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Dr Saheb Sahu A country with abundant natural resources should in theory, have a head start on development. Coal, iron ore, bauxite, aluminum, uranium, oil and gas and other valuable resources can generate enormous revenues, provide employment, finance infrastructure and alleviate poverty. Yet history tells a surprisingly different story. Some of the world’s most mineral-rich […]
ଆସନ୍ତା ଅଗଷ୍ଟ ୧ ଓ ୨ ତାରିଖ ବରଗଡ ଜିଲ୍ଲାର ପବିତ୍ର ପୀଠ ନୃସିଂହନାଥ ଠାରେ କୋସଲ ଗବେଷଣା ଓ ବିକାଶ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ ତରଫରୁ “ଗନ୍ଧମାର୍ଦ୍ଦନ ପାହାଡକେ ବଁଚାମା” ଶୀର୍ଷକରେ ଦୁଇ ଦିନିଆ ଜାତୀୟ ସମ୍ମେଲନ ଆୟୋଯିତ ହେବ ବୋଲି ସମ୍ମେଲନର ଆବାହକ ସାକେତ ଶ୍ରୀଭୁଷଣ ସାହୁ ଏକ ପ୍ରେସ ବିବୃତିରେ ସୂଚନା ଦେଇଛନ୍ତି । ଗନ୍ଧମାର୍ଦ୍ଦନ ପାହାଡ ପଶ୍ଚିମ ଓଡିଶାର ସବୁଠାରୁୁ ସମୃଦ୍ଧ ପରିବେଶ ଏବଂ ସାଂସ୍କୃତିକ କ୍ଷେତ୍ର ଗୁଡିକ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ ଅନ୍ୟତମ । ଏହାର […]
Dr Saheb Sahu The “Axial Age” is a concept coined by German Philosopher Karl Jaspers in his 1949 work, The Origin and Goal of History. It described the period from 800 to 200 BCE, during which independent, parallel spiritual and philosophical revolutions occurred in China, India, the Middle East, and Greece. In his book Jaspers […]
ସାକେତ ଶ୍ରୀଭୁଷଣ ସାହୁ ଓଡ଼ିଶା ସରକାର ନିକଟରେ ଆଦାନୀ ଏଣ୍ଟରପ୍ରାଇଜେସ୍ ସହ ଆବୁଧାବିର *ଇଣ୍ଟରନ୍ୟାସନାଲ୍ ହୋଲ୍ଡିଂ କମ୍ପାନୀ (IHC)*ର ସହଭାଗିତାରେ ୧.୦୮ ଲକ୍ଷ କୋଟି ଟଙ୍କାର ଏକ ଗ୍ରୀନଫିଲ୍ଡ ଆଲୁମିନିୟମ୍ ପ୍ରକଳ୍ପ ପାଇଁ ସ୍ୱାକ୍ଷର କରିଥିବା ବୁଝାମଣାପତ୍ର (MoU) ନିଶ୍ଚିତ ଭାବରେ ରାଜ୍ୟର ଔଦ୍ୟୋଗିକ ଇତିହାସର ଏକ ବୃହତ୍ ନିବେଶ ଘୋଷଣା। ଶିଳ୍ପାୟନ ଓ ନିଯୁକ୍ତି ସୃଷ୍ଟି ଦୃଷ୍ଟିରୁ ଏହାର ଗୁରୁତ୍ୱ ଅସ୍ୱୀକାର କରାଯାଇପାରେ ନାହିଁ। କିନ୍ତୁ ପଶ୍ଚିମ ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ଗନ୍ଧମାର୍ଦ୍ଦନ ପର୍ବତମାଳା…
Saket Sreebhushan Sahu The Odisha government’s recent decision to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Adani Enterprises for a ₹1.08 lakh crore greenfield aluminium project, in partnership with Abu Dhabi’s International Holding Company (IHC), marks one of the state’s biggest industrial commitments in recent years. Yet, for the people living around the Gandhamardhan Hills […]
ସାକେତ ଶ୍ରୀଭୁଷଣ ସାହୁ ବରଗଡ ଓ ବଲାଙ୍ଗିର ଜିଲ୍ଲାର ପ୍ରାୟ ୧୯ ହଜାର ହେକ୍ଟର ଏକଡରେ ବିସ୍ୃତ ଭାବେ ଗନ୍ଧମାର୍ଦ୍ଦନ ସଂରକ୍ଷିତ ଜଙ୍ଗଲ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଗନ୍ଧମାର୍ଦ୍ଦନ ପର୍ବତ ମୁଣ୍ଡଟେକି ଛିଡାହୋଇଛି । ଏହ କୌଣସି ସାଧାରଣ ପର୍ବତ ନୁହେଁ । ଏହା ପଶ୍ଚିମ ଓଡିଶାର ପବିତ୍ର ଧାର୍ମିକ ପୀଠ, ଜୈବବିବିଧତାର କେନ୍ଦ୍ରସ୍ଥଲୀ, ଓ ପଶ୍ଚିମ ଓଡିଶାର ସାଂସ୍କୃତିକ ଧରୋହର ଭାବେ ସାଧାରଣରେ ମାନ୍ୟତା ପାଇଛି । ଏହାର ପାଦଦେଶରେ ପବିତ୍ର ଧାର୍ମିକ ପୀଠ, ପଶ୍ଚିମ ଓଡିଶାର ଆସ୍ଥାବିଶ୍ୱାସର […]
Dr Saheb Sahu In 1993, surgeon and writer Dr Sherwin B. Nuland of Yale University published a book titled, How We Die: Reflections of Life’s Final Chapter. The book was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. I am a retired physician of 80 plus years of age. I have been writing on the topic […]
Dr Saheb Sahu The Book of Proverbs is a book in the Hebrew Bible or the Christian Old Testament. It is traditionally ascribed to King Solomon, though likely compiled over time by multiple authors. It is considered one of the wisdom books of the Bible along with the Book of Job, Ecclesiastes, Psalm and […]
Dr Saheb Sahu In a world shaped by countless religions, philosophies and moral systems, one simple principle stands above them all: to be kind. Kindness requires no doctrine, no ritual, and no institution. It requires no elaborate belief system. It is accessible to all. Kindness is the most fundamental expression of our shared humanity. We […]
Dr Saheb Sahu The 189 member states of the United Nations set a target to bring the share of the people living on less than $1.25 a day (definition of extreme poverty) to half its 1990 level by 2015. Surprisingly, given the size of the task, it was met and then some: 1.2 billion people […]