Lecture

Renaissance Universal Meet, 22 Oct, Saturday. 
Hotel Trident, Sahid Nagar, Bhubaneswar at 6.30 pm

Column | Jagate Thiba Jetedina

Samaja Saptahika, 22-28 Oct. 2016

JOB OPPORTUNITY in Bhubaneswar

Communication Professionals for IEC/BCC and PR/Publicity

A leading national level Communication Agency requires two development communication professionals on full time contractual basis, one in the area of Internal Communication (IEC / BCC) and another on External Communication (PR/Publicity/Media relations).

Both will be placed in a poverty alleviation project of Govt of Odisha at Bhubaneswar. We would require profiles of minimum 7-10 years of relevant experience. The annual compensation proposed is around 3-3.6 lakh. However the agency may consider depending on the profile.

Since the project is on finalisation stage, the candidates may send their profile urgently.

Call Pradeepta Tripathy for details. Mobile Number 9937202223.

Play

Macbeth in Odia

5 Nov, Saturday at 7 pm at Kalavikash Kendra, Cuttack
12 Nov. at 7 pm at Civic Centre, Rourkela
It has been translated and directed by Prof. Ramakanta MIshra. He is also playing the lead role. I have read the translation.
 It is one of the finest Odia translation of Shakespeare. 

Column | Window Seat

Window Seat | Mrinal Chatterjee

Mobile Phone

Around 60 per cent of Indians do not have access to safe and private toilets according to a report titled ‘It’s No Joke – State of the World’s Toilets’ by WaterAid in 2015. The report states that “If all 774 million people in India waiting for household toilets were made to stand in a line, the queue would stretch from Earth to the moon and beyond.”

Are we too poor to afford a toilet?

Probably not.

Consider this: as per the TAM Annual Universe Update - 2015, India now has over 167 million households (out of a total of 234 million) with television sets, of which over 161 million have access to Cable TV or Satellite TV, including 84 million households which are DTH subscribers. That roughly means over 85 crore people have television sets-over 80 per cent, almost double the people having access to toilet.

Consider mobile phones. By mid-2016, there are over 100 crore mobile sets in India. That means almost 90 per cent of our population either owns or has access to mobile phones.

Now you know, why sights like the one accompanying this column is so common place in India.

Luxmi Puja

Tonight, 15 Oct. Hindus, especially in Eastern states of India worship Luxmi, Goddess of Wealth. Dhenkanal in Odisha is known for its Luxmi Puja Festival. So is Kendrapara. 
At Dhenkanal the festive spirit is just taking off. The entire town now looks like a ‘this night marriage’ bride's house. The frantic preparation for decoration is on. The street vendors are unpacking their wares.

For the next ten days or so, Dhenkanal will dazzle with colourful gates and lights, hum with festivities, dance with several cultural programmes, gorge on all the street foods found across India and shop like there is no tomorrow. I am happy to be there.

Bob Dylan

Some media houses (including the NYT) have already raised questions on the Nobel committee’s decision to give the award for literature to the 'Tambourine Man’ — a maker of musical epics.

My student Rituraj said on his facebook ppost “It reminded me of Assam in 1993 when I was 14 and had yet to fully comprehend the unique gift Bhupen Hazarika was born with. That each line in his lyrics had the depth of an ocean (Xagor Xongomot and Xitore Xemeke Raati — if only somebody could translate them to take them to a wider world) and how he weaved his magic through sounds inspired from folk music (Sad that the wider world had only heard Dil Hoom Hoom Kore and not the original Buku Hom Hom Kore in which he created such achingly beautiful sounds before his voice began to take the centre stage). But many in Assam, including my own mother who was an unabashed fan and never missed a chance to proudly remind everyone of the friendship the great man shared with her father, were still bewildered when Hazarika was made the president of the 1993 Assam Sahitya Sabha. ‘How can they make a singer the head of a sahitya sabha? Should the writers, novelists not get that honour?’ These were the questions they asked back then. And now some eerily similar questions have been asked by arguably the biggest newspaper in the world!

 I feel, the Nobel Committee has done right by conferring Bob Dylan the Nobel Prize. Songs are basically poetry. It has an added functional feature: it could be sung. Therefore songs are more 'popular' than poetry. It does no way diminish the literary value of songs.

Consider One of the many classic songs of Bob Dylan.
Yes, and how many years can a mountain exist
Before it's washed to the sea?
Yes, and how many years can some people exist
Before they're allowed to be free?
Yes, and how many times can a man turn his head
And pretend that he just doesn't see?
The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind
The answer is blowin' in the wind

It is sheer poetry.

If your dil mange more of Dylan’s songs, surf this site:
http://edition.cnn.com/…/entertai…/dylan-songs-history-trnd/#

Tailpiece: Diabetics

Jahar to khamokha hi

badnam hai

Najar ghumake dekh lo

Es duniya me

Sakkar se marnewalo ki tadat hi

Besumar hai.

(Poison is bleamed. But look around, in the world more people die of sugar)

(Courtesy: Social Media forward)

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15 Oct 2016

Mrinal Chatterjee, a journalist turned media academician lives on the valley of Paniohala Hills at Dhenkanal, Odisha. He also writes fiction. His latest book ‘Point by Point’, a collection of his columns published in Odia daily Khabar and Sambad Kalika is being released on August 2016.

He can be contacted at mrinalchatterjee@ymail.com

 This column appears regularly in www.orissadiary.com

Sketch Competition

Column | Jagate Thiba Jetedina

Samaja Saptahika, 8-14 Oct. 2016

Lecture | Cartoon as a Social Critique

At Renaissance Universal Meet on 22 Oct. 2016, Saturday at 6.30 pm in Bhubaneswar.

Column | Bindu Bisarga

Sarbasadharana, Odia Daily. Oct 2016

Learning Resources: Television Journalism in Odia.

Journalism and Mass Comm. Dept. of Odisha State Open University (Osou Odisha) has published an SLM (Self Learning Material) on Television Journalism in Odia. 
This includes writing for Television, News set up, Anchoring, Television Production etc. 
You can find that one here
http://osou.ac.in/eresources/osou-djmc04-block02-television%20journalism.pdf

Job Opportunity in Bangalore, Delhi

CEMCA Intends to engage one “Communication Expert” for a DST Project entitled “Science for women’s – Health & Nutrition”.

The applicant should be a post graduate in Science/ Social Science / Mass Communication. The candidate must have proficiency in MS word/ Ms Excel/ PPT and good writing skills in English.

DST project is for a period of 10 months with a monthly consolidated remuneration of Rs. 25,000/-.

The applicant should have willingness to travel within the country and ready to work as per the requirement of the project.

Interested candidate may come for walk-in interview on 12th October, 2016 at 11 AM to 1 PM to CEMCA office at 7/8, Sarv Priya Vihar, Opposite to Hauz Khas Metro Station, New Delhi – 110016

For any further inquiry please contact Mr. R. Thyagarajan at


rthyagarajan@col.org and Mob. 9818427414

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The Centre for Internet & Society (CIS) is seeking applications from prospective candidates who identify themselves as women, for the position of Programme Officer (Communications), to support its Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) Programme. The position is full time for the Bangalore office and female applicants will be preferred.

More details: http://cis-india.org/jobs/cis-a2k-programme-officer

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Asian Age is looking for 5-6 sub-editors/senior sub-editors for its Delhi newsroom. News must excite you. We're looking at good command over the language and strong page-making skills.
Experience: 2-5 years. 
Send in your application to darpananilsingh@gmail.com

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Cartoons on Army's surgical strike

Kushal Bhattacharya

Cartoon by Satish Acharya

Cartoon by Uday Dev

Cartoon by Manjool

Cartoon by Sandeep Adhwaryu. Times of India

Cartoon by Utkal Gaurav published in Dharitri (Odia Daily)

Cartoon by Satish Acharya

Cartoon by Neelabh Banerjee

Cartoon by Surendra. Published in Hindu 30 Sept. 2016

Also read this report:
http://www.firstpost.com/india/adding-spine-to-pakistan-policy-how-political-cartoons-depicted-indian-armys-surgical-strikes-3028312.html

Editorials on Army's Surgical Strike

Business Standard

Economic Times

Statesman

Prameya (Odia)

 

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