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Scientist in Odisha Assembly!
By Swaraj Mishra*
Both were born on 1st April, Odisha province and scientist Dr. Pranakrushna Parija. It is often said that good people are not showing any inclination to enter electoral politics. But it is certainly not true in case…
Father of ‘Music Badshah’ was the Speaker of Odisha Assembly!
By Swaraj Mishra*
'Re Atman, Nidra parihari...', Keun Nama Dhari dakibu tumaku..', 'Ei Jibana ta eka nataka..', 'Seemahina daria....'. The list of all time musical hits delivered by him is endless. Be it a Bhajan or a Ghazal, folk song…
Strangely, Odisha Assembly had zero representation from fair sex in 1971!
By Swaraj Mishra*
It is heartening to see political parties offering tickets to more and more women to correct the imbalance in women's representation in Vidhan Sabhas and Lok Sabha. However, we still have a very long way to go as the…
Nabarangpur has elected him for nine times in a row!
By Swaraj Mishra*
Someone getting elected from the same Lok Sabha constituency on the same party ticket non stop nine times is certainly not an ordinary feat. To write this off as a fluke or to say that this happened only because it was a…
Dar ko bhagao Bhagey!
By Swaraj Mishra*
It is never easy to throw away a secure and highly respected job like IAS mid-career and join electoral politics. If one is not from a very well to do background, there can be so many genuine apprehensions and concerns.…
Thank you Prime Minister for contesting from Odisha
By Swaraj Mishra*
Thank you, Prime Minister for choosing a constituency from Odisha for your reelection to Lok Sabha. It is an honour for Odisha that you chose this one, in addition to the one which returned you to become the Prime…
Fathers of two former CJIs were Odisha MLAs!
By Swaraj Mishra*
Many successful politicians of our country are from legal profession. It is also not very uncommon to find successful legal practitioners and politicians in the same family. But Odisha has a family that has given two…
Matinee idol of sixties had also strayed into electoral politics!
By Swaraj Mishra*
If you are a film enthusiast in love with Odia classics of yesteryears, you would certainly remember Baraju of 'Matira Manisha' (1966), Manoj of 'Arundhati' (1967) or Prakash of 'Kie Kahara' (1968), the characters so…
Kavita 1962’s author in Elections-1961
By Swaraj Mishra*
There has been some debate recently on the need for poets and writers to enter the election fray. In this context, the name that immediately comes to our mind is that of Satchi Routray, the famous Odia poet who…
Naveen yet to get better of Brundaban in Hinjili
By Swaraj Mishra*
Difficult to believe anyone could be ahead of Naveen Patnaik in Hinjili constituency. Naveen Patnaik who has been winning continuously from Hinjili constituency in Ganjam district for last four terms from 2000 onwards…