soil of its origin, Orissa, vis-a-vis the the role of Asoka. Over and above the most perspicacious discussion on Sri Jaya Dev and his times, this book contains the Oriya translation of his lyrics in poetic form with the most measured meticulousness typical of the acclaimed wordsmith Subhas Chandra Pattanayak.
Originally published in 1998, his translations are regarded as the best in the category so far. A better book than this in the subject so far is not available.
Smt. Sabitarani Kanungo,
Former Professor in Sansrit and President,
State Selection Board, Govt. of Orissa
About the author:
Sri Subhas Chandra Pattanayak, a Journalist of four decades standing, known for his incisive investigations,has been contributing to the media many original and interpretive articles on Orissan culture and scriptures, Presently Representative-In-Chief of www.orissamatters.com, he is the first officially accredited online journalist of India.
In this book, he has tried to free Sri Jaya Dev from legends and cultural onslaughts by taking the Brahminic wrap off his real creed and has put him in the historic perspective while proving that he was a social scientist, a philosopher and propounder of Sahajayan sect of Buddhism that he had wanted to strengthen with a popular literature for which he had authored his love-lyrics,which are now available under the caption: Gitagovinda, a title wrongfully and deliberately concocted by agents of Brahminism.
For people of Orissa to understand the immortal poet of their soil in his real creed, Pattanayak has translated all the twenty-two lyrics of Sri Jaya Dev in matchlessly lucid and poetic form in Oriya. In his discussion on Sri Jaya Dev, he has established, on the basis of facts, the fakeness of Bengali claim over him. But more importantly, he has exposed the mens rea behind such false claim. In this endeavor, he has, interalia, brought to light how Orissa is the birthplace of Buddha and why He is worshiped as Sri Jagannath in Orissa.
For the first time, in this book, he has given a new but unrefutable interpretation to history by pointing out at the antagonism of Asoka towards Buddhism, which was the only reason of his attack on Orissa, the place being the birthplace of Buddha and therefore, the fountainhead of Buddhism. A master wordsmith, he has created magic in the pages of this book where quest is melted into creativity, hunch is matched with historiocity, comprehension is tested on the matrix of reality, reality has metamorphosed into a lucid- in- languagebut-strong-in-tenor pattern, uniquely ecstatic, that has revived Sri Jaya Dev in his entirity. This is a must reading for everybody who loves Sri Jaya Dev and loves Orissa and her rich ancient culture and to whom, reality is important than the legends.
Vidyapatinka Premageeta
As Sri Jay Dev occupies the heart of Oriya nation as its finest bard of feminism in philosophy of love, so also Vidyapati occupies the hearts of the peoples of Mithila. Vidyapati, inspired by Sri Jay Dev has used Radha in his love songs.
As Sri Jay Dev occupies the heart of Oriya nation as its finest bard of feminism in philosophy of love, so also Vidyapati occupies the hearts of the peoples of Mithila. Sri Jay Dev created Radha as symbol of female superiority in cause of creation as well as of individualism getting its fulfilment by merging in socialsm rejecting barriers like casteism and other factors of separatism according to analysis depicted by
Sri Subhas Chandra Pattanayak in his masterly work
"Sri Jaya Devanka Baisi Pahacha" published by Bharata Bharati, Cuttack in 2005. Vidyapati, inspired by Sri Jay Dev has used Radha in his love songs. This book is a compilation of a selected few of his love songs translated into Oriya in equally lucid poetic form by Sri Pattanayak.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Author of this translated anthology, Sri Subhas Chandra Pattanayak, is an outstanding journalist of over four decades standing whose contribution to Orissan culture is as exemplary as illuminating are his reports on affairs of democracy.
The first online journalist of India to have official accreditation, he is the founder Representative-in-Chief of Orissa's first independent website orissamatters.com.
Sri Subhas Chandra Pattanayak in his masterly work
"Sri Jaya Devanka Baisi Pahacha" published by Bharata Bharati, Cuttack in 2005. Vidyapati, inspired by Sri Jay Dev has used Radha in his love songs. This book is a compilation of a selected few of his love songs translated into Oriya in equally lucid poetic form by Sri Pattanayak.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Author of this translated anthology, Sri Subhas Chandra Pattanayak, is an outstanding journalist of over four decades standing whose contribution to Orissan culture is as exemplary as illuminating are his reports on affairs of democracy.
The first online journalist of India to have official accreditation, he is the founder Representative-in-Chief of Orissa's first independent website orissamatters.com.
Sabita Paain Kabita
It is a magic canvas of loyal love where spousal joy has been painted live as lucidly and elegantly as magnificent is the poet’s mother tongue Oriya. Written in 1974, around his marriage held on 24 June 1974, the anthology begins from betrothment and proceeds through pre-nuptial and post- nuptial ecstasies captured in beautiful sonnets.
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, Orissa’s contribution to the world of poetry has remained superb. But contribution of this book to the world of Oriya poetry would remain forever matchless.
So far poetic works depicting love between paramours have enthralled human hearts. But this book is totally different. It is a magic canvas of loyal love where spousal joy has been painted live as lucidly and elegantly as magnificent is the poet’s mother tongue Oriya.
Written in 1974, around his marriage held on 24 June 1974, the anthology begins from betrothment and proceeds through pre-nuptial and post- nuptial ecstasies captured in beautiful sonnets.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak, Representative-in-Chief of orissamatters.com and the first online journalist of India to have acquired official accreditation, has spent every day of his four decades long career in media against misrule so that democracy may defeat plutocracy. But in the invincible solitude of his heart, he is a loving poet, whose respect for finer aspects of life has given new dimensions to creativity that has come cascading from his pen in lucid rhymes in choicest Oriya words as naturally as fragrance flows from the blossoming Jasmines in gardens of Orissa.
His translation of the Asthapadi lyrics of Sri Jay Dev into his mother tongue Oriya in ecstatic poems, used in his book “Sri Jaya Devanka Baisi Pahacha” in support of his argument that the poet was not a Baishnav saint but a practitioner and proponent of Buddhist Sahajayan, is certainly the best in this category so far.
He has a compilation of poems captioned “Ketebele Kemiti” at saubhasya.com wherein a few of his poems are placed as samples of how randomly he reacts to events of the day in cadence. This site is being updated with his various other poetic works.
So far poetic works depicting love between paramours have enthralled human hearts. But this book is totally different. It is a magic canvas of loyal love where spousal joy has been painted live as lucidly and elegantly as magnificent is the poet’s mother tongue Oriya.
Written in 1974, around his marriage held on 24 June 1974, the anthology begins from betrothment and proceeds through pre-nuptial and post- nuptial ecstasies captured in beautiful sonnets.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak, Representative-in-Chief of orissamatters.com and the first online journalist of India to have acquired official accreditation, has spent every day of his four decades long career in media against misrule so that democracy may defeat plutocracy. But in the invincible solitude of his heart, he is a loving poet, whose respect for finer aspects of life has given new dimensions to creativity that has come cascading from his pen in lucid rhymes in choicest Oriya words as naturally as fragrance flows from the blossoming Jasmines in gardens of Orissa.
His translation of the Asthapadi lyrics of Sri Jay Dev into his mother tongue Oriya in ecstatic poems, used in his book “Sri Jaya Devanka Baisi Pahacha” in support of his argument that the poet was not a Baishnav saint but a practitioner and proponent of Buddhist Sahajayan, is certainly the best in this category so far.
He has a compilation of poems captioned “Ketebele Kemiti” at saubhasya.com wherein a few of his poems are placed as samples of how randomly he reacts to events of the day in cadence. This site is being updated with his various other poetic works.
Sinhabalokanare Biju Patnaik
This is an animadversion on Orissa's legendary Biju Patnaik. No Indian except him has ever been decorated with the highest civilian honor of another Country. But no mean machination was left unused by the same Biju Patnaik in grabbing financial benefits through political positions that he eventually had captured.
This is an animadversion on Orissa's legendary Biju Patnaik. No Indian except him has ever been decorated with the highest civilian honor of another Country. It was only he, who was honored as Bhumiputra (son of the soil) by Indonesia in recognition of the risk he had taken to airlift Dr. Sultan Sjharir and Sukarno from Jakarta to New Delhi at the most crucial phase of her struggle for independence.
No Indian except him is known as the founder of an international award that the UNESCO administers with a mission to popularise science. It is only he, who had created The Kalinga Prize for this specific purpose in 1951 by placing funds with the UNESCO on behalf of the Kalinga Foundation Trust.
But no mean machination was left unused by the same Biju Patnaik in grabbing financial benefits through political positions that he eventually had captured.
Ace Journalist Subhas Chandra Pattanayak had confronted him with his black deeds when he was the 2nd time Chief Minister of Orissa through his popular column Sinhavalokana (animadversion) in Orissa's top ranking daily Sambad. He was tortured by the administration and the government had contrived ways to cripple him professionally. The High Court of Orissa had come to his rescue and passed strictures on the Government.
This book is a compilation of those reports.
About the Author
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak, a journalist of four decades standing, is known for having no compromise with ethics. He writes because to him most important is the peoples' right to be informed. Over and above reporting on governance, he has contributed immensely to socio-scientific interpretation of Orissa’s history and heritage as well as her literature and culture. He is a known sentinel of mass interest of Orissa.
Author of Sri Jaya Devanka Baisi Pahacha, the first ever authentic attempt to free Sri Jaya Dev from concocted legends and to put him on perspective of history, Sri Pattanayak has translated his Astapadi love lyrics in matchless poetic forms in Oriya. Author of hundreds of research based bylines, he at present represents orissamatters.com.
Some of his works may be reached at Bharata Bharati, Gajapati Nagar, Sutahat, Cuttack / Pratisruti, 2RA 60, Road 7, Unit 9, Bhubaneswar and http://thenewssyndicate.com/store/
No Indian except him is known as the founder of an international award that the UNESCO administers with a mission to popularise science. It is only he, who had created The Kalinga Prize for this specific purpose in 1951 by placing funds with the UNESCO on behalf of the Kalinga Foundation Trust.
But no mean machination was left unused by the same Biju Patnaik in grabbing financial benefits through political positions that he eventually had captured.
Ace Journalist Subhas Chandra Pattanayak had confronted him with his black deeds when he was the 2nd time Chief Minister of Orissa through his popular column Sinhavalokana (animadversion) in Orissa's top ranking daily Sambad. He was tortured by the administration and the government had contrived ways to cripple him professionally. The High Court of Orissa had come to his rescue and passed strictures on the Government.
This book is a compilation of those reports.
About the Author
Subhas Chandra Pattanayak, a journalist of four decades standing, is known for having no compromise with ethics. He writes because to him most important is the peoples' right to be informed. Over and above reporting on governance, he has contributed immensely to socio-scientific interpretation of Orissa’s history and heritage as well as her literature and culture. He is a known sentinel of mass interest of Orissa.
Author of Sri Jaya Devanka Baisi Pahacha, the first ever authentic attempt to free Sri Jaya Dev from concocted legends and to put him on perspective of history, Sri Pattanayak has translated his Astapadi love lyrics in matchless poetic forms in Oriya. Author of hundreds of research based bylines, he at present represents orissamatters.com.
Some of his works may be reached at Bharata Bharati, Gajapati Nagar, Sutahat, Cuttack / Pratisruti, 2RA 60, Road 7, Unit 9, Bhubaneswar and http://thenewssyndicate.com/store/
Smrutirekha
This is not an anthem of individual poems, but a poetic depiction of a saga of a living tally that was lost to the hero of the book, who renders a faithful narration thereof to his wife on the nuptial bed...
This is not an anthem of individual poems, but a poetic depiction of a saga of a living tally that was lost to the hero of the book, who renders a faithful narration thereof to his wife on the nuptial bed in the words of eminent scribe Subhas Chandra Pattanayak in his young days, as far back as in 1972.
Founder Representative-in-Chief of orissamatters.com, Sri Pattanayak, a working journalist of four decades standing, stands conspicuous amongst members of his fraternity by his contributions to arts, culture, biosphere and literature of Orissa over and above his cogent interpretations of her unique history and heritage.
His innumerable in-depth bylines on administration, both in print and online media, are examples of how meticulously a peoples' conscience-keeper may act in discharging his duties to democracy. But this old work shows how the wordsmith in him had, so many years ago, inscribed in excellent lucidity the intricate feelings of a lover to whom his requited love was lost.
Founder Representative-in-Chief of orissamatters.com, Sri Pattanayak, a working journalist of four decades standing, stands conspicuous amongst members of his fraternity by his contributions to arts, culture, biosphere and literature of Orissa over and above his cogent interpretations of her unique history and heritage.
His innumerable in-depth bylines on administration, both in print and online media, are examples of how meticulously a peoples' conscience-keeper may act in discharging his duties to democracy. But this old work shows how the wordsmith in him had, so many years ago, inscribed in excellent lucidity the intricate feelings of a lover to whom his requited love was lost.
Dura Adura
Dura Adura is a compilation of selected pieces of random reactions of eminent journalist Sri Subhas Chandra Pattanayak.
Dura Adura is a compilation of selected pieces of random reactions of eminent journalist Sri Subhas Chandra Pattanayak published in the flagship periodical of our group ‘Pratishruti’ under his column ‘Akasmika Pratikriya’ spanning a decade from 1995 to 2005.
The articles deal extensively with administrative aberrations afflicting our nation after the right-wingers stilled our national resolve for building up India into a socialist State.
Each one of the articles is unique with patriotism sic passim in every analysis he has made of every landmark event of the period.
From Prime Minister of the Country to a Minister of his State, from the Chief Election Commissioner of India to the Chief Secretary of his State, from the Supreme Court of India to the Lower Court in his State, from the Parliament of India to his State Legislature, from Industrialists to Slum Leaders, from religious fundamentalists to pseudo secularists, from Educationists to Education Traders, from Politicians to the Press, every phenomenon that he has found to have wronged our people, Pattanayak has dived deep into the matter and used his matchless ability of using appropriate words to expose the mischief.
Media in general has covered the events that attracted attention during the period covered by this book; but this book has dealt with matters that had never been covered by any. In a sense, without reading this book, history of the period cannot be correctly understood.
Read it and know it.
Bidhu Bhusan Pattnaik,
Publisher of this Book and Chief Executive of the group of Pratisruti Publications.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
If fearless reporting within the parameter of civil expression is a world by it-self, Sri Subhas Chandra Pattanayak, author of the articles compiled into this book, is an icon.
In Orissa, in the circle of people who watch or run administration, he is feared by some, admired by many but regarded by all as a journalist heartlessly incisive but passionately committed to the cause of the commons.
Victimized during Emergency because of his single-handed active resistance to curtailment of Press Freedom, he has acquired expertise in Industrial adjudication and has been contributing his might to protect working journalists from exploitation by news media establishments.
Formerly a special invitee to the National Executive of National Union of Journalists (India) Sri Pattanayak was Secretary of Orissa Union of Journalists before being the Founder Secretary of the Forum of Freelance Journalists. Now in online journalism, he is working as Representative-in-Chief of orissamatters.com and in this capacity, he has earned the rare distinction of being the first officially accredited online journalist in India.
A man of letters, his contribution to Oriya literature is being projected in saubhasya.com.
-Publisher
The articles deal extensively with administrative aberrations afflicting our nation after the right-wingers stilled our national resolve for building up India into a socialist State.
Each one of the articles is unique with patriotism sic passim in every analysis he has made of every landmark event of the period.
From Prime Minister of the Country to a Minister of his State, from the Chief Election Commissioner of India to the Chief Secretary of his State, from the Supreme Court of India to the Lower Court in his State, from the Parliament of India to his State Legislature, from Industrialists to Slum Leaders, from religious fundamentalists to pseudo secularists, from Educationists to Education Traders, from Politicians to the Press, every phenomenon that he has found to have wronged our people, Pattanayak has dived deep into the matter and used his matchless ability of using appropriate words to expose the mischief.
Media in general has covered the events that attracted attention during the period covered by this book; but this book has dealt with matters that had never been covered by any. In a sense, without reading this book, history of the period cannot be correctly understood.
Read it and know it.
Bidhu Bhusan Pattnaik,
Publisher of this Book and Chief Executive of the group of Pratisruti Publications.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
If fearless reporting within the parameter of civil expression is a world by it-self, Sri Subhas Chandra Pattanayak, author of the articles compiled into this book, is an icon.
In Orissa, in the circle of people who watch or run administration, he is feared by some, admired by many but regarded by all as a journalist heartlessly incisive but passionately committed to the cause of the commons.
Victimized during Emergency because of his single-handed active resistance to curtailment of Press Freedom, he has acquired expertise in Industrial adjudication and has been contributing his might to protect working journalists from exploitation by news media establishments.
Formerly a special invitee to the National Executive of National Union of Journalists (India) Sri Pattanayak was Secretary of Orissa Union of Journalists before being the Founder Secretary of the Forum of Freelance Journalists. Now in online journalism, he is working as Representative-in-Chief of orissamatters.com and in this capacity, he has earned the rare distinction of being the first officially accredited online journalist in India.
A man of letters, his contribution to Oriya literature is being projected in saubhasya.com.
-Publisher
Manana
It is a catena of single verse poems written by eminent journalist Subhas Chandra Pattanayak.
One may call it a sample of his spiritual quest; but in introduction of the book he says that it is only a depiction of negotiation between mind and conscience, the two indiscernible but undeniable controllers of human activities.
Sri Pattanayak, in this book, has made a peculiar experimentation in poetic expression that has given birth to a new but unique pattern where the second one on wards every poem is developed on a catch line from the preceding one to further proceed towards the purpose.
Sri Pattanayak, in this book, has made a peculiar experimentation in poetic expression that has given birth to a new but unique pattern where the second one on wards every poem is developed on a catch line from the preceding one to further proceed towards the purpose.
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