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MoKatha of 23rd Sept. '20 on www.nirvaynews.com Odia paper rediscovering farming in pandemic by two borthers of Bangalpur, Brajabandhu and Chakradhar respectively known as Baraju and Chhakadi by two characters of epic Odia novel "Matira Manisha" by a novelist of good mix of Gandhi and Marx, Kalandi Charan Panigrahi; the novel is picturised by another legendary filma maker Mrinal Sen. Well, the column has taken two broethers of distinct characteristiscs; the elder serious studious and the younger carefree take it ease village boy. Baraju studied and went on serching soils around India as a geologist and on retirement settled at Shailashree Vihar, Bhubaneswar the city of retirees. Chhakadi not getting well in studies and later on inspiration from fellow village boys leaves Bangalpur for Surat for livelihood and finally managed a hut to settle down in Surat. The family relations fortunately are managed by facebook family group- the relations online. Barajy hardly came village on being in job for his kids' exams because to grow up kids needed to fill in the right boxe for a question as fast as possible. Baraju wife found worth in filling up the boxes. But easy boy Chhakadi used to come to village Dola Yatra that since few years had been dominated by DJs and Chinese cheap lights for the village delights. It gets Chhakadi every year for a week. That way Chhakadi is still connected and clamis a matira manisha - the son of the soil. Baraju also tells so , because he had seen all the soils of the Nation as a geologist. It's pandemic. Both the brothers are caught each other online to say, let's go back to village; town is hell with virus. The elder in high risk of Carona accepts the idea and extends to farming and living in green. The youndger reminds the elder when in hey days both though of nuisance of holding cultivable land for the hecklings of farmers taken the land for cultivation on seasonal informal contratcts. These farmers have become demanding and both brothers got annoyed to dispose off the lands the head. The plan for cultivation in Karona time is stuck at the dead end of Karona Chasha ! While the elder wonders what they can eat being back to Bangalpur, the smart younger puts hope on free rations by the government- he tells that because he has not read another epic Odia novel Sasti by Kanhucharan Mohanty in the last part of 20th century. In Sasti the hero hates to go for free food in the midst of the worst Bengal famine; the time has changed so also people of the contemporary Odia society.

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MoKatha published on 9th September 2020 Nirvar newspaper www.nirvaynews.com talks of a teacher Sj. Bankim Chandra Maharana who chosed to stay back in his village having M.Sc(Mathematics) degree, some 40+ years back. He set up a school in Bari, Simulia block and took the school fame with his midas touch in bringing out excellence in students; they gather while studying and after passing out at his house for his sweet words and the words of life for which he was awarded by the Hon'blr President of India. He set up an education policy in the area that saw many schools growing with healthy competition. Alas, those neeti were there in many places in Bharat after its independence but no one could write it down and think of following it. Was it home grown neeti, the neeti of Simulia. The column starts with a mystic story linking to the birth of Bankim Sir, it further knits mysticism to say how and why the names of Simulia and Bari came. Interfacing of a myth to a reality and further linking it to education policy is the high point the column makes. Wish I could have written in English - one day I will. Hope I will get an English newspaper to publish MoKatha in English. When will I get time for it. Waiting for it anxiously .... :)

||| Swami Sri Sri Keshavanand Bharati |||

Sad to know Swamiji Sri Sri Keshavanand Bharati of Edneer Mutt, Kasaragod the most quoted in legal circle for his contribution in upholding the basic structure of India Constitution is no more ! He was an ardent follower of Sri Shankaracharya & Advaita philosophy. #OmShanti

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MoKatha published on 2nd Sept Nirvaya Odia Newspaper www.nirvaynews.com takes up education issue of the village Bangalpur once connected to the small hamlet Bhagia which got separated by the inflencial with high degree that was and even now is a privillege to few in a rustic village like Bangalpur which got to call to itself for education that the village needs when the separated hamlet Bhagia opted for higher education with heavy degrees but Bangalpur took to ITI and Diploma to make its people skilled to the age so they could make water to climb the sky-scratching buildings in Bombay while the few of Bhagia on having high degree never returned to the village and rest while trying got down like the younger four Pandavas to spend time with growing beards and whitepipes on lips for the deserted Bhagia that is the abode of Maa Bhagiashuni where in the past the school board examinees never could face exams without her blessings but now the new temple facing to Bangalpur showers her blessings for the village boys who with little pathadanee around their necks flock Bombay, Hyderabad and some other cities to make the water there to climb up and so also the village economy goes up while Bhagia gets deserted look in the pursuit of high degree i.e. ucha-sikhya but for country like us with large population the idea of 'little is beautiful' is to shine; so also is for the nation's education policy to remain focus to create the real skilled force instead of high-degree-dharees the column take us the issue with rural set up and unsophisticated language of little people of Bangalpur ! Enjoy and make the Sunday beautiful ! Thanks for reading !