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An icon of Odia language & literature Rup Narayan Das Fakir Mohan Senapati whose birth anniversary falls today is remembered for his seminal contribution to Odia language and literature. Born in 1843 in Baleswar (Balasore) in colonial India, he grew up in the milieu of social inequity and injustice which found resonance in his writings. His foremost contribution, however, was the protection and preservation of Odia language against all odds. In a portion of his Atma Jivana Charita, which is ably translated into English by John Boulton, who was a professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London, as My Times and I, Senapati wrote that the complete disappearance of traditional Odia primary schools from South Midnapur adjoining Baleswar was intriguing and was a sorry tale. Sometime between 1865 and 1870, a Bengali sub-inspector of schools was appointed to set up government schools there. He tried to found Bengali medium schools there, but people refused to h ....
Chief minister Naveen Patnaik addressed the members of Biju Chatra Janata Dal through video-conference, in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday BHUBANESWAR: Misinformation is the greatest enemy of social harmony, BJD president and chief minister Naveen Patnaik said while urging student activists of his party to fight against any misinformation being spread on the social media. Addressing the executive committee meeting of Biju Chatra Janata Dal (BCJD), the students’ wing of the ruling party, on Wednesday, Naveen said, “Misinformation will destroy a society if people are not alert.” “As you know, this is the age of digital and social media. Social media is very influential and its impact is being felt on every sphere of life. But, nowadays, social media channels are flooded with misinformation. Many a times, the information that comes on the social media and even on the mainstream media is not true. Thus, you have to fight against such misinformation,” Naveen added. ....
NoU in Odisha renamed after visionary king Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Dei Top Searches: Image used for representational purpose only BHUBANESWAR: The state government on Wednesday renamed the North Orissa University as Maharaja Sriram Chandra Banja Deo University in Baripada. The state government is celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of the erstwhile Mayurbhanj king. The Department of Higher Education issued a gazette notification and mentioned: “In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section-32 of the Odisha Universities Act, 1989 (Odisha Act 5 of 1989), the State government has changed the name of North Orissa University as Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo university with effect from December 23, 2020.” ....