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Articles in English
1. Cry my beloved neighbour
https://interviewtimes.net/cry-my-beloved-neighbor-dr-mrinal-chatterjee/
2. Odia Oress and Freedom Movement
https://interviewtimes.net/odia-press-and-freedom-movement/
3. Remembering Binod Kanungo. 4 June 2022
https://www.odisha.plus/2022/06/remembering-binod-kanungo/
Thursday, 9 June 2022
BAHIKATHA | Fortnightly column on books | 8.6.22 | Indian Media Giants
ବହି: ଇଣ୍ଡିଆନ ମିଡିଆ ଜିଆଣ୍ଟସ୍: ଦି ବିଜିନେସ ଡାଇନାମିକସ୍ ଅଫ ପ୍ରିଣ୍ଟ ଲିଗାସିଜ୍
ଲେଖିକା: ସୁରଭି ଦାହିଆପ୍ରକାଶକ: ଅକସଫୋର୍ଡ ୟୁନିଭରସିଟି ପ୍ରେସ
ଭାରତରେ ମୁଦ୍ରିତ ଗଣମାଧ୍ୟମର ଆରମ୍ଭ ୧୭୮୦ ମସିହାରେ । ପ୍ରଥମ ଖବର କାଗଜ ହିକିସ୍ ବେଙ୍ଗଲ ଗେଜେଟ୍ । ଜାନୁଆରି ୨୯, ୧୭୮୦ରେ ଏହି ଇଂରାଜୀ ଖବର କାଗଜଟି ପ୍ରଥମେ ପ୍ରକାଶିତ ହୋଇଥିଲା । ତା ପରଠୁ ଭାରତର ବିଭିନ୍ନ ରାଜ୍ୟରେ, ବିଭିନ୍ନ ଭାଷାରେ ଖବରକାଗଜ ପ୍ରକାଶିତ ହୋଇଛି । ସାମାଜିକ ସଂସ୍କାର, ବ୍ୟକ୍ତି ସ୍ୱାଧୀନତାର ଅବଧାରଣାର ବିକାଶଠୁଁ ସ୍ୱାଧୀନତା ସଂଗ୍ରାମରେ ସହଭାଗିତା ଦେଶ ସ୍ୱାଧୀନ ହେଲା ଯାଏଁ ଏସବୁଥିରେ ଭାରତୀୟ ସମ୍ବାଦପତ୍ରର ଏକ ବିଶେଷ ଭୂମିକା ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିଛି । ସ୍ୱାଧୀନତା ପରେ ଦେଶର ଉନ୍ନୟନ, ସାଧାରଣ ଲୋକଙ୍କ ହିତ ଓ ବିକାଶ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ଖବରକାଗଜ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ କରିଛି । ଭାରତରେ ଖବରକାଗଜ ପ୍ରକାଶନ ସହିତ ଏହାକୁ ଏକ ବ୍ୟବସାୟ ଏବଂ ପରେ ଏକ ଶିଳ୍ପ ଭାବରେ ଗ୍ରହଣ କରାଯାଇଛି । ଭାରତର ପ୍ରଥମ ଖବରକାଗଜ ହିକିସ୍ ଗେଜେଟ୍ର ଆଉ ଗୋଟେ ନାଁ ବି ଥିଲା: କ୍ୟାଲ୍କାଟା ଜେନେରାଲ୍ ଆଡ୍ଭର୍ଟାଇଜର । ଅର୍ଥାତ୍ ବିଜ୍ଞାପନକୁ ବି ଆରମ୍ଭରୁ ମାନ୍ୟତା ଦିଆଯାଇଥିଲା ।
ସ୍ୱାଧୀନତା ଆନ୍ଦୋଳନରେ ସହଭାଗୀ ହେବା ପାଇଁ ଅନେକେ ଖବରକାଗଜକୁ ମାଧ୍ୟମ ଭାବରେ ବ୍ୟବହାର କରିଥିଲେ । ସେମାନଙ୍କ ଭିତରୁ ଅନେକେ ଖବରକାଗଜକୁ ଆବେଗରେ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରୁଥିଲେ । ତାର ବ୍ୟବସାୟିକ ଦିଗଟିକୁ ଦୃଷ୍ଟି ଦେଉନଥିଲେ । ତେଣୁ ଏ ଖବରକାଗଜଗୁଡ଼ିକ ଦୀର୍ଘଜୀବିତ ହୋଇ ପାରି ନାହାନ୍ତି । ସମ୍ପୃକ୍ତ ଖବରକାଗଜ ପ୍ରକାଶନା ଏକ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ଭାବରେ ଠିଆ ହୋଇ ପାରି ନାହିଁ । କିନ୍ତୁ କେତେକ ଖବରକାଗଜ ତାହା କରି ପାରିଛନ୍ତି ।
୨୦୨୨ ବେଳକୁ ଭାରତରେ ଆରଏନଆଇ (ରେଜିଷ୍ଟ୍ରାର ଅଫ୍ ନିଉଜପେପର)ଙ୍କ ହିସାବ ଅନୁସାରେ ପାଖାପାଖି ଲକ୍ଷେ ଖବର କାଗଜ, ପତ୍ରପତ୍ରିକା ଇତ୍ୟାଦି ପ୍ରକାଶିତ ହେଉଛି । ଭାରତର ବେଶ୍ କେତେଗୁଡିଏ ଗଣମାଧ୍ୟମ ପ୍ରକାଶନ ସଂସ୍ଥା କେବଳ ଭାରତବର୍ଷରେ ନୁହେଁ ବିଶ୍ୱରେ ଅଗ୍ରଣୀ ପ୍ରକାଶନ ସଂସ୍ଥାର ମାନ୍ୟତା ଲାଭ କରିଛନ୍ତି । ସେହିଭଳି କେତେଗୁଡିଏ ଅଗ୍ରଣୀ ପ୍ରକାଶନ ସଂସ୍ଥା ବିଷୟରେ ଏ ପୁସ୍ତକରେ ଲେଖା ଯାଇଛି । ଏ ପୁସ୍ତକରେ ଭାରତୀୟ ଗଣମାଧ୍ୟମ ବିଶେଷକରି ମୁଦ୍ରିତ ଗଣମାଧ୍ୟମ ବ୍ୟବସାୟ ସଂପର୍କରେ ପୁଙ୍ଖାନୁପୁଙ୍ଖ ଭାବରେ ଲେଖା ଯାଇଛି । କେମିତି ମୁଦ୍ରିତ ଗଣମାଧ୍ୟମ ବ୍ୟବସାୟ ସହିତ ସ୍ୱାଧିନତା ଅନ୍ଦୋଳନ, ଦେଶ କଲ୍ୟାଣ ଏ ସବୁଥିରେ ଏକ ବିଶେଷ ଅଂଶ ଗ୍ରହଣ କଲା ସେ ବିଷୟରେ ଏ ପୁସ୍ତକରେ ଉଲ୍ଲେଖ କରାଯାଇଛି ।
୧୦୦୦ ପୃଷ୍ଠାରୁ ଉର୍ଦ୍ଧ ଏ ପୁସ୍ତକଟି ନଅଟି ଅଧ୍ୟାୟରେ ବିଭକ୍ତ । ପ୍ରଥମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟରେ ଭାରତରେ ଗଣମାଧ୍ୟମ ବ୍ୟବସାୟ କିଭଳି ଭାବରେ ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତିତ ହୋଇଛି ଏବଂ ହେଉଛି ସେ ବିଷୟରେ ଆଲୋକପାତ କରାଯାଇଛି ।
ଦ୍ୱିତୀୟ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟରେ ମୁଦ୍ରିତ ଗଣମାଧ୍ୟମର କ୍ରମ ବିକାଶ ବିଷୟରେ ଆଲୋଚନା କରାଯାଇଛି । ୧୭୮୦ ରୁ ୧୯୪୬ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ପ୍ରାକ୍ ସ୍ୱାଧିନତା ଯୁଗରେ ଖବର କାଗଜର ସ୍ଥିତି କଣ ଥିଲା, ବିଦେଶୀ ଶାସନ କାଳରେ ଭାରତୀୟ ଖବର କାଗଜ କିଭଳି ଭାବରେ ସ୍ୱାଧିନତା ସଂଗ୍ରାମରେ ସହଭାଗୀ ହୋଇଥିଲେ ଏବଂ କିଛି ବ୍ରିଟିସ୍ ମାଲିକାନାଧିନ ଖବର କାଗଜ କିଭଳି ଭାବରେ ବ୍ରିଟିସ ଶାସନକୁ ସମର୍ଥନ କରୁଥିଲେ ଏ ବିଷୟରେ ଲେଖା ଯାଇଛି । ପରବର୍ତ୍ତି ସମୟରେ ୧୯୪୭ରୁ ୧୯୯୦ ଯାଏଁ ଗଣମାଧ୍ୟମ ବ୍ୟବସାୟ କିଭଳି ଭାବରେ ଆହୁରି ବିସ୍ତାରିତ ହେଲା ତାପରେ ୧୯୯୧ରୁ ୨୦୦୦ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଉଦାରୀକରଣ ପରେପରେ ଭାରତୀୟ ଗଣମାଧ୍ୟମରେ ଯେଉଁ ବୈପ୍ଳବିକ ଅଭିବୃଦ୍ଧି ହେଲା ତା ବିଷୟରେ ଲେଖାହେଇଛି । ୨୦୦୧ରୁ ୨୦୧୦ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ସହସ୍ରାବ୍ଦିର ପ୍ରଥମ ୧୦ ବର୍ଷରେ କଣ ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନ ହେଲା ଆଉ ୨୦୧୧ରୁ ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ସମୟ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଡିଜିଟାଲ ଟେକନଲୋଜି କିଭଳି ଭାବରେ ଗଣମାଧ୍ୟମକୁ ପ୍ରଭାବିତ କରିଛି ସେ ବିଷୟରେ ବିସ୍ତାରିତ ଭାବେ ଆଲୋଚନା କରାଯାଇଛି ।
ତୃତୀୟ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟରେ ଏହା ଟାଇମସ୍ ଅଫ ଇଣ୍ଡିଆ ଖବର କାଗଜର ଆରମ୍ଭ, ସ୍ଥିତି ବିଷୟରେ ଆଲୋଚନା କରିଛନ୍ତି । ଚତୁର୍ଥ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ସେମିତି ହିନ୍ଦୁ ଖବର କାଗଜ, ତାର ଆରମ୍ଭ, ବିକାଶ, ଆଧୁନିିକିକରଣ ବିଷୟରେ ଆଲୋଚନା କରାଯାଇଛି । ପଞ୍ଚମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟରେ ହିନ୍ଦୁସ୍ଥାନ ଟାଇମସ୍ ଖବର କାଗଜ ବିଷୟରେ ଲେଖାଯାଇଛି । ସ୍ୱାଧୀନତା ଆନ୍ଦୋଳନ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠା କରାଯାଇଥିବା ଗୋଟେ ଖବର କାଗଜ କିଭଳି ଭାବରେ ବ୍ୟବସାୟରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ବେଶ୍ ଅଗ୍ରଗତି କରିପାରିଲା ସେ ବିଷୟରେ ଲେଖାଯାଇଛି । ଷଷ୍ଠ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟରେ ସେମିତି ଇଣ୍ଡିଆନ ଏକସ୍ପ୍ରେସ୍ ସଂପର୍କରେ ଲେଖା ଯାଇଛି । ଜରୁରୀ କାଳିନ ପରିସ୍ଥିତିରେ ଏହା କିଭଳି ଭାବରେ ପ୍ରେସ୍ ସ୍ୱାଧିନତା ପାଇଁ ଲଢ଼ିଥିଲା ସେ ବିଷୟଟି ମଧ୍ୟ ରେଖାଙ୍କିତ କରାଯାଇଛି । ସପ୍ତମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟରେ ଜାଗରଣ ପ୍ରକାଶନ ଉପରେ ଲେଖାଯାଇଛି । ଅଷ୍ଟମରେ ଦୈନିକ ଭାସ୍କର ବିଷୟରେ ଲେଖାଯାଇଛି । ୧୯୫୬ରେ ଭୋପାଳରୁ ପ୍ରକାଶିତ ଦୈନିକ ଭାସ୍କର କିଭଳି ଭାବରେ ବର୍ଷ କେତେଟା ଭିତରେ ଭାରତର ପ୍ରଥମ ପାଞ୍ଚଟି ସର୍ବାଧିକ ପ୍ରସାରିତ ଖବରକାଗଜ ଭିତରେ ନିଜ ଯାଗା କରିନେଇଛନ୍ତି ସେ ସଂପର୍କରେ ଆଲୋଚନା କରାଯାଇଛି ।
ନବମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟରେ ଖବରକାଗଜ ବ୍ୟବସାୟର ବିଜିନେସ ଡାଇନାମିକସ୍ ବିଷୟରେ ଲେଖାଯାଇଛି । କେଉଁଭଳି ଭାବରେ କେଉଁ କମ୍ପାନୀ କେଉଁ ଭାବରେ ନିଜ କାଗଜକୁ ବଢ଼ାଇବା ପାଇଁ କେଉଁ ରଣନୀତି ଗ୍ରହଣ କରିଥିଲେ ସେ ସମ୍ପର୍କରେ ଆଲୋଚନା କରାଯାଇଛି । ଏ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରରେ ନେତୃତ୍ୱ ନେଇଥିବା ସଂପାଦକ, ପ୍ରକାଶକମାନଙ୍କ କଥା ମଧ୍ୟ ଉଲ୍ଲେଖ କରାଯାଇଛି ।
ଦଶମ ତଥା ଅନ୍ତିମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟରେ ଭାରତୀୟ ଗଣମାଧ୍ୟମର ସାମ୍ପ୍ରତିକ ସ୍ଥିତି ଏବଂ ଭବିଷ୍ୟତ ବିଷୟରେ ଆଲୋଚନା କରାଯାଇଛି । ଭାରତୀୟ ଗଣମାଧ୍ୟମର ବ୍ୟବସାୟକୁ ନେଇ ଖୁବ୍ ବେଶୀ ପୁସ୍ତକ ଆମ ଦେଶରେ ନଥିଲା । ସେ ଦୃଷ୍ଟିରୁ ଏହା ଏକ ମୂଲ୍ୟବାନ ସଂଯୋଜନା । ଯେଉଁମାନେ ଗଣମାଧ୍ୟମ ବ୍ୟବସାୟ ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣିବା ପାଇଁ ଚାହାନ୍ତି ତାଙ୍କପାଇଁ ଏହା ଏକ ଅବଶ୍ୟ ପାଠ୍ୟ ପୁସ୍ତକ ।
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Sunday, 5 June 2022
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WINDOW SEAT. Weekly Column in English. 5.6.22
Window Seat | Mrinal Chatterjee | 5.6.22
Environment Day
Today, June 5 is observed as World Environment Day. It was 50
years ago that the Stockholm Declaration came into being at the United Nations
Conference on the Human Environment and the United Nations Environment
Programme (UNEP) was established. This year, therefore, World Environment Day 2022 will be hosted by
Sweden. This year the campaign slogan is: "Only One Earth" that
focuses on "Living Sustainably in Harmony with Nature."
Homosapiens have been around for over two hundred thousand
years. The question of disharmony and sustainability arose only in the last 300
years as we over exploited natural resources as if they are infinite. The rate
of exploitation became unsustainable. So much so in some areas it has caused
irreversible damage to the nature. Human activities have caused the world's wildlife populations to plummet
by more than two-thirds in the last 50 years, according to a new report from
the World Wildlife Fund. The Living Planet Report 2020 report drew on wildlife monitoring of
more than 4,300 different vertebrate species - mammals, fish, birds and
amphibians - from around the world. It found that population sizes for those
monitored species declined by an average of 68 percent from 1970 to 2016. Climate change is staring at our face. Earth's temperature
has risen by 0.14° F (0.08° C) per
decade since 1880, and the rate of warming over the past 40 years is
more than twice that: 0.32° F (0.18° C) per decade since 1981. We have already started feeling its impact. Sea level and
temperature are rising with catastrophic implications.
As there is no other place for us to go, there is just one
planet where we can live- we need to think about sustainability. And act. NOW.
Binod Kanungo at 110
Binod Kanungo’s 110th birth anniversary falls on 6
June. He is remembered for the monumental Odia encyclopedia Jnanmandal that
he started compiling single handedly in 1954. The first volume was released on
2 December 1960. He established the Jnanmandal Foundation, which presently is
carrying out the works that he dreamt of.
Born on 6 June 1912
at Mallipur (Kishannagar) in Cuttack district He had his primary education
at Naganpur village and secondary school education at the Ranihat Highschool,
Cuttack. Later he got a scholarship to study at Ravenshaw Collegiate School.
However, in 1930, he
left his studies to join the freedom movement inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s call
to shun foreign education. He was in Class-X then.
In 1934, he was
appointed by the Samaja to cover Mahatama Gandhi's Harijan
Padayatra from Puri to Bhadrak. During this period he got the
opportunity to interact with Gandhiji, who shaped his values and world view. Later
he worked with the eminent Gandhian Gopabandhu Choudhury and joined The
Samaja as an Assistant Editor. He was jailed for his participation in
the freedom struggle.
After independence he
fought the first general elections in 1952. He lost, which in retrospect was
good for Odisha as from 1954 he started working on Gyanmandal with single
minded devotion. It was a repository of basic knowledge on practically
everything in simple and lucid Odia.
Although Jnanmandal was
his magnum opus, he wrote numerous popular books in Odia including travelogues,
biographies, children's books and also more than a hundred books on science and
technology.
He was conferred Odisha
Sahitya Akademi Award in 1984 for his semi-autobiogrPadmashree title in 1983.
He died on 22 June 1990.
Marrying oneself
The headline says: 24 year old from Gujarat set to marry herself
in solo wedding. Solo wedding! It caught my attention and I read the news,
which told me that Vadodara based Kshama Bindu is marrying herself. She has
planned to go on a solo honeymoon too. This is probably the first self-marriage
or sologamy in Gujarat.
What is sologamy and how can you marry yourself? My wife asked
me as she went through the news. By that time I had read the interview of
Kshama Bindu published in Times of India, where she said: I want to be a
‘dulhan’ (bride) but not a ‘biwi’ (wife).
I told her what Kshama said and added sologamy is loving oneself
unabashedly without bowing down to the overt or covert societal pressure to
conform to the stereotype.
My wife was more confused.
Predictably this news has already created a buzz in social
media. Uttam Senguta, senior journalist who had worked with top-notch
publications wrote in his social media post:
I
thought most Indians unquestioningly love themselves, praise themselves and are
committed to themselves. What is new?
I
agree. What, indeed is new in this?
The First mammal to go on space
journey
Before humans actually went into space, American and Russian
scientists utilized animals - mainly monkeys, chimps and dogs - in order to
test their ability to launch a living organism into space and bring it back
alive and unharmed.
On June 11, 1948, a
V-2 Blossom launched into space from White Sands, New Mexico carrying Albert I,
a rhesus monkey. It was a historic occasion as the first mammal was sent to
space. Albert I died within hours. Lack of fanfare and documentation made
Albert an unsung hero of animal astronauts.
It followed a series
of space missions by the Americans with monkeys (named Albert second, third,
etc) and mice as passengers.
On June 14, 1949, a
second V-2 flight carrying a live Air Force Aeromedical Laboratory monkey,
Albert II, attained an altitude of 83 miles. The monkey died on impact. On
August 31, 1950, another V-2 was launched and carried an unanaesthetized mouse
that was photographed in flight and did not survive impact. On December 12,
1949, the last V-2 monkey flight was launched at White Sands. Albert IV, a
rhesus monkey attached to monitoring instruments, was the payload. It was a
successful flight, with no ill effects on the monkey until impact, when it
died.
The Soviets too were
embarking on space mission. On November 3rd, 1957, Sputnik 2 blasted into Earth
orbit with a dog named Laika aboard. Laika, (Russian for "Husky" or
"Barker’) was a small, stray mongrel picked up from the street. She was
hastily trained and put aboard in a metal carrier under the second Sputnik
sphere. There was no time to work out any reentry strategy and Laika expired
after a few hours.
A small monument in the memory of Laika was built in 2008 in
Moscow near a military research station. It is shaped like an abstract rocket
that morphs into a hand, cradling Laika towards the stars.
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| Statue of Laika in Moscow |
Tailpiece: Majority
A politician was distributing sweets even as his son failed the
examination.
People asked: Why?
The politician replied: In a class of 80, sixty failed. So the
majority is with my son.
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Journalist turned media academician
Mrinal Chatterjee lives in Dhenkanal, Odisha. He also writes fiction and plays.
This column is published every Sunday in Sikkim Express and www.prameyanews.com
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