tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83445955790208715152024-03-29T08:59:13.087+05:30The Explorer of MiraclesBelieve in miracles and the power of words!Anita Sabathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.comBlogger1166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344595579020871515.post-71607015499940799562024-03-27T16:09:00.004+05:302024-03-27T16:28:47.849+05:30Manifestation Magic<p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Imparting dance lessons to
Persons With Disability (PWD) was tough.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">She trained them wonderfully.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkvYAO49euaGkVPwyt6YPwmeBoQEe1NPhZdPjwo7Ce-z0Y4d5Qh1vaGi6eS0W5dspAEElswEWp3HmceQfgS1pK94TOaCirZSLtvax1hRWNDsU57FBsfE4ajpwRQNsZpY0GvpkDwNq818ZSsDUlQfVlyl6wVMOJiXbkCZIVxMSQ_H8IF5S29IZtdo-3Dw/s1024/FF-27Mar24-doorway-from-dale.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkvYAO49euaGkVPwyt6YPwmeBoQEe1NPhZdPjwo7Ce-z0Y4d5Qh1vaGi6eS0W5dspAEElswEWp3HmceQfgS1pK94TOaCirZSLtvax1hRWNDsU57FBsfE4ajpwRQNsZpY0GvpkDwNq818ZSsDUlQfVlyl6wVMOJiXbkCZIVxMSQ_H8IF5S29IZtdo-3Dw/s320/FF-27Mar24-doorway-from-dale.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo Prompt- Dale Rogerson</i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">She knew nothing was
impossible.</span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Her dream University beckoned.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">She often saw the building through
her netted-curtain.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDSLgXoLkk_BrNoAdPdkneXF9KYbyYgcKQ7BXx4O3otwpgXYIx5M7_EX72tSc5hg9Uf6MuG5TwCUGh-h1FTHiVxfnMz8o1-QEQ8emCakZA8aBst9oDsEyw8_tE8iBpaNs-KSetvJ6_tTVtjG57YhTdgfK5ZfKpb5SCeXy9pLXGLay-N1dtEzQz5MkXQk/s1024/FF-27Mar24-roger-building-through-a-curtain.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="794" data-original-width="1024" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDSLgXoLkk_BrNoAdPdkneXF9KYbyYgcKQ7BXx4O3otwpgXYIx5M7_EX72tSc5hg9Uf6MuG5TwCUGh-h1FTHiVxfnMz8o1-QEQ8emCakZA8aBst9oDsEyw8_tE8iBpaNs-KSetvJ6_tTVtjG57YhTdgfK5ZfKpb5SCeXy9pLXGLay-N1dtEzQz5MkXQk/s320/FF-27Mar24-roger-building-through-a-curtain.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo Prompt- Roger Bultot</i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">It was always there in front of
her.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">In her last attempt, she was
rejected.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a>They said she lacked extracurriculars.<o:p></o:p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">In the past year, she had
diligently done her homework.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Training PWD was one of her
accomplishments.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">She was confident of her
acceptance this time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Drawing the curtain, she
caressed the photograph of the University.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">She had put it up on the wall in
her room for manifestation magic.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><br /></p><p><i>100 Words Story for Friday Fictioneers</i></p><p><i>Could not participate last week. Have used last week's photo prompt too.</i></p><p><b>Does she make it to her dream University this time? What do you think?</b></p><p><b>Do you believe in manifestation? Have you experienced "manifestation magic"?</b></p><p><b>Please share in the comments below.</b></p>Anita Sabathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344595579020871515.post-11035563253671569212024-03-13T16:01:00.004+05:302024-03-13T16:01:32.775+05:30The Beach Rider<p>They had challenged her that she could never learn to ride a bicycle.</p><p>"You are already so old!"</p><p>"If you fall while learning to ride a bicycle, your broken bones are not going to heal easily!"</p><p>They all taunted her!</p><p>--x--</p><p>The choice was hers.</p><p>The field was hers.</p><p>She started earnestly.</p><p>It was tough with arthritis...</p><p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PWGE0ir0vy57bWcZfPpEwdcVdqOBkz9rHNM7fh98IB6A4E6DxNNpaa3ZVRtYp4zgGZQd3wzSU_OIMhuIfShhClgPGRhnvdVpBeU9pA1n0DaQPJb8aTaMN2DLwKGrY9gFSzQfYDy-ZW4H1ssAYPGXXUsJunqUUt9H0dEfGmgijAofUUqkW189odUQoY4/s1024/ff-beach.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1024" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PWGE0ir0vy57bWcZfPpEwdcVdqOBkz9rHNM7fh98IB6A4E6DxNNpaa3ZVRtYp4zgGZQd3wzSU_OIMhuIfShhClgPGRhnvdVpBeU9pA1n0DaQPJb8aTaMN2DLwKGrY9gFSzQfYDy-ZW4H1ssAYPGXXUsJunqUUt9H0dEfGmgijAofUUqkW189odUQoY4/w469-h312/ff-beach.jpg" width="469" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo Prompt- Rochelle Wisoff-Fields</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>Despite falling several times from her bicycle, she never gave up.<p></p><br /><p>The sand provided both cushion and friction. </p><p>A fortnight later, she rode her bicycle on the same beach like a pro.</p><p>They had underestimated her interest, learning skills, intelligence, and willpower.</p><p><br /></p><p><i>100 Words Story for Friday Fictioneers</i></p><p><b>Do you know how to ride a bicycle? When did you first learn cycling? Did you ever cycle on the sea beach?</b></p>Anita Sabathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344595579020871515.post-33947100446361753142024-03-11T16:57:00.004+05:302024-03-11T19:37:07.182+05:30The Spelling of Rasabali In Odia<p> Rasabali is a cottage cheese-based dessert of Odisha.</p><p>"Kendrapara Rasabali" has the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsfJ4UzH56OZ1n6j-VJfF5b3C2TwBidDQPtYs2MzwpIWoVhw0pZUV_xE2tNL84RtLwK-m68nzNiOGMcA6yfjFmmLoxd5HmGsGedhUyWCtw7F5XwUzdbzr4gbMsm66H4GKyYAm3gMrC9LG2BPMhM773Fc2A8z_i2hKUtb6w3XUY03xJ1Jcqy22DloKt3j4/s305/Rasabali%20GI%20Logo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="305" data-original-width="252" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsfJ4UzH56OZ1n6j-VJfF5b3C2TwBidDQPtYs2MzwpIWoVhw0pZUV_xE2tNL84RtLwK-m68nzNiOGMcA6yfjFmmLoxd5HmGsGedhUyWCtw7F5XwUzdbzr4gbMsm66H4GKyYAm3gMrC9LG2BPMhM773Fc2A8z_i2hKUtb6w3XUY03xJ1Jcqy22DloKt3j4/s1600/Rasabali%20GI%20Logo.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><p>When I first started working for this GI, I looked for the spelling of this word- Rasabali- not only in English, but in Odia also.</p><p>As "Rasavali" too is derived from Sanskrit, and there the letter "v" is used instead of "b".</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rasavali was born in the temple of Baldev Ji in Kendrapara. It is a delicious dessert. It is a famous food all over Odisha. It has a long history of being born in Odisha and it is an Oriya food. It can make the world famous as an Oriya food by getting the GI tag<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/saveodiafood?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#saveodiafood</a> <a href="https://t.co/a1g20SLuNP">pic.twitter.com/a1g20SLuNP</a></p>— 💖Odia food & sweets💖 (@_odia_food_) <a href="https://twitter.com/_odia_food_/status/1498877797447892996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 2, 2022</a></blockquote><p>When I first consulted with scholars and language experts, those with a strong Sanskrit background advocated the usage of "Rasavali" in the name.</p><p>However, the usage of "b" i.e. Rasabali is more common in Odia.</p><p>Many of the sellers are already using - "Rasabali" as the name.</p><p>As we must be true to our local spelling and name, being "vocal for local", we settled for "Rasabali."<br /></p><p>The name of "Kendrapara" was also discussed and went ahead with "Kendrapara" as the district name is - Kendrapara (and not Kendrapada).</p><p>These blog posts have more about our Rasabali GI outreach-</p><p><a href="http://www.anitaexplorer.com/2020/07/kendrapada-rasabali.html" target="_blank">http://www.anitaexplorer.com/2020/07/kendrapada-rasabali.html</a></p><p><a href="http://www.anitaexplorer.com/2023/09/does-rasabali-have-hole-like-doughnut.html" target="_blank">http://www.anitaexplorer.com/2023/09/does-rasabali-have-hole-like-doughnut.html</a></p><p><a href="https://www.anitaexplorer.com/2023/10/kendrapara-rasabali-gi-tag-of-odisha.html" target="_blank">https://www.anitaexplorer.com/2023/10/kendrapara-rasabali-gi-tag-of-odisha.html</a></p><p>After my facilitation for the "Kendrapara Rasabali" GI and despite personally informing the stakeholders multiple times about the need for "correct representation", it was disappointing to find that the GI application had been submitted and the logo had been applied that too with the wrong information and spellings of product, applicants, place etc -</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIp5SqXtoaEWCdbQ5ELb4I5Y6SeKVJZKpon8ESmUTznS1T2G1_LgYY9R_oXx16_BNV1xGd1e87RnN-D_b5mEX69FlTlDTNNmAi-SRoW6IjBBCPVTMVpW-6vH8sU0BwvcCOg0rfvZc33FgoV_cKbG2Qyd5Oa4eIzBIGUCQdFTWFi_jO1V0vNDZx2RoCrqc/s629/Rasabali.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="423" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIp5SqXtoaEWCdbQ5ELb4I5Y6SeKVJZKpon8ESmUTznS1T2G1_LgYY9R_oXx16_BNV1xGd1e87RnN-D_b5mEX69FlTlDTNNmAi-SRoW6IjBBCPVTMVpW-6vH8sU0BwvcCOg0rfvZc33FgoV_cKbG2Qyd5Oa4eIzBIGUCQdFTWFi_jO1V0vNDZx2RoCrqc/s320/Rasabali.jpg" width="215" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWk4wZNd-ldpcKbiej0NSIXlYA87O0uIGDr9F0fO_4kNkkdSW2Md8PvzSRByaijNz8LwxSyjdxc1-5DEyFqNfgWhxKgCmonunDicKBARPwKxrFMMSXJHZX-YH0Bx0bJllRzIulnhUPIqst-QYVF3Wyl1J3A8UlgEcES0bqoYMDSWW2CT4DneTIwu6yne8/s732/Rasabali%20GI.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="595" data-original-width="732" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWk4wZNd-ldpcKbiej0NSIXlYA87O0uIGDr9F0fO_4kNkkdSW2Md8PvzSRByaijNz8LwxSyjdxc1-5DEyFqNfgWhxKgCmonunDicKBARPwKxrFMMSXJHZX-YH0Bx0bJllRzIulnhUPIqst-QYVF3Wyl1J3A8UlgEcES0bqoYMDSWW2CT4DneTIwu6yne8/w410-h333/Rasabali%20GI.jpg" width="410" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span>The GI application even had the wrong specification- that Rasabali has a "hole like a doughnut"!<div>After the GI grant, it was widely shared and product images with holes were shared.</div><div><br />
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Appalling that our highly intelligent-<br />➡️GI experts download info from online sources instead of visiting geographical areas & doing groundwork & GI research<br />➡️Food bloggers post wrong recipes & info & compare our traditional food with foreign pdts <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/doughnut?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#doughnut</a><br />That's referred <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GIGO?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GIGO</a></p>— Anita Sabat - ଡ. ଅନୀତା ସାବତ (@anitaexplorer) <a href="https://twitter.com/anitaexplorer/status/1733015466812301541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 8, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</div><div><div><p><br /></p><p>The Odia spelling given in the GI logo is noteworthy- <b>ରସାବଳୀ</b></p><p>Many are using- <b>ରସାବଳି</b></p><p>Spelling of Rasabali in Odia-</p><p><b>ରସାବଳି? <br />or<br />ରସାବଳୀ?</b></p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Spelling of Rasabali in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Odia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Odia</a>? <br />What are you using? <br /><br />ରସାବଳି? <br />or <br />ରସାବଳୀ? <br /><br />As per language experts like Prof Sinirudha Dash, it should be ରସାବଳୀ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rasabali?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Rasabali</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KendraparaRasabali?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KendraparaRasabali</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OdishaGI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OdishaGI</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CorrectRepresentation?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CorrectRepresentation</a> <br />Got a chance to ask during Q&A in webinar-<a href="https://t.co/gtNZWnelUG">https://t.co/gtNZWnelUG</a></p>— Anita Sabat - ଡ. ଅନୀତା ସାବତ (@anitaexplorer) <a href="https://twitter.com/anitaexplorer/status/1739326760091832479?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 25, 2023</a></blockquote><p>In the Odia Bibhaba dictionary, I was looking for "Festival" meaning today and found the following- </p><p> <span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>ଶବ୍ଦକୋଷ:</p><p> Festival </p><p><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>◆ ବି., ଉତ୍ସବ, ପର୍ବ</span></p><p><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> ▹ ନିୟମିତଭାବେ ଅନୁଷ୍ଠିତ ହେଉଥିବା ସଙ୍ଗୀତ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକ୍ରମ, ଯାତ୍ରା ପ୍ରଭୃତି।</span></p><p><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>ପ୍ରଶାସନ <b>ଶବ୍ଦାବଳୀ:</b></span></p><p> Festival </p><p><span style="white-space: normal;"><span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>◆ ପର୍ବ, ଉତ୍ସବ<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span></p><p>Notice the word- <b><span style="font-size: large;">ଶବ୍ଦାବଳୀ</span></b></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #323232;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Another word is Deepavali or Dipavali or Diwali- </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #323232;">The following is the meaning as per the Wisdom Library- </span><span style="color: #323232;">https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/dipavali-</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #323232;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dīpāvali (<b>दीपावली, दिवाली</b>): Lit. a row of lamps. A significant 5-day festival in Hinduism occurring between mid October and mid November. It is also popularly known as the Festival of Lights.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;">In Odia, ଦୀପାବଳି or</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d5156;"> </span>ଦୀପାବଳୀ ?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Similarly, there is "<b>Ratnavali</b>"-</span></p><p></p><div style="font-size: 20px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgY5mGY5aBT0j9iHvXJEj-bRin1oXDTNqbU6nQskXQXpln_HUiU-29OB8J7jbbgKztNQaD21zgTtGPRSWobxh-NVKCtzM5XMqVJ_WgMuAaqveuw6aFbEYfdtCC9nOW05HJkgGCwdzbQRtwRPmAeB-RuCuFzCWeDWBv5iLK3PPNrJyCZLsX23LckPwFW8yE"><img alt="" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgY5mGY5aBT0j9iHvXJEj-bRin1oXDTNqbU6nQskXQXpln_HUiU-29OB8J7jbbgKztNQaD21zgTtGPRSWobxh-NVKCtzM5XMqVJ_WgMuAaqveuw6aFbEYfdtCC9nOW05HJkgGCwdzbQRtwRPmAeB-RuCuFzCWeDWBv5iLK3PPNrJyCZLsX23LckPwFW8yE" width="180" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Source: https://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/upanishad-ratnavali-lucid-exposition-of-principal-upanishads-hat894/</span><br /><br />There are also words such as-</div><div><b>Shastravali</b></div><div><b>&</b></div><div><b>Shlokavali</b></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Patravali</b> means- <ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #595959; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box;"><p id="hin_gloss_display" itemprop="itemListElement" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"></p><blockquote>स्त्री० [पत्र-आवली, ष० त०] १. सजावट के लिए बनाई जानेवाली फूल-पत्तियाँ या बेल-बूटे आदि। पत्र-लता। २. सुगंधित द्रव्यों और रंगों से चेहरे पर की जानेवाली पत्र-रचना। (देखें) ३.गेरू</blockquote><p></p></li><blockquote>[Source: Pustak.org]</blockquote></ul><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">The word "Avali"-<span face="Roboto, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #595959; font-size: 14px;">आवली-</span> is used in Sanskrit to denote- "surrounded by".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Rasabali means- The "avali" of "Rasa".</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Dr. Mamata Mishra & Prof Siniruddha Dash have explained this many times.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">As per the Oxford Encyclopaedia:</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="hi" style="background-color: #d8d8d8; font-style: italic; padding: 0px 2px;"></span></span></p><blockquote><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="hi" style="background-color: #d8d8d8; font-style: italic; padding: 0px 2px;">"Rasa</span><span style="background-color: #faf9f2; font-style: italic;"> means juice. The juice of a fruit is called </span><span class="hi" style="background-color: #d8d8d8; font-style: italic; padding: 0px 2px;">rasa</span><span style="background-color: #faf9f2; font-style: italic;">. For example, the juice of mango is mango ras (or </span><span class="hi" style="background-color: #d8d8d8; font-style: italic; padding: 0px 2px;">rasa</span><span style="background-color: #faf9f2; font-style: italic;">)."</span></span></blockquote><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #faf9f2; font-style: italic;"></span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: #faf9f2; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #faf9f2; font-family: inherit;">I) As per the "Purnnachandra Odia Bhasahakosha"-</span></p><p><hw style="background-color: white;"><or><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b></b></span></or></hw></p><blockquote><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><hw style="background-color: white;"><or><b>ରସାବଳୀ</b></or>—</hw><span style="background-color: white;"> Rasābaḻī </span><syn style="background-color: white;">[synonym(s): <be>রষাবলী</be> <d>त्र्प्रमृती</d>]</syn><span style="background-color: white;"></span><gramgrp style="background-color: white;"><span class="new_p" style="display: block; margin-left: 3em;"><or>ଦେ. ଛ.</or>—</span><sense><span class="new_p" style="display: block; margin-left: 3em;"><or>ଏକପ୍ରକାର ମିଠେଇ</or>—A kind of sweetmeat.</span><span class="new_p" style="display: block; margin-left: 3em;"><or>(ଉ—ଏଠାରେ ପୂଜା ରସାବଳୀ— ପ୍ରାଚୀ. ଗୁରୁଭକ୍ତିଗୀତା।)</or></span><span class="new_p" style="display: block; margin-left: 3em;"><or>[ଦ୍ର—ଏହା ଦୁଧ ଛେନା ଓ କନ୍ଦ ଆଦିରେ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ ହୁଏ। ବିଶେଷତଃ ଏହା କେନ୍ଦ୍ରାପଡ଼ା ବଳଦେବ ମହାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ଭୋଗ ହୁଏ।]</or></span></sense></gramgrp></span></p><p></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #faf9f2;">II) </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> As per the "Odia Ramayana", i.e. the Dandi Ramayana, it is-</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> </span><entry style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><hw><or><b>ରସାବଳୀ</b></or></hw></entry></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFya_qY73lwSHp4RYewWSlnRxScL0mSwiOzJao1wjkNwckiYNBFiED6gWsLidvHmFkYp8EQTXsu6bMl_DE1DDestnqZXisGTWxBNs8RGdBO3SeJM3R30nN8S5c6p0MnoAdulx730uEiNXDsl6_Li_ZMwAHzKiqx8Aek_6eUmN2VQiB8ZAYZ6ZrfzJmGs/s875/Rasabali-%20Dandi%20Ramayana.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="875" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFya_qY73lwSHp4RYewWSlnRxScL0mSwiOzJao1wjkNwckiYNBFiED6gWsLidvHmFkYp8EQTXsu6bMl_DE1DDestnqZXisGTWxBNs8RGdBO3SeJM3R30nN8S5c6p0MnoAdulx730uEiNXDsl6_Li_ZMwAHzKiqx8Aek_6eUmN2VQiB8ZAYZ6ZrfzJmGs/s320/Rasabali-%20Dandi%20Ramayana.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #faf9f2; font-style: italic;">Note-: The spellings used for I & II - </span><b><span>ରସାବଳୀ</span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The GI Logo also has the same spelling- </span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">ରସାବଳୀ</span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><span style="background-color: #faf9f2;">Then, why are most people, including the producers and sellers using the other spelling- </span></span><b><span style="font-size: medium;">ରସାବଳି ?</span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: #faf9f2;">Whether </span><b><span style="font-size: medium;">ରସାବଳି or </span></b><b><span style="font-size: medium;">ରସାବଳୀ</span>, the names of traditional, local and GI products must be uniformly used by all.</b></span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">The spellings should be standardised and GI logos should be adopted for use by all the stakeholders.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Shops/restaurants selling this dessert must have the same common spelling on hoardings/menu-card etc.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Also, the usage of the term on social media needs care.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Today is "Classical Odia Language Day".</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">Which Odia spelling of Rasabali are you using? Please share in the comments below.</span></b></p><p><span style="background-color: #faf9f2; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px; font-style: italic;"></span></p><p><i><span style="background-color: #faf9f2; font-family: inherit; font-size: 13px;"></span></i></p> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script></span></div></div>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="und"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Some Qs-</span><br /><br />1. Odia spelling of Rasabali? <br />ରସାବଳି or ରସାବଳୀ ?<br /><br />Note- ରସାବଳୀ is given in logo.<br /><br />2. Hindi spelling? <br />रसाबलि or रसाबली ?<br />or रसबलि or रसबली or रसाबालि or रसाबाली <br />or रसबालि or रसबाली?<br /><br />Let's have uniformity🙏 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KendraparaRasabali?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KendraparaRasabali</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OdishaGI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OdishaGI</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GITag?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GITag</a><a href="https://t.co/qSXuwr4pfD">https://t.co/qSXuwr4pfD</a></p>— Anita Sabat - ଡ. ଅନୀତା ସାବତ (@anitaexplorer) <a href="https://twitter.com/anitaexplorer/status/1709790070134415751?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 5, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>Anita Sabathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344595579020871515.post-91450480284126932532024-02-20T10:45:00.006+05:302024-02-20T10:45:50.899+05:30There Were No Footsteps When I Walked<p>I do not know how or why I embarked on that trip,</p><p>They laughed at me saying everything I did was a blip!</p><p>With the herd mentality, they indulged in copy-paste-</p><p>Anything original & great, they'd own up after a taste!</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPTDofbR1ipYI2hjG-ycgbd-c7muNqs5Zln9bHlqM1z2hvO24zCDOQRNPQVD5H9YqPJXCTvlC2_-HA2BYBgAwRZNrf7f2Kp7C5UoeTL3CUuCAUb7CiMA7QSv2buznSXmDKf6xxpY6MFzehx2HksPQbswVKCl6GcDZoTJjiHPHSIb91J9q6oJpQz_kmu4/s1024/Footsteps.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPTDofbR1ipYI2hjG-ycgbd-c7muNqs5Zln9bHlqM1z2hvO24zCDOQRNPQVD5H9YqPJXCTvlC2_-HA2BYBgAwRZNrf7f2Kp7C5UoeTL3CUuCAUb7CiMA7QSv2buznSXmDKf6xxpY6MFzehx2HksPQbswVKCl6GcDZoTJjiHPHSIb91J9q6oJpQz_kmu4/s320/Footsteps.jpg" width="234" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><em>Image credit; Moostapper </em></span><span style="font-style: italic;">@ </span><span style="font-style: italic;"><em>Pixabay</em></span></span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><p>While they followed footsteps & copied all bit by bit,</p><p>Hiding sources, appropriating & falsely claiming credit!</p><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>I never saw any footsteps; I was just guided by Him.<p></p><p>I kept walking without any selfish agendas or whim.</p><p><br /></p><p>After I had reached His grand idyllic place in style,</p><p>Turning back, I saw my trail & thanked Him with a smile.</p><p>I had braved the odds to reach where no person had dared!</p><p>It was His grace & calling; He showed that He loved & cared!</p><p><br /></p><p><i>Linking this poem with - What Do You See? - <a href="https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2024/02/19/what-do-you-see-226-february-20-2024/" target="_blank">#226</a></i></p><p><b>Just keep walking - what do you say?</b></p>Anita Sabathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344595579020871515.post-83909153509419818392024-02-19T19:44:00.001+05:302024-02-19T19:45:45.323+05:30You Look Great Even Without AI<p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Fairness has its stark advantages here.</span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Dark skin is not what most can bear.</span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">"Fair is beautiful"- for many in our land.</span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Being fair is "lovely" & like a magic wand.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2k_NUcWEuNcnE3CJXLfmNOyKXMNjPW8dV-Q22AwxNq8l504DEtbpAfUkhPGQKWyKDijCUIPQVMN5UrOPxCMaz1o1mxEHKIYyP0CCCU8PTRMxxI2oZa1oqEUoak0d7YUdPCXb3oEizZMniWPYepvEZiulkSnB5WJqKIwkeq9DqJVvZRu3FoJGcNQk5vU/s900/Elias-pexels-photo-3409689.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2k_NUcWEuNcnE3CJXLfmNOyKXMNjPW8dV-Q22AwxNq8l504DEtbpAfUkhPGQKWyKDijCUIPQVMN5UrOPxCMaz1o1mxEHKIYyP0CCCU8PTRMxxI2oZa1oqEUoak0d7YUdPCXb3oEizZMniWPYepvEZiulkSnB5WJqKIwkeq9DqJVvZRu3FoJGcNQk5vU/s320/Elias-pexels-photo-3409689.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Source: <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-with-white-paint-on-face-3409689/" target="_blank">Pexels</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">A darker shade of skin is sought to be lightened.</span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Beauty standards are accentuated & heightened.</span></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">"Fair" is much in demand in this digital age too!</span></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Tech filters, apps & AI change the looks of you!</span></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">The next time you use them, be true & ask-</span></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Who are you trying to impress with this task?</span></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">The photographs may get more likes & comments,</span></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Do you wonder how much all this makes sense?</span></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">The new bride or female employee must know-</span></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Segoe UI, Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Only fairness is not enough for the glow! </span></span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Perfection is within & not AI- let all understand! </span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">No matter what our skin tone is, we all look grand!</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b>Do you think AI is needed to enhance our looks?</b></span></p>Anita Sabathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344595579020871515.post-23585306627028284672024-02-14T16:44:00.000+05:302024-02-14T16:44:29.203+05:30The Snow Trip<p>“No, you cannot cancel our trip to the Himalayas yet again!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve never seen snow in my life.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Riya was upset.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It was the second time her husband had expressed his
inability to go on the trip.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Riya had spent hours to book the trip.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQkc-5iWiW1OMkjYPO6x1MZUSM5YQdL6yfmyiJuwWIcN7tugFIJnnSgGrqUkE1UgsR1ut5vg51sht3sT9iS06g7zq817YZg3Pgd4W1nBgdOmK1jTXaLvPAbeMNF-6H-iUOiwcnMc3zllkEOwACmcqU5Kas2KfETbhyphenhyphendq75mUYdhNFdnZEIQZcUyZ_5J8/s1024/FF-dale-icy-prompt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="727" data-original-width="1024" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJQkc-5iWiW1OMkjYPO6x1MZUSM5YQdL6yfmyiJuwWIcN7tugFIJnnSgGrqUkE1UgsR1ut5vg51sht3sT9iS06g7zq817YZg3Pgd4W1nBgdOmK1jTXaLvPAbeMNF-6H-iUOiwcnMc3zllkEOwACmcqU5Kas2KfETbhyphenhyphendq75mUYdhNFdnZEIQZcUyZ_5J8/s320/FF-dale-icy-prompt.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo Prompt- Dale Rogerson</i></td></tr></tbody></table><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">He had promised he would make it this time.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>Now, he had outstation official work during that time!<o:p></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">The trip had already been prepaid.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">They would get no refunds.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Riya decided to go for the trip herself.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">She was excited to play with snow.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">She was not quite excited seeing her husband enjoying there though!<o:p></o:p></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><i>100 words story for Friday Fictioneers</i></p><p><b>Did she enjoy her trip?</b></p><p><b>Did he enjoy his trip?</b></p><p><b>What do you think?</b></p><p><b><i>Heartiest Valentine's Day wishes to all!</i></b></p>Anita Sabathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344595579020871515.post-30132409572980710972024-02-13T14:53:00.003+05:302024-02-13T14:53:40.667+05:30Prints Being Sold As Pattachitra Art Paintings<p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">In our previous post, we shared how the eyes of the deities are now being misrepresented- in printed photographs/images that are used even in temples and at homes in Puja rooms, and also on diaries, calendars etc.</span></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Misrepresentation of Eyes of Deities- Shree Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra and Shree Jagannatha-</b></span></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://www.anitaexplorer.com/2024/02/misrepresentation-of-eyes-of-deities.html" target="_blank">https://www.anitaexplorer.com/2024/02/misrepresentation-of-eyes-of-deities.html</a></span></p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Even in the new art- paintings created by hand- artists are shaping the eyes incorrectly & not presenting the original eyes.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>What is the shape of the eyes of Shree Balabhadra & Devi Subhadra in the "Pattachitra Art Painting" image given below? </b></span><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAS534M2wyfEbw2ISnXsJPhJtdwq6zEkSXPQTaiA8zyZNAJJlb_9PrJEXHjcRve0gxR1vY3k_gVrRJXGkS9q7J8E_bNGNm2mkg4zff1rcAOFGzOnGNjf0LeBaUY8pYL0f4ykdtmGrhOUQXGnbtf4RsK2Vt6WZBykW61BXf19yNdYmdNurWxq0Ad98FgI/s676/Bimba1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="628" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMAS534M2wyfEbw2ISnXsJPhJtdwq6zEkSXPQTaiA8zyZNAJJlb_9PrJEXHjcRve0gxR1vY3k_gVrRJXGkS9q7J8E_bNGNm2mkg4zff1rcAOFGzOnGNjf0LeBaUY8pYL0f4ykdtmGrhOUQXGnbtf4RsK2Vt6WZBykW61BXf19yNdYmdNurWxq0Ad98FgI/s320/Bimba1.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><div>This image depicts the eyes better (without squint)-</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MwYIjY2heiowodNAkIPgqxuTm4WOgcCXKuWX5KiQhB0HNb32mK-KkQ1PpM7AIY2bjzO_NG-Z12jUvJjmOATmaLKxRNH7YbL8qpY9UuIe5JQ5V3Pkp56hODp437YAHfgucPPgXm3clx2BwE36ibwwI7POHnxbp0AHL0y4h_gPDU5Ag14novZpHl86TGQ/s668/bimba1b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="667" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MwYIjY2heiowodNAkIPgqxuTm4WOgcCXKuWX5KiQhB0HNb32mK-KkQ1PpM7AIY2bjzO_NG-Z12jUvJjmOATmaLKxRNH7YbL8qpY9UuIe5JQ5V3Pkp56hODp437YAHfgucPPgXm3clx2BwE36ibwwI7POHnxbp0AHL0y4h_gPDU5Ag14novZpHl86TGQ/s320/bimba1b.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRzHOt7U0J38HiBMtthyJRjUWjhEHPEf19OS8JvjMAsftc-iVJKsWIbbtNBrTpfY0bOmfRf1vqHagijkcREMwuZ8i8_UnVdixMoLGKJB2Jk5Wps6cwmf5Gha0LbrV25JCSyk5BogaRoVqmiD9MIrIldvbzHLm-Pp5pJ_ebDAnfAIqsy-kT6KIt40e0Bo/s680/bimba8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="654" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRzHOt7U0J38HiBMtthyJRjUWjhEHPEf19OS8JvjMAsftc-iVJKsWIbbtNBrTpfY0bOmfRf1vqHagijkcREMwuZ8i8_UnVdixMoLGKJB2Jk5Wps6cwmf5Gha0LbrV25JCSyk5BogaRoVqmiD9MIrIldvbzHLm-Pp5pJ_ebDAnfAIqsy-kT6KIt40e0Bo/s320/bimba8.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>What is the name of the art that you can see in the above images?</b></span></div><div><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>Did you answer- </span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Pattachitra or Patachitra?</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Which state does the art belong to?</b></span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Did you answer- </span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Odisha or Bengal?</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Can all tribal art be art called Pattachitra?</b></span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Can Warli painting (art of Maharashtra) be also called Pattachitra?</b></span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijeqTMGA5ZX9lxfNOcJqvN8iqHS_3mLEWAEitwB7HYKPKg05-frLdiTKCU2OQjSzgaaJle091L08rEi3NN0S7r3dF1iMdxIei4rKPceo6nK_JIsyjOiohLxgkShVSjKs4CYZ1uhTYi0_OJYP2aeSe9z7te2Nwd4M_1IvOvAN8MuTXUcsXS0L6PzROsp5M/s688/bimba7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="677" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijeqTMGA5ZX9lxfNOcJqvN8iqHS_3mLEWAEitwB7HYKPKg05-frLdiTKCU2OQjSzgaaJle091L08rEi3NN0S7r3dF1iMdxIei4rKPceo6nK_JIsyjOiohLxgkShVSjKs4CYZ1uhTYi0_OJYP2aeSe9z7te2Nwd4M_1IvOvAN8MuTXUcsXS0L6PzROsp5M/s320/bimba7.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Can all art of India- tribal and non-tribal be called Pattachitra?</b></span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Is the Pattachitra term generic & can be used, misused & misrepresented?</b></span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">As if all the above issues were not enough, we also have FAKE items being promoted & sold using the term- Pattachitra.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">In the images taken from the website @</span><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">thebimbastore</span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Bimba Store</span><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">,</span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"> many of Odisha's traditional art are being sold as "Pattachitra".</span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Surely, that is not the only store openly indulging in such infringement and violations.</span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Pattachita is the traditional art of Odisha that has divine connection with the Shree Jagnnatha Temple, Puri, Odisha.<br /></span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">-><b>How many search results on that website for "Patachitra"?</b> NONE</span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qegTGdwhpX76jb4PPF_Y6LYdtNrrvngZCPLpkAD8aWkk1fLQCrOsmRnbaUXqPDDzuJPq37s2RJ69hdN4Zs6GZ-xkjw0XdWt6qoZQXdf7rfgZM-Cmm4UNjmls3tq_V74_WMAFkXZ3qjeVBrCzRCBKltn9kga7w570YLw2iX6yqFU6R_mHk3eKG2qBxdg/s1366/bimba5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="1366" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9qegTGdwhpX76jb4PPF_Y6LYdtNrrvngZCPLpkAD8aWkk1fLQCrOsmRnbaUXqPDDzuJPq37s2RJ69hdN4Zs6GZ-xkjw0XdWt6qoZQXdf7rfgZM-Cmm4UNjmls3tq_V74_WMAFkXZ3qjeVBrCzRCBKltn9kga7w570YLw2iX6yqFU6R_mHk3eKG2qBxdg/w544-h272/bimba5.jpg" width="544" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>->How many results for "Pattachitra"? 44</b></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">But, the question is-</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Are all these 44 "paintings" shown really- Pattachitra? </b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJXjoqe6yAkts7Uxh5AWqgPtriB7LNphGItn1CO-MtQtU31nuz-s-W9mgEe8MZd_B6ZoxfSr9X7eRrxKq_DseUO2IbxaebBgY6Iy09hrExeARMSmxK21lmXxm6c8tVBg1HgdR0_JoNCTYdEND9MOVZ6Whkrbj-A_iwlepMHmBDZR7o_UWOLnFvD95SAD4/s1366/bimba6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="1366" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJXjoqe6yAkts7Uxh5AWqgPtriB7LNphGItn1CO-MtQtU31nuz-s-W9mgEe8MZd_B6ZoxfSr9X7eRrxKq_DseUO2IbxaebBgY6Iy09hrExeARMSmxK21lmXxm6c8tVBg1HgdR0_JoNCTYdEND9MOVZ6Whkrbj-A_iwlepMHmBDZR7o_UWOLnFvD95SAD4/w537-h270/bimba6.jpg" width="537" /></a></div></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The answer is- </span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">NO</span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>In fact, they are NOT even "Paintings".</b></span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>They are - </b></span><b><span style="font-size: medium; white-space-collapse: preserve;">"PRINT ON: CANVAS".</span></b></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">They have simply printed the images of the original Pattachitra art works.<br /></span></b></span><br /><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">But, what are they being sold as?</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Pattachitra Art Painting" For Home Wall Art Decor</span></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEw3lQQ8z14zwU8esS_EvrQpSKJsNc7KA4KrvbiEqHPPXB8zxEKhhHSW_VykLUN6pBcsw47iFlAuSw5_N5XrEzWzEgPgG5GhCpej70gzq84sjLEKp0tDr_nPqatYBb5ICePLXNiWvpuPBVZCp5AN3IbqoGcWdHAakOrkbPf4TGbqLgRogYlzzPBXQwsQ/s1366/Bimba3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="1366" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfEw3lQQ8z14zwU8esS_EvrQpSKJsNc7KA4KrvbiEqHPPXB8zxEKhhHSW_VykLUN6pBcsw47iFlAuSw5_N5XrEzWzEgPgG5GhCpej70gzq84sjLEKp0tDr_nPqatYBb5ICePLXNiWvpuPBVZCp5AN3IbqoGcWdHAakOrkbPf4TGbqLgRogYlzzPBXQwsQ/w408-h202/Bimba3.jpg" width="408" /></a></div><br /></span></b></div><div><span style="font-size: large; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Why are printed products being sold as Pattachitra?</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Why are the terms Pattachitra, Art & Painting used irresponsibly?</b></span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Pattachitra is getting diluted & our artists are suffering.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">While original paintings must be sold, such "prints" pose grave challenges to the livelihood of our artists & also to the present existence & future of the local, traditional & heritage products like Pattachitra.</span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Generations of artists have kept this art alive.<br /></span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">When fake machine-made products are made available & accessible with such impunity & insensibility, why & how will the real products, artists & sellers get their due?</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Orissa Pattachitra" is a Geographical Indication (GI) art of Odisha, India.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">This exquisite handicraft got the GI tag in 2008.</span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Misrepresentation is being done by the neighbouring state of West Bengal as they are selling their local art using the popular name of Odisha.</span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">This has been highlighted multiple times on social media and on this blog before.</span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">This writer has written to several authorities and officials requesting to <b>#StopPattachitraMisuse</b>.</span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Misrepresenting & Misusing = A</span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">ppropriation & Infringement.</span></span></b><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Action must be taken against those selling such fake products in the name of art.</span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Let them sell the original artworks and the real paintings that have been created by the artists using their own hands and by using real paints and colours.</span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">If they sell the art or paintings of real Pattachitra artists, then they can call the art as Pattachitra.</span></div><div>That would be granting respect to the original artists and the art and also the region it belongs to. </div><div><br /></div><div><b>Prints are certainly not Art or Paintings!</b></div><div><b>All must STOP misusing and cheating the public.</b></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Were you aware of such issues before? Please share in the comments below.</b></span></div>Anita Sabathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344595579020871515.post-78244103327078947792024-02-13T14:17:00.001+05:302024-02-13T15:34:15.460+05:30Misrepresentation of Eyes of Deities- Shree Balabhadra, Devi Subhadra And Shree Jagannatha<p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">India has many Goddesses and Gods.</span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Every deity has their own distinct image.</span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">For example, Maa Saraswati is shown holding Her Veena and wearing white clothes.</span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Similarly, Shree Shiva is shown with the moon and holding His weapons.</span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Shree Ganesha has been represented in many ways- holding sweets, books, weapons etc.</span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">The Shree Jagannatha Temple of Puri, Odisha, is one of the "Char Dham"i.e. the four holy places to visit for Hindus.</span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Lakhs of devotees visit the temple.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHqaylCuoBFLoaBWbKsji7C1cbsuXqvSWxUp2QYXN53I3zhb1NZUvvp1GEVZfqcFLNocPRtR6vFQlzVylBvUHCIzpFj7uRj0dc-VnZ02x826Hc9YNIfq7bivc949MPgQ8vObgMmX3hehuceZqJZlwn27ZqmJAaqsReRGz0qvU06Um5a8VckZDIlEV4zw/s720/Ratha%20Jatra%20Image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="720" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEHqaylCuoBFLoaBWbKsji7C1cbsuXqvSWxUp2QYXN53I3zhb1NZUvvp1GEVZfqcFLNocPRtR6vFQlzVylBvUHCIzpFj7uRj0dc-VnZ02x826Hc9YNIfq7bivc949MPgQ8vObgMmX3hehuceZqJZlwn27ZqmJAaqsReRGz0qvU06Um5a8VckZDIlEV4zw/s320/Ratha%20Jatra%20Image.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">The sibling deities also </span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">come out of the temple</span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"> and </span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">undertake their annual journey - the Ratha Jatra (Ratha Yatra).</span></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">The depiction of the deities has been done for centuries this way.</span><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="qme"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SunaBesha?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SunaBesha</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RathaJatra?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RathaJatra</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RathYatra?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RathYatra</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RathaYatra?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RathaYatra</a><a href="https://t.co/KSXVJ6pgQg">https://t.co/KSXVJ6pgQg</a></span></p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">— Anita Sabat - ଡ. ଅନୀତା ସାବତ (@anitaexplorer) <a href="https://twitter.com/anitaexplorer/status/1417739009493639173?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 21, 2021</a></span></blockquote><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</span><p></p><p><br /></p><p><b>Notice the eyes of the deities in the original idols of Puri Temple.</b></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">However, the following images of the deities are being noticed in many Good Morning messages and also for Puja at home.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34-6PkPMc6qdJTabrSWnda1U11IRIDiMN18hPhvOv6MSjctOOcR0KGCYzO99RBlFhAnJzu9wqq1vCBg7ZNWJjb8nNNolralin4eOa9Csx7O73iGTskPiRemfcqshTtJZw7VPTZ_8PBAy14koQejqtfdPpR9eeDOvTmCH21QAohcA9QC_M2GeFTVNJ3UE/s1000/Jagannatha%20-%20Amazon%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="692" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg34-6PkPMc6qdJTabrSWnda1U11IRIDiMN18hPhvOv6MSjctOOcR0KGCYzO99RBlFhAnJzu9wqq1vCBg7ZNWJjb8nNNolralin4eOa9Csx7O73iGTskPiRemfcqshTtJZw7VPTZ_8PBAy14koQejqtfdPpR9eeDOvTmCH21QAohcA9QC_M2GeFTVNJ3UE/s320/Jagannatha%20-%20Amazon%201.jpg" width="221" /></a></div><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaKcUum9_MTullvfDavYerdawDRHMEGZaEcczV5tPahuvrpb_WmPO5d8xSWfl1ACmUEmVwWYq3ng3Km7awYfB2fMr2Fs3wpbbELaltsytyAtXUTtjk0I2iF_0yJj55P5fCo5nAqKLOohEntcT4XbRevyj6lsTx7qyXAWVmSzA2ngYD4Dkav0s6UGKIog0/s679/Jagannatha%20-%20Press%20-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="475" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaKcUum9_MTullvfDavYerdawDRHMEGZaEcczV5tPahuvrpb_WmPO5d8xSWfl1ACmUEmVwWYq3ng3Km7awYfB2fMr2Fs3wpbbELaltsytyAtXUTtjk0I2iF_0yJj55P5fCo5nAqKLOohEntcT4XbRevyj6lsTx7qyXAWVmSzA2ngYD4Dkav0s6UGKIog0/s320/Jagannatha%20-%20Press%20-1.jpg" width="224" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySimLXXVI4ci3K0LBz6R_CPKbXnO_7JlJYzw9QeCSBS1qItvk7T4-xcBPpOga53PBkf_0HLmVXYyqQ_LWJgL3ck-4R2_P9hhVKueyP4xDVB4NPM_Zn0kRcx26qrmy0k3wscYdshlSf2UCWabJNmAsVKAiq6L9EAHd0jRl8hTPgEpRQYhUO7xhu8hTgu4/s420/Jagannatha-tamatina-multicolor-modern-art-jai-jagannath-abstract-unframed-art-canvas-painting-24x16-inch-product-images-orvsvss6yuf-p591613575-0-202205261823.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="295" data-original-width="420" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgySimLXXVI4ci3K0LBz6R_CPKbXnO_7JlJYzw9QeCSBS1qItvk7T4-xcBPpOga53PBkf_0HLmVXYyqQ_LWJgL3ck-4R2_P9hhVKueyP4xDVB4NPM_Zn0kRcx26qrmy0k3wscYdshlSf2UCWabJNmAsVKAiq6L9EAHd0jRl8hTPgEpRQYhUO7xhu8hTgu4/s320/Jagannatha-tamatina-multicolor-modern-art-jai-jagannath-abstract-unframed-art-canvas-painting-24x16-inch-product-images-orvsvss6yuf-p591613575-0-202205261823.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p>What images do you find by a simple online search or by checking in your mobile phone's images gallery or seeing the photograph of Shree Jagannatha and His siblings in your home?</span><p></p><p><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Similar to the ones shared above, correct?</span></p><div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b>Are the shape of the eyes this way- squinted/slanted/upward-pointed?</b></span></div><br style="background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Markets are flooded with such photographs and also "Pattachitra" these days.</span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCYsbnTYNNqtbWwpXVJVzrchj_PjjabUbzeSNL4bnb3vQs1CCRLrS4LHuh8-lsuveDycYCiOIbg94M8nYZah4Jnr5JMiDURoMfSmNP0AUG3L4t_-CeXa7jqEP7n3GL6Ejs8Gj8hT99TnI91qC5b535hilrNo4XjM7pg4pb8EWMFqlAmJez3UQLGckoRc/s676/Bimba1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="676" data-original-width="628" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBCYsbnTYNNqtbWwpXVJVzrchj_PjjabUbzeSNL4bnb3vQs1CCRLrS4LHuh8-lsuveDycYCiOIbg94M8nYZah4Jnr5JMiDURoMfSmNP0AUG3L4t_-CeXa7jqEP7n3GL6Ejs8Gj8hT99TnI91qC5b535hilrNo4XjM7pg4pb8EWMFqlAmJez3UQLGckoRc/s320/Bimba1.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><br /><div><br style="background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">While representing images of Gods, and our cultural heritage, original images must be consulted and then art should be created.</span></div><div><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">That will ensure correct representation.</span></div><div><br style="background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Could we create & choose & use Pattachitra and photographs that correctly depict the eyes of the deities and resemble the original eyes of the sibling deities at the Puri Shree Jagannatha Temple- especially of Shree Balabhadra & Devi Subhadra?</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Now many artists are creating different eyes. They must take care.</span><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSo4OHnq4C61JBqS3wdYv2c5p5n4ZV3ZoSlTwAZo6EpgLiWmra46V6-alZaMqu5p5WRbLFGXZJmkGDtz8RwIpRmq2q1cjkpzM-faPOC8acsY_t4mmgPta6itg-oqdMSMa9MIgK57DD5rOus50rCiqkSsoFjoazi-cWgsZzAaP0h0Vdp2BAQKYMZ4lnl7g/s1200/Jagannatha-TheTriadofJagannathPuri_MadhubaniPaintingbyAmbikaDevi_1_900x.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="900" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSo4OHnq4C61JBqS3wdYv2c5p5n4ZV3ZoSlTwAZo6EpgLiWmra46V6-alZaMqu5p5WRbLFGXZJmkGDtz8RwIpRmq2q1cjkpzM-faPOC8acsY_t4mmgPta6itg-oqdMSMa9MIgK57DD5rOus50rCiqkSsoFjoazi-cWgsZzAaP0h0Vdp2BAQKYMZ4lnl7g/s320/Jagannatha-TheTriadofJagannathPuri_MadhubaniPaintingbyAmbikaDevi_1_900x.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://www.memeraki.com/products/the-triad-of-jagannath-puri-madhubani-painting-by-ambika-devi" target="_blank">Source</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Though the above is a Madhubani art created by an artist of Bihar, even the artists and artisans of Odisha, are creating arts and crafts with similar representation.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">This writer has noticed this in many handicrafts and even handlooms of Odisha.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">After noticing, this writer has shared and continues to share with individual producer groups like - Pipli Applique Work, Pattachitra, Cuttack Tarakasi etc.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Local, traditional and Geographical Indication (GI) products need to be authentic and true to the original.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">The following is a "Pipli Applique Work" of Puri district made by an artist of Pipili village of Odisha.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">And such are available on online shopping sites like Amazon etc. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">What will the customers learn?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8aL5t2_YvWBVYpGX3X9WIfGm_TDhe6Lpwx-gGKO04n6q17cYK90IZzBfmfSXRYHN4ej5D9Tu9NyK3fq9BtUJXtX3OhxWom-rjfAgnVD-NalpRepIQB100JYpJ6hohM7xrWSwWXAi22dgdteyFm3hful6a2iKNTnyNzGW7uBgIdOL_s8Uym7OpINM8xs/s249/Pipli%20Applique.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="148" data-original-width="249" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo8aL5t2_YvWBVYpGX3X9WIfGm_TDhe6Lpwx-gGKO04n6q17cYK90IZzBfmfSXRYHN4ej5D9Tu9NyK3fq9BtUJXtX3OhxWom-rjfAgnVD-NalpRepIQB100JYpJ6hohM7xrWSwWXAi22dgdteyFm3hful6a2iKNTnyNzGW7uBgIdOL_s8Uym7OpINM8xs/w390-h232/Pipli%20Applique.jpg" width="390" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://www.amazon.in/Applique-Handcrafted-Hanging-Rectangular-Jagannath/dp/B0C391DG3X" target="_blank">Source</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Sharing one-to-one has not made the information reach many.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">During the Odisha Shilpi Mahasangha 2020 annual meeting, this writer had raised this issue in the same that was attended by many artists, artisans and weavers of Odisha.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">It is everyone's responsibility to ensure correct depiction.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Unfortunately, the creators do not understand the need to be true to their roots.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b>-> Who are they trying to impress by using squint eyes for the Gods?</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b>-> Why are eyes being shown differently?</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b>-> How difficult is it to follow the original?</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Similarly, the general public also has an important role to play.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">While sharing, we can choose images/art with true-to-original eyes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Why not share the Temple's own images?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Then, it is seen that the deities are being shown as cartoons and other derogatory and disrespectful representations are being adopted by over-zealous and insensitive individuals.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Many support the cartoons by stating that those are human forms of the Gods.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">There is a difference and reason why deities/Gods are revered and cannot be equated with the general public.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">They are Gods. We are people.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">There has to be a line between Bhagaban (God) and Bhakta (devotee).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Who will sensitively draw that <i>Lakshman Rekha</i>?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">If humanising of God has to be shown, let it be in their original form- with their actual eyes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Why misrepresent them?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Would the same people like their own images or those of their father or senior family members being trivialised or improperly depicted with e</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">yes disfigured?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">In case they do agree to be the subjects of such images, would the final image correctly showcase or represent them?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Some images have lewd jokes with references and draw laughs.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Is gathering eyeballs and likes and controversy so important for digital existence?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b>Do you agree with such misrepresentation that is happening? Please share in the comments below.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b>Now that you are aware, will you take action?</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b>Please do not buy, gift or share improper images of Gods henceforth.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b>Let us all take steps to ensure the correct representation.</b></span></div>Anita Sabathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344595579020871515.post-76051171194847307542024-02-08T18:42:00.000+05:302024-02-08T18:42:00.804+05:30The High Spirited Girl<p><span style="background: white;">She thought herself to be <b>lucky</b>-</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="background: white;">Always <b>experimenting</b> with <b>art</b>!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="background: white;">Their <b>engines</b> made
her appear murky-</span><o:p></o:p></p><p>Like a <b>fox </b>&<b> coyote</b>,
without heart.<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p><span style="background: white;">She worked hard to sow the
seeds. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="background: white;">Her confidence gave them
the <b>blues.<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p>They removed her plants as <b>weeds</b>!<o:p></o:p></p><p>Her name joined their list of <b>taboos.</b><o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUOyX-fTiOwRnQIEnhlyNNLavhssc0jdZKFwRBTjFcHl56AcVDnmvTDSYhSa6HS17L_eRK4VVV8N08cgvDxAa3PDGgYwLlEWNV5WXA6_BDbGEwk_TDCN8h7LAtvZHQPK6uHQASnq3PivB4VFu0N6PU6j2BrXZBSo3UalYVIW9CdSjrums7Nb2EBmMSWI/s900/Orange-pexels-photo-12149033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUOyX-fTiOwRnQIEnhlyNNLavhssc0jdZKFwRBTjFcHl56AcVDnmvTDSYhSa6HS17L_eRK4VVV8N08cgvDxAa3PDGgYwLlEWNV5WXA6_BDbGEwk_TDCN8h7LAtvZHQPK6uHQASnq3PivB4VFu0N6PU6j2BrXZBSo3UalYVIW9CdSjrums7Nb2EBmMSWI/s320/Orange-pexels-photo-12149033.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Source: <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/redheaded-freckled-girl-lying-on-floor-with-oranges-12149033/" target="_blank">Pexels</a> </i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p>Their <b>wish</b> - to trample <b>wildflowers!</b><o:p></o:p></p><p>Some of her plants blossomed <b>lilies.</b><o:p></o:p></p><p>Flowers & fruits - after hours!<o:p></o:p></p><p>Like <b>oranges -</b> result of <b>pieties</b>!<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p>This <b>poet</b> was never in
the <b>soup.</b><o:p></o:p></p><p>Though in high spirits, she was<b> sober.</b><o:p></o:p></p><p>Her<b> scent </b>&<b> rhythms </b>played
in loop-<o:p></o:p></p><p>
</p><p>Extra <b>zeroes</b> in her
bank-account score<o:p></o:p></p><p><br /></p><p><i>This is a 100 words story-poem for Shay's Word Garden.</i></p><p><i>I have used all the <a href="https://fireblossom-wordgarden.blogspot.com/2024/02/shays-word-garden-list-prompt-returns.html" target="_blank">20 word prompts given by Fireblossom</a> for this week (we were to use any three)</i></p><p><i>I happen to know such a girl, do you too? </i><b>Please share your comments below.</b></p>Anita Sabathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344595579020871515.post-232303099569591102024-02-08T03:12:00.001+05:302024-02-08T03:12:11.131+05:30The Sunset Treat<p> A group of seniors had scheduled their meeting on the newest
bridge in the city.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Their idea was to meet, chat, and watch the sunset
together.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Priya was on the bridge staring at the water.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-hL9ik455O0MvcRZP2qbc0fXFBUKuYp06X51KV1j3JfcHk-eWQP4a6aQexTdjMm5rhY1di_Yxnz5GaeWzG6xAoEsIH654oqc48e8INTQBQn4Tj9hc9mUsAuW3fObZOFZ2m2q-o2GuCCLyiEMuYNdODuhUmCDu07XciV9bBqGSK-J7P48CWdbhLxeGq0/s1024/FF-boardwalk-peter-abbey.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="1024" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-hL9ik455O0MvcRZP2qbc0fXFBUKuYp06X51KV1j3JfcHk-eWQP4a6aQexTdjMm5rhY1di_Yxnz5GaeWzG6xAoEsIH654oqc48e8INTQBQn4Tj9hc9mUsAuW3fObZOFZ2m2q-o2GuCCLyiEMuYNdODuhUmCDu07XciV9bBqGSK-J7P48CWdbhLxeGq0/w427-h291/FF-boardwalk-peter-abbey.jpg" width="427" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo Prompt - Peter Abbey</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The laughter and banter of the seniors filled her
thoughts.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Seeing the group, she understood that they might have been school/college
friends.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>They seemed to be enjoying their reunion.<o:p></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">She decided to make it extra special for them. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A few clicks on her phone and all was set!<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A delivery person arrived on his bike soon.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">He handed out heart-shaped snack-boxes and coffee to
all.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>100 Words Story for the Friday Fictioneers</i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>I thought of several stories after seeing the photo prompt. Some were sad stories.</i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>Chose this happy one for this Valentine's Day week. :)</i></p><p class="MsoNormal">I do agree that it is dangerous to accept such eatables as gifts from strangers. One never knows the intention of the giver. What is the quality of the foodstuff? Is it drugged or poisoned?</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Do you think the seniors would have accepted the snacks and coffee?</b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>Praying for a world where all can trust everyone else, and together share some food and fun...</i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>Life is short. We never know when it will be sunset in our life.</i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>I tried to bring in sunset, celebration, thoughtfulness of a good samaritan and treats together. </i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><b>Celebrate every day and try to make it special for all. Do you agree?</b></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><b>Advance wishes for Valentine's Day! Enjoy the treats!</b></i></p>Anita Sabathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344595579020871515.post-27113052603425598252024-02-02T17:11:00.004+05:302024-02-02T17:19:46.776+05:30Woman With Flowered Hat<p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The party was on in full swing.</span></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Many guests had been invited.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Why did he have the empty feeling?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He was quiet though much was unsaid.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There was decoration, food and fun.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Free drinks flowed; the spirits were high!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Many indulged in animated discussion!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">All fake smiles & superficiality made him sigh.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXY_Yg6a4taVBWNScO86iQYb3KNIOUyGB3gcwqWaZtgERYMqERuZiTghGV5myaaLUxcH1aDOEZ990A5TIJc5DCgHhLULWwR8ZOnSSRCg_RsFMaFvc8Bat3b-HJ5WVYfUamaIYLa_7KVf0nRxsReaM47y5VA23H3bFSXNk1bdYU4TwTMnyMZevCe9GdkA/s570/dverse-woman-with-flowered-hat.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="342" height="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeXY_Yg6a4taVBWNScO86iQYb3KNIOUyGB3gcwqWaZtgERYMqERuZiTghGV5myaaLUxcH1aDOEZ990A5TIJc5DCgHhLULWwR8ZOnSSRCg_RsFMaFvc8Bat3b-HJ5WVYfUamaIYLa_7KVf0nRxsReaM47y5VA23H3bFSXNk1bdYU4TwTMnyMZevCe9GdkA/w280-h467/dverse-woman-with-flowered-hat.jpg" width="280" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://www.wikiart.org/en/jean-dupas/woman-with-flowered-hat" target="_blank">Woman With Flowered Hat- Jean Dupas</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then, he saw an angel waltz in gracefully-<o:p></o:p></span><p></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The<b> woman with flowered hat</b> looked bright!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ethereal beauty & fragrance captivated him fully! <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The party seemed right with love at first sight!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Their meeting was a <b>silver lining</b> they got to know- <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The light and love would forever glow.</span><span face="Arial, sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><br /></p><p><i>100 words Story-Poem</i></p><p><i>Linking with dVerse Poets- <a href="https://dversepoets.com/2024/02/01/openlinknight-355/" target="_blank">Open Link Night#355</a> - <b>Woman With Flowered Hat</b></i></p><p>& <i>Poets & Storytellers United- <a href="https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/2024/02/friday-writings-112-silver-lining.html" target="_blank">Friday Writings #112</a> - <b>Silver Lining</b></i></p><p><b>February is the "Valentine's Day" month! Do you love love stories? </b></p><p><b>Do share in the comments below.</b></p>Anita Sabathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344595579020871515.post-21360136074682958372024-02-01T18:55:00.006+05:302024-02-12T19:46:25.856+05:30Craft Reflects The Craft<p>Sita was excited when the National Sculpture Competition was announced.<o:p></o:p></p><p>For the past year, she had been devotedly working on an idol of God though
some remarked- "You being a female, how and why are you in this man’s
trade?”<o:p></o:p></p><p>People mocked and questioned her- “How can you even dream of your art
getting selected or expect winning?"<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQchGVclEclfTl-vIr0MIJMtc2h19hq-btP0BvEW6qmKuNg5Qh95y9U7MrQKUqdIe6yKpz7_ULGRLfaS4WQ8eVJ9f6qNIMEq_5s3TApVxap7RdnpVYR3LBk_vReXph9EIJCAhJA9LvmYIe_5N2BAneegsEpbaWBGRRrTX2dPmd-nCwFEjFlFNmngWfki4/s900/Pexels-%20Maa%20Durga%20Idol.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQchGVclEclfTl-vIr0MIJMtc2h19hq-btP0BvEW6qmKuNg5Qh95y9U7MrQKUqdIe6yKpz7_ULGRLfaS4WQ8eVJ9f6qNIMEq_5s3TApVxap7RdnpVYR3LBk_vReXph9EIJCAhJA9LvmYIe_5N2BAneegsEpbaWBGRRrTX2dPmd-nCwFEjFlFNmngWfki4/s320/Pexels-%20Maa%20Durga%20Idol.jpg" width="213" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Maa Durga Idol- <a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/fashion-people-woman-art-18795638/" target="_blank">Pexels - Anil Sharma</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>Sita, the only female stone sculptor, submitted her craft anyway.<p></p><p><o:p></o:p></p><p>All who saw the idol - the judges, artists and onlookers loved the craft.<o:p></o:p></p><p>
</p><p>The stone or tools do not know the craftsperson’s gender; the craft reflects the skills, dedication and passion.<o:p></o:p></p><p><br /></p><p><i>100 words fiction</i></p><p>Linking with <i><a href="https://girlieontheedge1.wordpress.com/2024/01/28/sundays-six-sentence-story-word-prompt-299/" target="_blank">Six Sentences Story</a>- <b>Craft</b></i></p><p><br /></p><p>In the image- Maa Durga- Goddess Durga.</p><p>Durga Puja is an important festival in eastern India.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Today is the last day. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DurgaPuja?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DurgaPuja</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dasahara?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Dasahara</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dussehra?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Dussehra</a> <br />PC-<a href="https://twitter.com/PragativadiNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PragativadiNews</a> Dt-23/10/23 <br /><br />We look forward to pics of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DurgaPujaInOdisha?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DurgaPujaInOdisha</a> <br /><br />Please share images of Mandaps of Bhubaneswar & Cuttack & other places of Odisha, <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ANI</a><br /><br />This was <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ANI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ANI</a> tweet last year-<a href="https://t.co/X3yItI3niV">https://t.co/X3yItI3niV</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZrXPFcdEPH">pic.twitter.com/ZrXPFcdEPH</a></p>— Anita Sabat - ଡ. ଅନୀତା ସାବତ (@anitaexplorer) <a href="https://twitter.com/anitaexplorer/status/1716805951469359613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 24, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<p></p><p><br /></p><p>As per the Oxford Dictionary-</p><p>Craft (Noun) means- </p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 14px;"><i>work or objects made by hand.</i></span></li><li><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 14px;"><i>skills involved in carrying out one's work.</i></span></li></ul><p></p><p>Craft (Verb) means-</p><p><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 14px;"><i></i></span></p><blockquote><i>exercise skill in making (an object), typically by hand.</i></blockquote><p></p><p>Craft means strength or skill-</p><p><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 14px;"><i></i></span></p><blockquote><i><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 14px;">"Old English cræft ‘strength, skill’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kracht, German Kraft, and Swedish kraft ‘strength’. </span><span class="AraNOb" face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 14px; text-decoration-line: underline;"><a class="rMNQNe" data-ved="2ahUKEwjD3rSgnIqEAxUKbmwGHXK0CLYQgCt6BQg1EPUB" href="https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=59a9d58973b99174&sxsrf=ACQVn0_5j_yYcPvI8F_tfTFfP_Tf3p6EsQ:1706793227864&q=craft&si=AKbGX_oRjcCPa5QPMQwD2ABTMArQtkUWEgWoPKakFMCzHVr59-D7U4gmPPYFEqSnHktgXtWf3rqjZiM9xOPI6TRLO3P2QvifCQ%3D%3D&expnd=1" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); outline: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;" tabindex="0">craft</a></span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 14px;"> (sense 3 of the noun)</span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 14px;">, originally in the expression small craft ‘small trading vessels’, may be elliptical, referring to vessels requiring a small amount of ‘craft’ or skill to handle, as opposed to large ocean-going ships."</span></i></blockquote><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #202124; font-size: 14px;"></span><p></p><p>Have you ever been a victim of such gender stereotyping?</p><p>How do you feel when some say- "women are inferior to men"? </p><p>Do you feel women can't make sculptures? <b>Please share in the comments below.</b></p>Anita Sabathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344595579020871515.post-91585427589944996722024-02-01T16:20:00.005+05:302024-02-01T17:04:23.686+05:30Odisha Tableau - First Prize Winner In Republic Day Parade 2024<p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The 75th Republic Day was held with great pomp and show on January 26, 2024, at the Kartavya Path, New Delhi.</span></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Odisha state's tableau has won the first prize in the State/UT category in Republic Day Parade 2024.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJAK1vruBZNeO7xXaVFy6TsK9PE0GICN_pPaTLVSvfys4dGMgignIb0yZ5rfoqD6yyCfcTl37HtQvxkCmm9aRDQmdnbCoNhldlcqyh8WrZcLegF5ohq8ntOuXt-duO1U4T-RaoKCK76VsTaErbptzRthno7Ixxaqge67RN_8x2Encot5b8qpCiFJkmx8/s680/republic%20day%202024-%201%20prize%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="680" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJAK1vruBZNeO7xXaVFy6TsK9PE0GICN_pPaTLVSvfys4dGMgignIb0yZ5rfoqD6yyCfcTl37HtQvxkCmm9aRDQmdnbCoNhldlcqyh8WrZcLegF5ohq8ntOuXt-duO1U4T-RaoKCK76VsTaErbptzRthno7Ixxaqge67RN_8x2Encot5b8qpCiFJkmx8/w499-h287/republic%20day%202024-%201%20prize%20.jpg" width="499" /></a></div><p><br /></p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Traditional, local & GI crafts of Odisha were showcased.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Odisha Tableau was selected and could join the parade after 3 years.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The beautiful tableau had Pattachitra theme & art including Kandarpa Hati - i.e. elephant with figures in traditional Krishna Leela art.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>There were other crafts like Pipli Applique Work, terracotta, coconut and coir crafts etc.</span><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">"Orissa Pattachitra" and "Pipli Applique Work" have the Geographical Indication (GI) Tag.</span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiz3bqINMGwd3Own1LjCYn3uYuoWf0hDNuLuXV_N0P9Z5qD72ZQDTtG7pGhqwg64B98nkGrjdbju-MRisiWC_1399_UDteFuiQalSOoylhU10xWYkV_qKkGatUpI-TZB8kQHmS-EPTcaUmz8VVomAVf0h4yKZCFfaMILgHU-iPuowd3WvvQjkQ6NjuISQ/s1284/Republic%20Day%202024%20-%20Odisha%20Tableau%200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1045" data-original-width="1284" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiz3bqINMGwd3Own1LjCYn3uYuoWf0hDNuLuXV_N0P9Z5qD72ZQDTtG7pGhqwg64B98nkGrjdbju-MRisiWC_1399_UDteFuiQalSOoylhU10xWYkV_qKkGatUpI-TZB8kQHmS-EPTcaUmz8VVomAVf0h4yKZCFfaMILgHU-iPuowd3WvvQjkQ6NjuISQ/s320/Republic%20Day%202024%20-%20Odisha%20Tableau%200.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The art and term "Pattachitra/Patachitra" is very popular.</span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">However, it is a cause of great concern that- </span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Other non-Pattachitra like Pot/Patua art of Bengal, Santhal art, Saura art etc are also using the same term Pattachitra and causing misrepresentation and confusion.</span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Care must be taken to use the own traditional and local name.</span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The name of art of one region mustn't be misused by other for own distinct/different art.<br />We request <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/correctrepresentation?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#correctrepresentation</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StopPattachitraMisuse?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StopPattachitraMisuse</a> <br /><br />This is a serious problem<a href="https://twitter.com/unnatpandit?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@unnatpandit</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Vinay1011?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Vinay1011</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PiyushGoyal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PiyushGoyal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Naveen_Odisha?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Naveen_Odisha</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/GovernorOdisha?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovernorOdisha</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/arvindpadhee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@arvindpadhee</a><a href="https://t.co/C7gb4dp8dJ">https://t.co/C7gb4dp8dJ</a> <a href="https://t.co/98oxaP7VbA">pic.twitter.com/98oxaP7VbA</a></p>— Anita Sabat - ଡ. ଅନୀତା ସାବତ (@anitaexplorer) <a href="https://twitter.com/anitaexplorer/status/1644726280565428224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 8, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
Pattachitra art is being done by Odisha's artists mostly in Puri and Khordha districts.
</span></div></span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Pattachitra is also called- Patta Paintings or Puri Paintings.</span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Raghurajpur is one of the villages of Odisha that is famous for Pattachitra.<br /></span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>The Republic Day commentary for the Odisha Tableau mentioned "Raghurajpur" arts & crafts.</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Would have loved the mention of the names of our handicrafts & handloom showcased @ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OdishaTableau?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OdishaTableau</a> during <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RepublicDay2024?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RepublicDay2024</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RepublicDayParade?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RepublicDayParade</a><br /><br />Announcement could include terms- Pattachitra, <br />Pipli Applique Work,<br />Coconut & coir crafts,<br />Sambalpuri Bandha etc <a href="https://t.co/apPB4iwtep">https://t.co/apPB4iwtep</a></p>— Anita Sabat - ଡ. ଅନୀତା ସାବତ (@anitaexplorer) <a href="https://twitter.com/anitaexplorer/status/1750840814488764826?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2024</a></blockquote>
Raghurajpur earned an award for the best Tourism village last year.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Honourable CM of Odisha </span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Sri Naveen Patnaik</span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"> ji had shared about Raghurajpur last year in 2023. </span><div><br /><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTbtJ2VF_RiW6dP70VduKOp3JV6zi-umZhsKeQw2-3HlhI7vwSDptwVJzMV_lhDrBozRXLEguGQCoirtAh9a2cqwmwQ0YA_DzEI_zgcx_JB-b7nIdHIJB0uhlXgGRd7-lSJ1X07AJQHgMQpeAEofhl9i0LHvPQ-bJSFdE4K8OjDOmYgluyh-GZuuS_08/s800/Republic%20Day%202024%20-%20Odisha%20Tableau%20Pattachitra.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioTbtJ2VF_RiW6dP70VduKOp3JV6zi-umZhsKeQw2-3HlhI7vwSDptwVJzMV_lhDrBozRXLEguGQCoirtAh9a2cqwmwQ0YA_DzEI_zgcx_JB-b7nIdHIJB0uhlXgGRd7-lSJ1X07AJQHgMQpeAEofhl9i0LHvPQ-bJSFdE4K8OjDOmYgluyh-GZuuS_08/s320/Republic%20Day%202024%20-%20Odisha%20Tableau%20Pattachitra.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">He has also shared about Odisha State Tableau's win via his tweet.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27-Mvl85OAQQu7_OUKRRiruw2R4DNFyJ9HZBjpyAr6D_mR1n_V_vzoTyuigXQ8b-hc9hNEmDvktvxCPB44jbFg2T6SueXfFkzm5Su2jfkoN6TmWHBgFpXhxPDKJ8Pck6QeaTs79_2sYkRhPsm2lYBFlIGevxwU72vClbLRrbEDY_h5xGAMm2FAdjrvzU/s680/republic%20day%202024-%201%20prize%201%20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="680" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj27-Mvl85OAQQu7_OUKRRiruw2R4DNFyJ9HZBjpyAr6D_mR1n_V_vzoTyuigXQ8b-hc9hNEmDvktvxCPB44jbFg2T6SueXfFkzm5Su2jfkoN6TmWHBgFpXhxPDKJ8Pck6QeaTs79_2sYkRhPsm2lYBFlIGevxwU72vClbLRrbEDY_h5xGAMm2FAdjrvzU/s320/republic%20day%202024-%201%20prize%201%20.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv" style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><b>Some points about the Odisha Tableau- </b><br style="white-space-collapse: collapse;" /><br style="white-space-collapse: collapse;" />-> Pattachitra art is from Puri district and Raghurajpur </span><span class="x7l2uk3 xt0e3qv">heritage village</span> is one of the villages that is most famous for this art.</div></span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Every person is an artist in this village.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">-> Pipli applique work is from Pipli village. </span><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Pipli is called "Pipili". GI registration has been done with the name- "Pipli".<br /></span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">-> Dancers had worn "Sambalpuri Bandha" Sarees, a type of Ikat saree of Odisha i.e. "Orissa Ikat".</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Both these handlooms have the GI Tag.</span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Further, Sambalpuri designs of Saktapar (Pasapali) were also painted on the Tableau.</span></div><div><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">-> Sambalpuri, a type of "handloom" is from many districts like Sambalpur & not associated with Raghurajpur village. Raghurajpur is famous for "handicrafts", more specifically-> Pattachitra.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">-> <b>Mentioning "Puri district arts & crafts like Pattachitra" & "Sambalpuri Sarees" would be more appropriate.</b></span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Such mention would be great in the commentary on Kartavya Path as many would have heard and learned the terms.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">-> The broad theme was "Women Empowerment" i.e. Nari Shakti in Viksit Bharat.</span><br /><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Congratulations to all those associated.</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The great efforts of those associated with Odisha Tableau have been recognised & rewarded.</span></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjme1dExJXsp3pi-bq8N5q5qtTTpAmCIgD2vimLEjprvUXQ4aQOiraZ-JA7BM3dl3wMEVDLAQmA055M8hv9VlSyZrfOJnbhlC3wo5IyRGEeSCArsBfw6_P7VYpRA_k8sIDl8sNOBC44VTknIx8u9q-1axtwMUI0Stlo3BJe4vTkN7xYMpdX9OUdd3TPMk4/s731/Republic%20Day%202024%20Tableau%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="731" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjme1dExJXsp3pi-bq8N5q5qtTTpAmCIgD2vimLEjprvUXQ4aQOiraZ-JA7BM3dl3wMEVDLAQmA055M8hv9VlSyZrfOJnbhlC3wo5IyRGEeSCArsBfw6_P7VYpRA_k8sIDl8sNOBC44VTknIx8u9q-1axtwMUI0Stlo3BJe4vTkN7xYMpdX9OUdd3TPMk4/w418-h372/Republic%20Day%202024%20Tableau%201.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Information has been shared via press release by the Press Information Bureau,</span><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"> Govt of India-</span><br /><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><a href="https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2000684" target="_blank">https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2000684</a></span><div><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></div><div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Raksha Rajya Mantri, Sri Ajay Bhatt, gave away the best marching contingents and tableaux awards for the Republic Day Parade on January 30, 2024. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 16px;">There were two results, based on- </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 16px;">I- Judges Choice</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 16px;">II- Public Votes via online public poll.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 7.3pt 10px 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">Three panels of judges were appointed to assess the performance of Marching Contingents from-</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 7.3pt 10px 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">a. Three Services, </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 7.3pt 10px 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">b. Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF)/other auxiliary forces </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 7.3pt 10px 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">c. Tableaux from various States/Union Territories and </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 7.3pt 10px 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">d. Tableaux from Ministries/Departments. </span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 7.3pt 10px 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;">Based on the assessment of the panels, the results shared for the Republic Day Parade 2024:</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px 7.3pt 10px 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i></i></span></b></span></span></p><blockquote><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px 7.3pt 10px 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>I- Judges Choice Awards</i></span></b></span></span></p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 40px; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Best Marching Contingent among the three services – </span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Sikh Regiment Contingent</span></i></span></span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Best Marching Contingent among CAPF/other auxiliary forces</span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> – Delhi Police Women Marching Contingent</span></i></span></span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><i>Best three Tableaux (States/UTs)</i></span></span></span></span></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><u><i><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">First</span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> – Odisha (Woman Empowerment in Viksit Bharat)</span></i></u></span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Second</span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> – Gujrat (Dhordo : A Global Icon Of Gujarat’s Border Tourism)</span></i></span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Third</span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> – Tamil Nadu (Kudavolai System in ancient Tamil Nadu – Mother of Democracy)</span></i></span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Best Tableau (Ministries/Departments)</span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> - Ministry of Culture – (Bharat : Mother of Democracy)</span></i></span></span></span></p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 40px; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Special Prize - </span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Central Public Works Department (Central Vista -Viksit Bharat Ka Pratibimb)</span></i></span></span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Special memento</span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> to ‘Vande Bharatam’ – Dance Group</span></i></span></span></span></li></ul><div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><i><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Apart from the above that were decided by a panel of judges, a</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;">n online poll was conducted by MyGov.</span></i></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><i>Citizens voted for their favourite Tableaux in different categories-</i></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>II- Online Poll</i></span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: justify;"><i>The results are:</i></span></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 7.3pt 10px 0cm; text-align: justify;"><i> </i></p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px 40px; padding: 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Best Marching Contingent among the three services</span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">– </span>Rajputana Rifles Regimental Marching Contingent</span></i></span></span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Best Marching Contingent among CAPF/other auxiliary forces</span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> - CRPF Woman Marching Contingent</span></i></span></span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Best Tableau (Central Ministries/Departments)</span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> – Vibrant Villages (Ministry of Home Affairs)</span></i></span></span></span></li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Best three Tableaux (States/UTs)</span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">:</span></i></span></span></span></li></ul><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">First</span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> - Gujarat (Dhordo: A Global Icon Of Gujarat’s Border Tourism)</span></i></span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Second</span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> - Uttar Pradesh (Viksit Bharat Samradh Virasat)</span></i></span></span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Third</span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> – Andhra Pradesh (Transforming School Education in Andhra Pradesh – Making Students Globally Competitive)</span></i></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p>Videos of the live telecast by news media are available online.</p><p><b>Did you watch the 75th Republic Day Parade?</b></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Times New Roman", Times, serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><i><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></i></span></span></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Anita Sabathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344595579020871515.post-58579716540304445662024-01-31T15:31:00.001+05:302024-01-31T15:49:21.075+05:30Wherever She Went, Love Followed<p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">She was so lovely!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">He loved her.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">She did not know.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Even if she did, would she have
cared or reciprocated?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">She cared for her books.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">They were her love.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Even he loved to chew on books.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Once he had tried making his
presence felt.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">She shrieked.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Even he got startled!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBe9Mn6JDthDxIOZlmr1KJzY55vOYOESTL0r7mtyVvAimLQKmb7l_4HUT5HbPQ4ZJjXPdmBNGKzgZSjqOVNH1b4lxB6MIV0FkF7G4BlNjWfCKbts3GWTeefgBcMycmyLta_AInDcvxKpmlxvRFc2yoQtPp-bbfto-YtsiunFRomvrnPJMpN-R4q7SCxI/s1024/FF-room-susan-rouchard.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBe9Mn6JDthDxIOZlmr1KJzY55vOYOESTL0r7mtyVvAimLQKmb7l_4HUT5HbPQ4ZJjXPdmBNGKzgZSjqOVNH1b4lxB6MIV0FkF7G4BlNjWfCKbts3GWTeefgBcMycmyLta_AInDcvxKpmlxvRFc2yoQtPp-bbfto-YtsiunFRomvrnPJMpN-R4q7SCxI/s320/FF-room-susan-rouchard.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo Prompt- Susan Rouchard</i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">When she decided to move homes,
even he decided to make a move.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a>He sneaked in with her books.<o:p></o:p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">They always gave him comfort
and nourishment.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">When she would unpack that box
and set her books on the new shelves, he, the bookworm, would also get a new
place.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><i>100 Words story for the Friday Fictioneers</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><i>This is an advance "Valentine's Day" story expressing a love story for books!</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><i>Bookworms love books. Booklovers love books.</i></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><b>What if a bookworm falls in love with a reader? </b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><b>Do you love books? Have any of your books been nibbled by bookworms?</b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><b>Please share your comment with your name and blog address too. </b></span><b style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Will visit your page.</b></p>Anita Sabathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344595579020871515.post-15177538402524930882024-01-29T02:21:00.000+05:302024-01-29T02:21:15.704+05:30Nabagunjara Lecture - Odisha's Handloom Art Tradition<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thanks to the Nabagunjara Lecture series organisers for choosing "Odishara Bayana Kala Parampara" or "Odisha's Handloom Art Tradition" topic for the Lecture Series- Talk No. 36 & for your warm invitation 🙏🏽</span></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Parampara means- Legacy, Tradition or Heritage.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Odisha has an age-old Parampara & </span>cultural heritage<span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"> with textiles.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrw2pHgr5OmNo1Wi-xfFaUZvhSGvjreUpIBG6YlloygqSuwecSfoChtfSzu3ByuF-Lzr2p92IGK8061BHmu-joP5FldFCtSX3FCYDVUQFFBH5XhdvinvR48wFH4Hq_obnuolzfy-JnDTzkcgqBnO2MGa-7c36Txo_XoxB8oXqrrxlsvhjiOne0Nobaqo/s526/27%20January%202024_Nabagunjara.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="526" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJrw2pHgr5OmNo1Wi-xfFaUZvhSGvjreUpIBG6YlloygqSuwecSfoChtfSzu3ByuF-Lzr2p92IGK8061BHmu-joP5FldFCtSX3FCYDVUQFFBH5XhdvinvR48wFH4Hq_obnuolzfy-JnDTzkcgqBnO2MGa-7c36Txo_XoxB8oXqrrxlsvhjiOne0Nobaqo/s320/27%20January%202024_Nabagunjara.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The thoughtfully designed poster itself has handlooms as the background for the faces! Can you identify the handlooms?</span></span></p>Thank you so much, Nabagunjara Family, for the honour & great opportunity to learn & share about Odisha's rich handloom tradition. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">🙏🏽</span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRyvEduu_dfl6jKb2P7OIWbwQEk53M5rYic_qrVxDBarIRSaN0PYFFnwFPsEL4dZa0E9rTzMT2oL2T3GiMFOH3VtMgKJWQTPXwNYTVW7WUAABBhaeR_la6wI0ZP5rbzHg9WcmtAcYPQzws1QlxsGp3HJg0rFYVgpzwqQhNs3dqRpPEdtPkTTv0Y2PGoKo/s746/Nabagunjara_27%20Jan%2024_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="746" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRyvEduu_dfl6jKb2P7OIWbwQEk53M5rYic_qrVxDBarIRSaN0PYFFnwFPsEL4dZa0E9rTzMT2oL2T3GiMFOH3VtMgKJWQTPXwNYTVW7WUAABBhaeR_la6wI0ZP5rbzHg9WcmtAcYPQzws1QlxsGp3HJg0rFYVgpzwqQhNs3dqRpPEdtPkTTv0Y2PGoKo/s320/Nabagunjara_27%20Jan%2024_2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="xt0psk2" style="display: inline;">Dr Surendra Meher</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; font-size: 15px; text-align: left; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> presented great points aptly dressed in a beautiful Sambalpuri Bandha Kala jacket. </span></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPUWQsSQUvSizBfy3qc9K5F3-bcN5YANzLbWKxTVyMkW5YvtjHxUaw7yOuOEvCLh6EEL9setMPR_RyjIw4AVPBgJNjGO9uQbRewBMzi2_LF6GXtvUv3RbMUKZ5H5BZRCVIvT-WsL8GHY0-PcY2gbuW0qsaQPePgYAeJWZXoO3ZWzfiQEmYGDULV5DPyo/s735/Nabagunjara_27%20Jan%2024_3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="336" data-original-width="735" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRPUWQsSQUvSizBfy3qc9K5F3-bcN5YANzLbWKxTVyMkW5YvtjHxUaw7yOuOEvCLh6EEL9setMPR_RyjIw4AVPBgJNjGO9uQbRewBMzi2_LF6GXtvUv3RbMUKZ5H5BZRCVIvT-WsL8GHY0-PcY2gbuW0qsaQPePgYAeJWZXoO3ZWzfiQEmYGDULV5DPyo/s320/Nabagunjara_27%20Jan%2024_3.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Both Prof Dr Umakant Mishra & Shri Bhuyan introduced and conducted the programme very well.</span><p></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Apt <a style="color: #385898; cursor: pointer;" tabindex="-1"></a>questions were asked.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Shows the interest of the participants.</span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiasSIjlm7_opgAC99wh5QNPl4AUReQyR-YSpT_Mw7xWo4PnNonNcOdcyQsPLo48_hmiPu7Mc0PWAdI1ZivTzTnmwVo2f_Y_D2NRqK_4yCNsJAM5fmBU9-ROTskbcOG_wdVkLLdk2vUp6eSH8S9QCQlr3dpnr2IzNowJBL2wPn9i-6kiM4nTh3M7qcKxo/s857/Nabagunjara_27%20Jan%2024_4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="857" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiasSIjlm7_opgAC99wh5QNPl4AUReQyR-YSpT_Mw7xWo4PnNonNcOdcyQsPLo48_hmiPu7Mc0PWAdI1ZivTzTnmwVo2f_Y_D2NRqK_4yCNsJAM5fmBU9-ROTskbcOG_wdVkLLdk2vUp6eSH8S9QCQlr3dpnr2IzNowJBL2wPn9i-6kiM4nTh3M7qcKxo/s320/Nabagunjara_27%20Jan%2024_4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Nabagunjara, based in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, is a Culture Forum that has been sharing about Odisha's culture.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I feel such discussions are great for documentation too. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Totally appreciate the efforts of all those who are working for such cultural heritage causes and choosing these topics.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It takes hard work to conduct & share.</span></div><div dir="auto"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPJVEnden_0&fbclid=IwAR2HfG8vOdmEZkxynZOA6ve0B2GXV7eQdk_SYnGddbMBFUEId9j9jZqzxcQ" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPJVEnden_0</span></a></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When Prof Dr Mishra first spoke to me regarding this session, I expressed that covering our vast Odisha handloom heritage would be tough within the limited time. Still tried to present a bit about the 10 registered Geographical Indications (GI) handlooms of Odisha & some pressing issues.</span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ34fCgf4qQHaSaAGCAmCOb9QuGWPFhsmRYshFauOQCp-DaFLOmitCxCYL46xAOqKtPEYh2WMAe9MpnY3bxr5VR12Bub-KYOxe2XVh2RRm6NRNbFSVsVhoomc6ZA60Uviz3QO8EYvs_1IpPgHq7MuF4XmzfXZeVLrxM0wT_5gyHUx_EcawdjE_ghA9bnQ/s865/Nabagunjara_27%20Jan%2024_0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="865" height="156" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ34fCgf4qQHaSaAGCAmCOb9QuGWPFhsmRYshFauOQCp-DaFLOmitCxCYL46xAOqKtPEYh2WMAe9MpnY3bxr5VR12Bub-KYOxe2XVh2RRm6NRNbFSVsVhoomc6ZA60Uviz3QO8EYvs_1IpPgHq7MuF4XmzfXZeVLrxM0wT_5gyHUx_EcawdjE_ghA9bnQ/s320/Nabagunjara_27%20Jan%2024_0.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Prof Mishra had a glowing introduction for me. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In my haste to share, I forgot to give this disclaimer in the beginning- "I am no expert; but a learner." </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Started being the <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/odishagi?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZXZ15dW7PK1TgHMUJLSYqo5V0vtZZx4c0nm06s4u4G6WF7zl5JdztL6o6xHTjyZ5shccve-Jer0-jYVjRabkAIc-9IiJgOWA_x1yUpu3myw7-N1xKAN34yFWrSdcjN21KI&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#vocalforlocal</a> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/vocal4gi?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZXZ15dW7PK1TgHMUJLSYqo5V0vtZZx4c0nm06s4u4G6WF7zl5JdztL6o6xHTjyZ5shccve-Jer0-jYVjRabkAIc-9IiJgOWA_x1yUpu3myw7-N1xKAN34yFWrSdcjN21KI&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#vocal4GI</a> <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/gisofindia?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZXZ15dW7PK1TgHMUJLSYqo5V0vtZZx4c0nm06s4u4G6WF7zl5JdztL6o6xHTjyZ5shccve-Jer0-jYVjRabkAIc-9IiJgOWA_x1yUpu3myw7-N1xKAN34yFWrSdcjN21KI&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#GIsofIndia</a> researcher & voice thinking that at least someone has to do this & attempt to unite all for this culturally rich state's GI causes.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It's all a part of our sincere & humble efforts- trying to share concerns & make all aware so that we all can take collective responsibility & action.</span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2PmdrSYCTRJKdC8C_PLgmuLKWKLb1smZpAY9aVyw5zUOkKEn-NHpIwglm9ymwzllnP3ftTliIMUkh_6-2r-A0X22wJtBpEYxm_Ap2qGzGCLK6yKBUm_OvxyroYDYZGufi3ubmGaNSkKklL_PPScvl7iXyLCpIxWb90nDt6ZovGJA9_1Oj5_KylBGNtw/s1366/Nabagunjara_27%20Jan%2024_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="1366" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu2PmdrSYCTRJKdC8C_PLgmuLKWKLb1smZpAY9aVyw5zUOkKEn-NHpIwglm9ymwzllnP3ftTliIMUkh_6-2r-A0X22wJtBpEYxm_Ap2qGzGCLK6yKBUm_OvxyroYDYZGufi3ubmGaNSkKklL_PPScvl7iXyLCpIxWb90nDt6ZovGJA9_1Oj5_KylBGNtw/s320/Nabagunjara_27%20Jan%2024_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Sharing is never easy.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Like, I find myself struggling to first continue the presentation creation process, adding extra points/images to the existing template, and "share" the presentation online (some speakers do it all so effortlessly!). After a presentation ends, I always feel concerned that I was unable to do complete justice to the topic and think of all that I could have shared, names & images & info I have missed mentioning & vow to include & make the next one better! </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The same feeling as for school/college "test/examination"!</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The motto has always been-</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Let's make things better!" that was the tagline of a Philips India ad <span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🙂" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t4c/1/16/1f642.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then, of course, there is the sharing on social media - sharing about the event! Struggling for that as well! <span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="🙂" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/t4c/1/16/1f642.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But, then all the struggles come to nought when the carefully created Odisha/odia culture posts are unceremoniously deleted. It's like cold-blooded elimination. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Having seen this happening for multiple posts now, creating new ones feels like a Herculean task and what's the point of creating something that'll be destroyed?</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This blog post has more-</span></div><div dir="auto"><a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1fey0fg" href="https://www.anitaexplorer.com/2023/12/another-facebook-post-removed.html?fbclid=IwAR2Y4G50bcCIJaBuIZ4jW6n1HtNsPTdgxV0o8XBnlYtcndk9ag0J-iA7JNs" rel="nofollow noreferrer" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: inherit;">https://www.anitaexplorer.com/.../another-facebook-post...</span></a></div><div dir="auto"><br /></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This was by no means an exhaustive presentation. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There are many more points to be shared & more work to be done.</span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6cQfpk3MHmnCgYSBp5oCXgh6yXfoHoLv8a1BXKHCtD-upXyaK-H7IxUzdzkdLljRgJt-lioBk_R6GBPLD0J2ryc3E3D8Ym6Ssfy-bET1wrX-NX4PIhcIZjbm3LsCBFel83aIOXXIFVxFAAmyAF0XVUxlP5IaJk24teAhLWPr8tVluYjKzXoXuoxXdkg/s772/Nabagunjara_27%20Jan%202024%205.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="772" height="144" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6cQfpk3MHmnCgYSBp5oCXgh6yXfoHoLv8a1BXKHCtD-upXyaK-H7IxUzdzkdLljRgJt-lioBk_R6GBPLD0J2ryc3E3D8Ym6Ssfy-bET1wrX-NX4PIhcIZjbm3LsCBFel83aIOXXIFVxFAAmyAF0XVUxlP5IaJk24teAhLWPr8tVluYjKzXoXuoxXdkg/s320/Nabagunjara_27%20Jan%202024%205.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">All need to work together. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Our heritage is our pride.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is our duty and responsibility to protect, preserve and promote.</span></div></div>Anita Sabathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344595579020871515.post-59862992982469680452024-01-24T16:09:00.002+05:302024-01-24T16:17:47.367+05:30The Real Art And The Artist<p><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 15pt;">The view was very beautiful.</span></p>
<p class="ydp9eaff85cmsonormal" style="background: white; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""Lato",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #666666; font-size: 15pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">The artist in Lizy was ecstatic.</span></span><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ydp9eaff85cmsonormal" style="background: white; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""Lato",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #666666; font-size: 15pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Lizy had to express it on her
canvas.</span></span><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="ydp9eaff85cmsonormal" style="background: white; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZzc92fVuiF6_h5N6ioRzfiFY8-VqR02T5M3GvNykwaRI_-ifl2HDbz84A9Xj-UucbuM5aihBN3-81Gb8meO92mWnyfgoF4mwFwKl46wrhXWZnJg46XNzRJbLr3HKcb1AU07Vh30zdjmh2-Iykhp4U6UZ651aMSqSeNB6SoxP7kzSUuBn27wiTWJHfUHA/s1024/FF-jordanville-farm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZzc92fVuiF6_h5N6ioRzfiFY8-VqR02T5M3GvNykwaRI_-ifl2HDbz84A9Xj-UucbuM5aihBN3-81Gb8meO92mWnyfgoF4mwFwKl46wrhXWZnJg46XNzRJbLr3HKcb1AU07Vh30zdjmh2-Iykhp4U6UZ651aMSqSeNB6SoxP7kzSUuBn27wiTWJHfUHA/s320/FF-jordanville-farm.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo Prompt- Rochelle Wisoff Fields</i></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="outline: none;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="ydp9eaff85cmsonormal" style="background: white; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""Lato",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #666666; font-size: 15pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">She returned with her painting
materials.</span></span><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ydp9eaff85cmsonormal" style="background: white; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""Lato",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #666666; font-size: 15pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">She took pains to ensure that
her sketch was a replica.</span></span><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ydp9eaff85cmsonormal" style="background: white; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""Lato",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #666666; font-size: 15pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><span></span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p class="ydp9eaff85cmsonormal" style="background: white; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""Lato",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #666666; font-size: 15pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Lizy started colouring her artwork.</span></span></p><p class="ydp9eaff85cmsonormal" style="background: white; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""Lato",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #666666; font-size: 15pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">After a week of dedicated
efforts, just some finishing touches were left.</span></span><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ydp9eaff85cmsonormal" style="background: white; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""Lato",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #666666; font-size: 15pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Lizy arrived at the same spot.</span></span><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ydp9eaff85cmsonormal" style="background: white; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""Lato",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #666666; font-size: 15pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Comparing her painting with the
scenery, she was startled to spot a difference.</span></span><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="ydp9eaff85cmsonormal" style="background: white; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""Lato",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #666666; font-size: 15pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">She was sure that the white
house with a blue roof did not exist when she started her painting!</span></span><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="ydp9eaff85cmsonormal" style="background: white; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""Lato",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #666666; font-size: 15pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="ydp9eaff85cmsonormal" style="background: white; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""Lato",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #666666; font-size: 15pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Had it appeared overnight then?</span></span></p><p class="ydp9eaff85cmsonormal" style="background: white; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""Lato",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #666666; font-size: 15pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;">Lizy started to investigate.</span></span></p><p class="ydp9eaff85cmsonormal" style="background: white; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span face=""Lato",sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #666666; font-size: 15pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; padding: 0in;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="ydp9eaff85cmsonormal" style="background: white; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span face="Lato, sans-serif" style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #666666; padding: 0in;"><i>100 Words Fiction for Friday Fictioneers</i></span></span></p><p class="ydp9eaff85cmsonormal" style="background: white; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #666666; font-size: 13.3333px; padding: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif">What do you think happened? Can new homes appear in old surroundings overnight? </span></span></span></p><p class="ydp9eaff85cmsonormal" style="background: white; outline: none;"><span style="outline: none;"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #666666; font-size: 13.3333px; padding: 0in;"><span face="Helvetica, sans-serif">Please share in the comments below.</span></span></span></p>Anita Sabathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344595579020871515.post-68285212036162040982024-01-17T15:29:00.001+05:302024-01-17T15:29:20.756+05:30The Nice Princess Guide<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">When the princess woke up, she found herself locked in a small room.</span></p><p class="ydpd06c7bd9MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none !important;">She realized what had happened.</p><p class="ydpd06c7bd9MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none !important;">A witch had kidnapped her...</p><p class="ydpd06c7bd9MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none !important;"><br /></p><p class="ydpd06c7bd9MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none !important;">The princess closed her eyes and took deep breaths.</p><p class="ydpd06c7bd9MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none !important;">She searched in her brain’s memory.</p><p class="ydpd06c7bd9MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none !important;">“The Nice Princess’s Guide” chapter- “What to do when a witch abducts you?” flashed in her mind!</p><p class="ydpd06c7bd9MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none !important;"><br /></p><p class="ydpd06c7bd9MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none !important;"><b><i>“Buttering and oiling helps. Be nice to the witch and flatter her! Try oiling her hair!”</i></b></p><p class="ydpd06c7bd9MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none !important;"><br /></p><p class="ydpd06c7bd9MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none !important;">The princess looked for oil in the room.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14dcxF6PhK5RuPYoM6MIx3pmpH4Vlkz3nldAEmVzar53Q6SVKCNgJjc8hz0C-7G6j0Lok2FZMxx5FVf6iWW8UazU9Z6Ja2I8cqpW1Hk979dZ5MHr3q0p8FPZwecpimVwvn1tGCrJ5q7blDsaB5eGX4tvt-oTIXFh41A10F9RBf4cgUXbKqxm88WYwdTY/s818/FF-jen-bowl-and-spoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="607" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh14dcxF6PhK5RuPYoM6MIx3pmpH4Vlkz3nldAEmVzar53Q6SVKCNgJjc8hz0C-7G6j0Lok2FZMxx5FVf6iWW8UazU9Z6Ja2I8cqpW1Hk979dZ5MHr3q0p8FPZwecpimVwvn1tGCrJ5q7blDsaB5eGX4tvt-oTIXFh41A10F9RBf4cgUXbKqxm88WYwdTY/s320/FF-jen-bowl-and-spoon.jpg" width="237" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo Prompt- Jennifer Pendergast</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span><p class="ydpd06c7bd9MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none !important;">She found oil in a bowl!</p><p class="ydpd06c7bd9MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none !important;">It was solidified.</p><p class="ydpd06c7bd9MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none !important;"><br /></p><p class="ydpd06c7bd9MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none !important;">Some things need to melt.</p><p class="ydpd06c7bd9MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none !important;">The nice princess’s charms got to work.</p><p class="ydpd06c7bd9MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none !important;"><br /></p><p class="ydpd06c7bd9MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none !important;"><i>100 words story for Friday Fictioneers</i></p><p class="ydpd06c7bd9MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none !important;"><b>Do you feel this will work? </b></p><p class="ydpd06c7bd9MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none !important;"><b>Do you believe in being nice and that nice people will win?</b></p><p class="ydpd06c7bd9MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; outline: none !important;"><b>Please share in the comments below.</b></p>Anita Sabathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344595579020871515.post-68073838277211230872024-01-15T23:56:00.001+05:302024-01-15T23:56:08.416+05:30Sohrai-Khovar Painting - Justin Imam<p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It was wonderful to meet & interact with Justin Imam ji 6 weeks ago at the Odi Art Museum at the Chilika Shelduck Folk Carnival 2023 held at Barkul, Odisha where he was a speaker.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He had also displayed Sohrai & Khovar at the stall. He was so enthusiastic about this GI craft's promotion and explained to all visitors continuously and proudly shared information with all. </span></p><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Which way to hold the painting? Horizontally or vertically?" I asked while being sure that it was to be vertically.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"Am I holding it right?" I showed him by turning back as he was standing inside the stall while I was outside (Pics 1 & 2)</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">That's when he corrected me. You can see the image that has the correct depiction.</span></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXGzE7JTF7zF6UjXEYNxkaXCsl3xBlg8zenST99erb7g3wKqxPVm5en7rP94DyHB-MSZh3xf6mCAYbYy9Fz5eiQJ_EPM-ro7PK7TRQAmeMgPtb1df43cZ_Y3OA9eWLTEaYo9lvZoCJLP6dym_MHe9tADxzpVAIi8ibOsF1dwn5RglW43EPaW-3xjDtAw/s1225/KPIV1138.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1225" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYXGzE7JTF7zF6UjXEYNxkaXCsl3xBlg8zenST99erb7g3wKqxPVm5en7rP94DyHB-MSZh3xf6mCAYbYy9Fz5eiQJ_EPM-ro7PK7TRQAmeMgPtb1df43cZ_Y3OA9eWLTEaYo9lvZoCJLP6dym_MHe9tADxzpVAIi8ibOsF1dwn5RglW43EPaW-3xjDtAw/s320/KPIV1138.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">He also invited me so graciously to his home in Jharkhand. </span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"You must visit & meet my father. He has documented a lot about art. He will be very happy to meet you. You both are so alike!" Justin ji had mentioned several times within those two days. </span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He had also fondly mentioned his family members especially his wife, and all artists. It was so interesting to listen to his interesting family history. </span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He was happy to listen to my presentation and was very excited to especially learn about Odisha's Kotpad Handloom. The usage of natural dye and sustainability interested him a great deal. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He had requested a connection with a weaver that I had promptly done last month. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Justin ji & I became "friends" on Facebook last month.<span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The following images show our pics with some art students from Khallikore Art College.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTFP_empS4jBjONmFD5HKoOyHrHXp4QrOTDNTwtL127hYXv_UnNLGuY7qI3l-h9wRmLMZH3zY-nxJOEZh-gbJRoKWbiwtRoE2Nfs8YZ1BSGFZ461U_MZsmUCdE10t6Bd6yvwfTcFslOG0nzZfnFqUJAXQGACw8UoJrcuAu-BU1PzvalwGYB93LLienZc/s1280/UYSC5816.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTFP_empS4jBjONmFD5HKoOyHrHXp4QrOTDNTwtL127hYXv_UnNLGuY7qI3l-h9wRmLMZH3zY-nxJOEZh-gbJRoKWbiwtRoE2Nfs8YZ1BSGFZ461U_MZsmUCdE10t6Bd6yvwfTcFslOG0nzZfnFqUJAXQGACw8UoJrcuAu-BU1PzvalwGYB93LLienZc/w438-h246/UYSC5816.JPG" width="438" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5pEx9nAfVrHuYFn0VJhvkKOEe3MzblWH87THAuk2h9al8DfaDtvfK440rjDjeqjbp7h7UvMAdVplfIFUqTyGx5TnW_mRHBtHAxI00Y8oiV4lUoyCGL6TxjV-woEiJkITv4P1l6Zhyphenhyphenaoet5Y1ezaS6OMA-st251qNe0yZs_02PoM2WXzdsP5P03Jad2E/s1280/ODYZ2453.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv5pEx9nAfVrHuYFn0VJhvkKOEe3MzblWH87THAuk2h9al8DfaDtvfK440rjDjeqjbp7h7UvMAdVplfIFUqTyGx5TnW_mRHBtHAxI00Y8oiV4lUoyCGL6TxjV-woEiJkITv4P1l6Zhyphenhyphenaoet5Y1ezaS6OMA-st251qNe0yZs_02PoM2WXzdsP5P03Jad2E/s320/ODYZ2453.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Truly shocked & extremely saddened to lose our valuable community member- Justin Imam ji.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Prayers for his immortal soul. Praying for strength for his family. </p><p>We have lost a valuable cultural heritage advocate and promoter of traditional crafts of Jharkhand. </p><p>The applicant of Geographical Indication (GI) art- Sohrai & Khovar, Justin Imam ji <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;">played a huge role in protecting, preserving and promoting art forms and serving the local community.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhav7zbDo5w0ahVa6lhiKYbrS_yp07gxcFVc3PVqCOr0KssENZ_M25ZOuuNh_u9YqjugIx7z9eLHogzax5IqMnFQpqsK1y8EvODtk3TCkIbTbW5mfmlv0inq3VoDb84fofhdN6veH3gcPSAJGG3ET84uZVkDTv7UryUryFJ2eqA4v3j86QI7t-N9aC2jOM/s4032/IMG_7508.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhav7zbDo5w0ahVa6lhiKYbrS_yp07gxcFVc3PVqCOr0KssENZ_M25ZOuuNh_u9YqjugIx7z9eLHogzax5IqMnFQpqsK1y8EvODtk3TCkIbTbW5mfmlv0inq3VoDb84fofhdN6veH3gcPSAJGG3ET84uZVkDTv7UryUryFJ2eqA4v3j86QI7t-N9aC2jOM/w443-h332/IMG_7508.JPG" width="443" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 15px; text-align: justify;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">He was the son of Padma Shri Bulu Imam ji.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Justin ji was just 49 years old. He suffered a cardiac arrest and we have lost him.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">I hate to write about Justin ji in the past tense. </p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Lora, serif; font-size: 15px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify;">Will always remember his smiling face, gentle demeanour & passion. </p><p>This is a huge loss for India.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">We had the opportunity to meet & interact with Justin Imam ji.<br /><br />He was a speaker & exhibited Sohrai & Khovar art at Chilika Shelduck International Folk Carnival 2023 held <a href="https://twitter.com/odiart_museum?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@odiart_museum</a> Chilika, Odisha.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JustinImam?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JustinImam</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sohrai?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Sohrai</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Khovar?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Khovar</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jharkhand?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Jharkhand</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GIsofIndia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GIsofIndia</a><a href="https://t.co/9oHoFaKsuc">https://t.co/9oHoFaKsuc</a></p>— Odita Trust ଓଡ଼ିତ ଟ୍ରଷ୍ଟ (@OditaTrust) <a href="https://twitter.com/OditaTrust/status/1746535594782834698?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 14, 2024</a></blockquote><p><br /></p><p>The sad news has been widely covered by media-</p><p>PTI News: <a href="https://old.ptinews.com/news/east/justin-imam-who-popularised-traditional-sohrai-art-dies/724852.html">https://old.ptinews.com/news/east/justin-imam-who-popularised-traditional-sohrai-art-dies/724852.html</a></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; 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background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://bihar.punjabkesari.in/.../justin-imam-who...</a></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">& several other news media publications...</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>More images shared in my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/anitaexplorer/posts/pfbid02eg9QcAUMVMnC7APfNBwisgzQZ2iGRfDavrLVq71vTWRTqQrCDosvxdZg33Lax9F1l?comment_id=771773841468678&notif_id=1705338962965792&notif_t=feed_comment&ref=notif" target="_blank">Facebook post here</a>.</i></span></div></div><p><b>Did you know about Sohrai And Khovar art forms?</b></p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>Anita Sabathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344595579020871515.post-41126883866473797102024-01-10T17:06:00.003+05:302024-01-10T17:06:49.711+05:30When I Went To The Lagoon<p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">When I went to the lagoon,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I felt great!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The lagoon was there, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I was alive & not
"late"!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CsI6jonlJva_YLoEKhugYYIRr6by-8g7NZcQ7_jIrax17Wv_d5_VeA48EpLKyCCR6RsCUf427if1LDJKTK_62O0IWNuLGJPqj41SKPhsSRuPtEJmYZcSg43dmCwIb_qQVYCrFIwFajGNqYEi862Vc-xEdN-xiopz88Ljkj43VSlEOesCvZcsnQSMeyk/s360/Chilika%20Lake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="245" data-original-width="360" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CsI6jonlJva_YLoEKhugYYIRr6by-8g7NZcQ7_jIrax17Wv_d5_VeA48EpLKyCCR6RsCUf427if1LDJKTK_62O0IWNuLGJPqj41SKPhsSRuPtEJmYZcSg43dmCwIb_qQVYCrFIwFajGNqYEi862Vc-xEdN-xiopz88Ljkj43VSlEOesCvZcsnQSMeyk/s320/Chilika%20Lake.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://x.com/moefcc/status/1744306268477808679?s=20" target="_blank">Source- @moefcc on X</a></i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">One friend-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Was in a bed-ridden state;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Another-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Passed the heavenly gate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><span></span></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The lagoon's water met-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Salty fate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">The girl in me-<o:p></o:p></span></p><p>
</p><p><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Enjoyed her date!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><br /></p><p><i>44 words poem for dVerse Poets- <a href="https://dversepoets.com/2024/01/08/quadrille-from-the-dverse-lagoon/" target="_blank">Lagoon</a></i></p><p>Lagoon reminds me of - Chilika Lake- one of the largest lagoons in the world.</p><p>Lakhs of migratory birds visit from around the world.</p><p>If you love to travel, please visit this beautiful lagoon located in Odisha, India.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chilika Lake is the largest brackish water lake with estuarine character that sprawls across the districts of Puri, Khordha & Ganjam in Odisha, east coast of India. <br />Chilika is amongst the largest lagoons in the world.<br /><br />Welcome to Odisha <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/incredibleindia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#incredibleindia</a> 🇮🇳<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ExploreIndianIslands?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ExploreIndianIslands</a> <a href="https://t.co/54dkpYjpWF">https://t.co/54dkpYjpWF</a> <a href="https://t.co/VH139hltO6">pic.twitter.com/VH139hltO6</a></p>— Anita Sabat - ଡ. ଅନୀତା ସାବତ (@anitaexplorer) <a href="https://twitter.com/anitaexplorer/status/1744006864961167785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 7, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>Anita Sabathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344595579020871515.post-45914637353398540982024-01-10T16:05:00.004+05:302024-01-10T16:06:26.678+05:30I See Her Here<p>When I started seeing her in my dreams, I thought I had to visit
her.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Where had my best-friend suddenly disappeared?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Why had she stopped receiving my phone calls and replying to
my emails and messages?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I took the next flight to her city.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I went to her workplace and apartment.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When I showed her photo or asked about her, none recognized
her.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">They said- "No such girl ever worked or stayed here!"<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I ordered coffee at her favourite coffee shop.<o:p></o:p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwPsOAGsHT8iYFaW-gRWiIE6Uz2Bzof-O6qd5obxXVqrUtLlXpBRdgDKnP0a5B_FFeQ4xRzzMA8C18yKTZCFWfKNrWNaTEAtRuySq6kJK4I0TA3HS0zpFBBJqr17TQ6mxDaNjIgFOh8tLhPrP0mfn65kqfk6OK3IrILvPOH8tWRHtzHsjJA0D64hBc8c/s1024/susan-rouchard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwPsOAGsHT8iYFaW-gRWiIE6Uz2Bzof-O6qd5obxXVqrUtLlXpBRdgDKnP0a5B_FFeQ4xRzzMA8C18yKTZCFWfKNrWNaTEAtRuySq6kJK4I0TA3HS0zpFBBJqr17TQ6mxDaNjIgFOh8tLhPrP0mfn65kqfk6OK3IrILvPOH8tWRHtzHsjJA0D64hBc8c/w399-h532/susan-rouchard.jpg" width="399" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo Prompt- Susan Rouchard</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>There, I saw her walking towards me!<p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wind gushed. <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">She simply vanished.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My full coffee cup was now empty.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>100 words story for Friday Fictioneers</i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>What do you think happened? Do share in the comments below.</b></p>Anita Sabathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344595579020871515.post-77248807688015555122024-01-07T10:55:00.024+05:302024-01-09T17:10:35.381+05:30Happy New Year Wishes<p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Each English calendar new year comes with hope and cheer and the possibilities are unlimited!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: large;">Darshan of Mahaprabhu</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I remember the past celebrations when we started the year with a darshan of Shree Jagannatha Mahaprabhu at Puri Dham, Odisha.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDemNwbWDQkb83EUWCiLcX1eJUDl9QF-XWLnxoRRsiYVAb9ffOaz2UohuGF4E7B8UcDYwDPY32Kczzrb0_74H79oOZTkitCeXgtxxr4yhxAGtB5eU3YSlVwtYOqUUHEIhqzcUopCkO_EkPBUoX2zr8-q3PVhSR9rIjhkSXjKaUvgIR1O9obIeYQ-Vt428/s1600/Mahaprabhu.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1066" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDemNwbWDQkb83EUWCiLcX1eJUDl9QF-XWLnxoRRsiYVAb9ffOaz2UohuGF4E7B8UcDYwDPY32Kczzrb0_74H79oOZTkitCeXgtxxr4yhxAGtB5eU3YSlVwtYOqUUHEIhqzcUopCkO_EkPBUoX2zr8-q3PVhSR9rIjhkSXjKaUvgIR1O9obIeYQ-Vt428/s320/Mahaprabhu.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Those were the days when there was no internet</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">, smartphone or social media.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Now, we can end and start with darshan anywhere and anytime.</span></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Heartiest Wishes for- <br />- New day<br />- New week<br />- New month<br />- New year 🎊<br /><br />May this brand new year 2024 be a wonderful & eventful year 🗓 filled with lots of goodness, happiness & cheer for all by the grace of Shree Jagannatha Mahaprabhu 🙌<br /><br />Jaya Shree Jagannatha 🙏<br />ଜୟ ଶ୍ରୀ ଜଗନ୍ନାଥ🙏 <a href="https://t.co/KvL5cFiTUD">https://t.co/KvL5cFiTUD</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZRwiUZ4tYO">pic.twitter.com/ZRwiUZ4tYO</a></span></p><span style="font-family: inherit;">— Anita Sabat - ଡ. ଅନୀତା ସାବତ (@anitaexplorer) <a href="https://twitter.com/anitaexplorer/status/1741682779216359829?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 1, 2024</a></span></blockquote><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Now, what we want to do "darshan" and what we want to share is totally up to us!</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span></span></span></b></span></p><a name='more'></a><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Darshan of Digital Wish Messages</span></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We get to greet a brand new year in the digital age with digital wish messages.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Like for every new year, this year too many of us received many "Happy New Year" messages via social media, especially WhatsApp.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When I spoke to my sister on New Year's Day, she said that she spent the majority of her time on 31st December and 1st January sending wish messages and replying to "Happy New Year" wishes!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Many can perhaps identify with this.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Awareness & Acceptance</b></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Checking some beautiful New Year images/video messages, I could see many had fancy graphics, wise quotes and sincere wishes.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">One had <b>sparkling fireworks</b> wishing "<b>365 days</b>"!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white;"><i></i></span></span></span></p><blockquote><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"Wishing you 365 days of sunshine and adventures galore in the new year."</i></span></span></blockquote><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span>Truly appreciate all the wishes. But, t</span></span><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif">his year 2024, being a <b>leap year</b>, has <b>366 days</b>.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Yes, an additional day- a full 24 hours!</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Some had mindlessly copied messages and forwarded incorrect information.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I made mental notes to be more aware.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span>I believe we all need to be responsible and accountable. </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Accept that <b>everything isn't the same and cannot follow the same pattern</b>.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Agree that most years have 365 days.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But, time to accept- some have 366 too!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Just because every minute has 60 seconds, every hour has 60 minutes, every day has 24 hours, every week has 7 days, and every fortnight has 14 days etc., does not make them all the same.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Every moment is unique and special.</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We need to be aware and take care and perhaps that will <b>put life in things in the things in our life</b>.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Change, Choice & Endless Possibilities</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">When the year ends, there is a lot of reflection, guilt and remorse for opportunities or deadlines missed.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">But, we are richer with the lessons that we have learned and the experience that we have earned.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The saying goes, "<i>The old order yields a way for the new</i>."</p><p style="text-align: justify;">These learnings are always there-</p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"></span></span></p><p style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"></p><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left;"></span></span></span><p></p><ul style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><li>What is gone is gone</li><li>Change is inevitable</li><li>Time and tide wait for none </li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i></i></span></span></p><blockquote><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"The more we change how we look at things, the more the things we look at change".</i></span></span></blockquote><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Change is in us.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A brand new year makes no difference as long as we do not change.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We are still the old wine in the old bottle perhaps in the same old room.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><blockquote><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"The object of a New Year is not that we should have a New Year, it is that we should have a new Soul." -</i><span style="font-family: inherit;"> G.K. Chesterton</span></span></span></blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Each year, my father gifts me some diaries for the New Year.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The supportive soul that he is, he encourages with his hearty words and blessings.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There are so many blank pages. I can fill them with whatever I choose!</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am the writer, the creator of possibilities.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I can choose the colour of the ink in my pen.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If I do not feel like using a pen, I can use a pencil.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I may choose to write or not write at all.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I can document the stories of the artists, artisans, farmers and all I speak.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I can write only the good words I hear.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Or I can and must list all that they say behind my back with my solutions and counter-attack.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I can write about my pains and fears.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Or I can consciously list how many times I smiled and how many smiles I got back.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Should I write about those whom I helped with kind words and motivation?</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The words of encouragement that I shared and the acknowledgements I received?</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">I can enumerate my expenses or what I did or have To-Do lists with things to do and tasks to accomplish.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Own My Own Time</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My time is my own.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I got a one-page calendar. The whole year stares at my face.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EISI4Ch9tOkBTWzkCHM1qspobqysIv5IHVl18qEAMTRmj0HX1p7d-XdQCfRW2jEg-xXhf9PcwhlHbDGa7k7SvCXCW-REUYDfJsV5XIRDW2Oenrqa7Wq1diBmi13FJ0z2G_m3JYbo9QuRcKqTOn1iN2IgF_HvBYXbnrTeNXgAgXkzX58ldu45j_6L6e4/s680/calendar%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="680" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0EISI4Ch9tOkBTWzkCHM1qspobqysIv5IHVl18qEAMTRmj0HX1p7d-XdQCfRW2jEg-xXhf9PcwhlHbDGa7k7SvCXCW-REUYDfJsV5XIRDW2Oenrqa7Wq1diBmi13FJ0z2G_m3JYbo9QuRcKqTOn1iN2IgF_HvBYXbnrTeNXgAgXkzX58ldu45j_6L6e4/s320/calendar%202024.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The year has changed. Last year too there were many calendars and also one-page ones.</span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The days of the dates have changed. </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Last year's January 1st was a Sunday, this year it is a Monday. Days come and go with the years.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;">If 2024 is an ocean, I am still at my shore with my boat. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Is my boat ready to sail and to face the storms on the way?</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif">Sailing away to my destination depends on my navigational skills.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif">No one will steer my boat. I have to do that myself.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif">The time will pass if I just stand and stare, safely anchoring my boat and standing on the shore...</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Resolution</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">A friend shared:<i></i></span></span></p><blockquote><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"Resolutions are meant to be broken."</i></span></span></blockquote><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">There were some well-meaning suggestions: </span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i></i></span></span></p><blockquote><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"Don't visit gym/park from Jan 1st to 5th- you will find many new faces. From 6th January onwards, they may no longer visit & gyms and parks will be back to normal!"</i></span></span></blockquote><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Another message:</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"Every year you make a resolution to change yourself.</i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>This year make a resolution to be yourself."</i></span></span></p></blockquote><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i></i></span></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My resolution is to <b>manage my mind better so that I realize my potential better</b> now and for the rest of my life. </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I resolve to make genuine efforts every day.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span></p><blockquote><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I always remind myself that- "<i>Rome was not built in a day"</i></span></span></blockquote><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: medium;">For every moment & not just for this New Year, here's my goal-</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Whatever I do, I will strive to do it with all my heart and soul.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="text-align: left;"></i></span></span></p><blockquote><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="text-align: left;">"What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals."- <span style="font-family: inherit;">H.D. Thoreau</span></i></span></span></blockquote><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></i></span></span><p></p><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Celebrate Indian New Year</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Things didn't go as per what was planned?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Not happy with the change or resolution?</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The "Happy New Year" start is not that grand? </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Next- our <b>Indian New Year celebration</b>!
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFoalXwd6MlgnSwNV3kqBo9WR7F56cctArAo8y5eSsw20C9oUXLZ8heOIXDnEuFagcjmz7WVn3-MMn1iN0qQtuVS_0KtMCWF08_43TYLqpl2WoGy8Auwd2QxleMIar6_NbXzbaKHJEtO6yQveuH8fKHFqPG4vd765Sb3uiF_AN73G197B_legR3tdsp9s/s607/Pana%20Sankranti.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="398" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFoalXwd6MlgnSwNV3kqBo9WR7F56cctArAo8y5eSsw20C9oUXLZ8heOIXDnEuFagcjmz7WVn3-MMn1iN0qQtuVS_0KtMCWF08_43TYLqpl2WoGy8Auwd2QxleMIar6_NbXzbaKHJEtO6yQveuH8fKHFqPG4vd765Sb3uiF_AN73G197B_legR3tdsp9s/w386-h588/Pana%20Sankranti.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><p dir="ltr" lang="en" style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="http://www.anitaexplorer.com/2021/04/list-of-lunar-and-solar-indian-new-year.html" target="_blank">List of Lunar & Solar Indian New Year Days</a> </b></p></blockquote><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-overflow: unset; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Where there’s sunrise </span><img alt="🌄" class="r-4qtqp9 r-dflpy8 r-zw8f10 r-sjv1od r-10akycc r-h9hxbl" draggable="false" src="https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f304.svg" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; display: inline-block; font-family: inherit; height: 1.2em; margin-left: 0.075em; margin-right: 0.075em; text-align: start; vertical-align: -20%; white-space-collapse: preserve; width: 1.2em;" title="Sunrise over mountains" /><span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-overflow: unset; white-space-collapse: preserve;">, </span></span></p></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3" face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-overflow: unset; white-space-collapse: preserve;">There’s sunset </span><img alt="🌅" class="r-4qtqp9 r-dflpy8 r-zw8f10 r-sjv1od r-10akycc r-h9hxbl" draggable="false" src="https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f305.svg" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; display: inline-block; height: 1.2em; margin-left: 0.075em; margin-right: 0.075em; text-align: start; vertical-align: -20%; white-space-collapse: preserve; width: 1.2em;" title="Sunrise" />,<span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3" face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-overflow: unset; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3" face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-overflow: unset; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Then, new sunrise </span><img alt="🌄" class="r-4qtqp9 r-dflpy8 r-zw8f10 r-sjv1od r-10akycc r-h9hxbl" draggable="false" src="https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f304.svg" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; display: inline-block; height: 1.2em; margin-left: 0.075em; margin-right: 0.075em; text-align: left; vertical-align: -20%; white-space-collapse: preserve; width: 1.2em;" title="Sunrise over mountains" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">, </span></span></p><p><span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: medium; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-overflow: unset; white-space-collapse: preserve;">For sure, all can bet! </span></p><p><br /></p><p><span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: medium; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-overflow: unset; white-space-collapse: preserve;">The new is what we seek!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3" face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-overflow: unset; white-space-collapse: preserve;">New hope, new </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">cheer,</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">New day, new week,</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; text-align: start; white-space-collapse: preserve;">New month, new year</span><span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3" face="TwitterChirp, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-overflow: unset; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span><img alt="🎊" class="r-4qtqp9 r-dflpy8 r-zw8f10 r-sjv1od r-10akycc r-h9hxbl" draggable="false" src="https://abs-0.twimg.com/emoji/v2/svg/1f38a.svg" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; display: inline-block; height: 1.2em; margin-left: 0.075em; margin-right: 0.075em; text-align: start; vertical-align: -20%; white-space-collapse: preserve; width: 1.2em;" title="Confetti ball" /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: medium; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-overflow: unset; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Clouds drift; the sands of time shift.</span></p><p><span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: medium; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-overflow: unset; white-space-collapse: preserve;">We may not walk the same way...</span></p><p><span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: medium; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-overflow: unset; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Each second is a precious gift!</span></p><p><span class="css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3" style="background-color: white; border: 0px solid black; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1419; display: inline; font-family: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-size: medium; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin: 0px; min-width: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: start; text-overflow: unset; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Rejoice in the NOW today.</span></p></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><p><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><b>My wish for 2024: </b></span><b style="font-family: inherit;">"Sarve Bhavantu Sukhinah".</b></p><p><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif"><b>May all stay blessed, healthy, happy & celebrate every day.</b></span></p><p><b><span face="Montserrat, sans-serif">Sending prayers, optimism, love, peace, smiles ...your way!</span></b></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguUfclgiFfn4aTwJbHwvd2X8xzP5EddHxC4UTKReCSJZiI9PnboOJrmysvAU85xQF7PCSMV7vpnLSzNZoXNw_b-EwSSLjR8vHDcIA5Cz59cMEN8bA7X06aVdX-5lB6F8srBm8TQPzSouqTvsE0EORj6cCW03teYmn9RZUag8NphwLGa0OspYwQ20D04qo/s2000/the-year-you-blog-hop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2000" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguUfclgiFfn4aTwJbHwvd2X8xzP5EddHxC4UTKReCSJZiI9PnboOJrmysvAU85xQF7PCSMV7vpnLSzNZoXNw_b-EwSSLjR8vHDcIA5Cz59cMEN8bA7X06aVdX-5lB6F8srBm8TQPzSouqTvsE0EORj6cCW03teYmn9RZUag8NphwLGa0OspYwQ20D04qo/w413-h330/the-year-you-blog-hop.jpg" width="413" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><i>Written for "The Year & You" Bloghop hosted by <a href="https://theblissfulstoryteller.com/2023/12/28/2023-gifted-me-a-journey-of-a-lifetime/" target="_blank">Swarnali Nath</a>.</i></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><i>You can check out the super posts by awesome bloggers <a href="https://fresh.inlinkz.com/party/5b99541572ad4f928cc2b6245785158a" target="_blank">here</a>. Do read and comment :)</i></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><b>What is your New Year's wish?</b></div><div style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><b>Do you share Indian New Year wishes too?</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span></div></div>Anita Sabathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.com43tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344595579020871515.post-8065131789683569752024-01-06T16:45:00.000+05:302024-01-06T16:45:12.562+05:30Bargarh Handloom Summit 2024 - Dia Mirza Wore Bomkai Saree<p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Recently, the Bargarh Handloom Summit 2024 was held at Bargarh, Odisha.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Actress Dia Mirza was the guest.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; white-space-collapse: preserve;">She wore a beautiful Bomkai saree.</span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdXoKMrNDBvBuhdFrFoT4ghhp5o-1WhhLk1C1qQDPhB48FKiBEeaUmyAQr5-vlUE2hbz3N5vozfAmwZa2tvZYJ-p8aRQqN4JEDo4a-Zdyq3t2rbOkQzHEgW_elTtkTixCMQdfv0HLnzIlOu2OykOfhFO_sPkZUtivUQHAaNWGiYMoDIm5eZZ8ITbdhOM/s651/Diya-Mirza.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="651" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdXoKMrNDBvBuhdFrFoT4ghhp5o-1WhhLk1C1qQDPhB48FKiBEeaUmyAQr5-vlUE2hbz3N5vozfAmwZa2tvZYJ-p8aRQqN4JEDo4a-Zdyq3t2rbOkQzHEgW_elTtkTixCMQdfv0HLnzIlOu2OykOfhFO_sPkZUtivUQHAaNWGiYMoDIm5eZZ8ITbdhOM/w530-h298/Diya-Mirza.jpg" width="530" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://x.com/HTH_Odisha/status/1743232159597691189?s=20" target="_blank">Source</a></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This has the Geographical Indication (GI) tag.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Apart from a handloom exhibition, panel discussion etc, there was a fashion show at the <a class="x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x6umtig x1b1mbwd xaqea5y xav7gou x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xt0b8zv x1qq9wsj xo1l8bm" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/bargarhhandloomsummit?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZWNjSzZiY0et6r7WYRvEoI34Qsv6OF5PQQnGW9qtynljSbEgSqDEHvlB-5KX9cGXcM5Gb1LUhf8VE4fXvW6EnAqweHmlsnXY6oyJAD0ZoMp-n1snpsFHmHDcc0dJ7FIiwjAsV6croaoXqNO3DlX6Q96gu_S1UrMWDVkxcukHESGH-i7tDTIKjNtLnjbV7MHDf0&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-width: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; display: inline; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: inherit; text-decoration-line: none; touch-action: manipulation;" tabindex="0">#BargarhHandloomSummit</a> 2024.<span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span><a name='more'></a></span>Thanks to the organizers of this handloom summit & to the Govt. of Odisha, </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">many handloom enthusiasts, sellers & entrepreneurs like my sister, Amrita Sabat, Brand Utkalamrita, Sabat Exports Pvt. Ltd., </span><span style="font-family: inherit;">got an opportunity to participate</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto">Actress Dia Mirza's last picture (extreme right) in the pics collage shared above is in front of the Utkalamrita stall at the Bargarh Handloom Summit 2024. </div></div></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Amrita wore a stunning Sambalpuri saree.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This too has the GI Tag.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSa1VzaQ2tzeqEREAGvhF3fCAceAXgM1b_I_PBgOmSOK1NmUp5hax7oqLVjjLZrPyP_TpJICDfZBeTmbDxq4SJm7RX_8jaoYmTI8BMWCcSwZewokZZp11lMhwquU1DJlLt6PikKjnpMNCIVXAhSvkiAmh0CvjBzizMGgF8fQan1DAzR9lHdzcAR6F5lTE/s553/Diya-Mirza%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="349" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSa1VzaQ2tzeqEREAGvhF3fCAceAXgM1b_I_PBgOmSOK1NmUp5hax7oqLVjjLZrPyP_TpJICDfZBeTmbDxq4SJm7RX_8jaoYmTI8BMWCcSwZewokZZp11lMhwquU1DJlLt6PikKjnpMNCIVXAhSvkiAmh0CvjBzizMGgF8fQan1DAzR9lHdzcAR6F5lTE/w328-h520/Diya-Mirza%203.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The above image was also clicked in front of the Utkalamrita stall:</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Left- Amrita Sabat - Sambalpuri Bandha</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Right- Actress Dia Mirza - Bomkai</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><br /></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Always proud to see such promotion of our local weaves of Odisha, India.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">However, actress Dia Mirza's saree's name has been incorrectly reported and shared as "Sambalpuri".</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Such wrong reporting has happened many times in the past.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We have 2 options-</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1. Keep quiet and allow wrong info to continue</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2. Share the correct info and attempt to stop the spread of wrong info</span></div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Choosing the second option, I endeavour to share-</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Points to be noted by all:</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="✨" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf4/1/16/2728.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span>Bomkai Sarees are different from Sambalpuri Bandha.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="✨" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf4/1/16/2728.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span>Both have their own identity & GI. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="✨" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf4/1/16/2728.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span>We should promote our handloom products using their original, unique & local names.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="✨" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf4/1/16/2728.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span>Great that there are so many famous GI products.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">However, many of us don't know the names & cannot identify our local GIs viz Bomkai saree. </span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Of all the Sarees of Odisha, Sambalpuri is the most popular.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">But, care must be taken not to misuse the most famous name: Sambalpuri.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="✨" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf4/1/16/2728.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="✨" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf4/1/16/2728.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span> All sarees are NOT Sambalpuri.<span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="✨" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf4/1/16/2728.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><img alt="✨" class="xz74otr" height="16" referrerpolicy="origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/images/emoji.php/v9/tf4/1/16/2728.png" style="border: 0px; object-fit: fill;" width="16" /></span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xhhsvwb xat24cr xgzva0m xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od" style="display: inline-flex; height: 16px; margin: 0px 1px; vertical-align: middle; width: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">GIs are our collective responsibility.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">People will know what we share.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">News media and government social media handles have extra responsibility as whatever they share is believed & followed by the public. </span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoU144hBSfouAQZGldWv9hMYYfkWbZRiFbWEATBYyPD3jTQAc66NQWN1g-Rwt_SNF5iBd0SMdA2_Ele0gQvBSoCObAGrlporsfxO4FzgpYWl4igNQCoG7XsYxNtr7bKWw6F0eGVU_ZTbOaTmYE-ZhETRKpv_sOZMNGVLPFQpFRPDdlVcagPIsH7nz9zkY/s600/Dia%20FB%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoU144hBSfouAQZGldWv9hMYYfkWbZRiFbWEATBYyPD3jTQAc66NQWN1g-Rwt_SNF5iBd0SMdA2_Ele0gQvBSoCObAGrlporsfxO4FzgpYWl4igNQCoG7XsYxNtr7bKWw6F0eGVU_ZTbOaTmYE-ZhETRKpv_sOZMNGVLPFQpFRPDdlVcagPIsH7nz9zkY/s320/Dia%20FB%201.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7qHKsJ1fbHyzCVvnxSp5SUcnL_KWLza9d3du-poF6GTC4XwxH0HgIXYarrKSEDl0jv3V4upkWNbMq19bHDtMxJPIYLrbu4TIdx097gq4rO_bj0LnL0VpSbx7pon0S0yUvMK7Tajagfzp5CpGMgSc8OBOl4-i8ja1yAChyphenhypheng8v2FGjDh3UztZGMnd69ME/s871/Bomkai%20Dia%20-%20FB%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="674" data-original-width="871" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7qHKsJ1fbHyzCVvnxSp5SUcnL_KWLza9d3du-poF6GTC4XwxH0HgIXYarrKSEDl0jv3V4upkWNbMq19bHDtMxJPIYLrbu4TIdx097gq4rO_bj0LnL0VpSbx7pon0S0yUvMK7Tajagfzp5CpGMgSc8OBOl4-i8ja1yAChyphenhypheng8v2FGjDh3UztZGMnd69ME/w423-h328/Bomkai%20Dia%20-%20FB%201.jpg" width="423" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJh0BQeW8cEbpjApWGWn7XtwLFHLplHAodX9Jlqjo7nmxbmWi9sqSFXdtnamiS4DDjveZ8fSQg-JRDFFLEA-u98PxGo2KodX3wE_BstvEpy23pwp-3WMWazTXq2o2WToyl-HpN1XBpP97hGYIoesLz5r-e5vPDpR7pvE86czRBgJtdj-rz8fi1qqIPRdk/s860/Bomkai%20Tweet%20Diya%20Mirza.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="860" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJh0BQeW8cEbpjApWGWn7XtwLFHLplHAodX9Jlqjo7nmxbmWi9sqSFXdtnamiS4DDjveZ8fSQg-JRDFFLEA-u98PxGo2KodX3wE_BstvEpy23pwp-3WMWazTXq2o2WToyl-HpN1XBpP97hGYIoesLz5r-e5vPDpR7pvE86czRBgJtdj-rz8fi1qqIPRdk/w452-h345/Bomkai%20Tweet%20Diya%20Mirza.jpg" width="452" /></a></div></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div>That news or information is quoted/referred/shared.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When influential people state or share something, they are trusted.</span></div><div dir="auto"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BRoHS-Hdd1zBiiNofpDuWwj2A6W0z7Ifg6EkTcWoBjbgBSa4FqaXeYM9skrMHIHB1wBoITp5S1Lv1jCJavnrKXolw7EcYxMlIFOzGn75bpV1vBedUjBmMhTjH_8PrP0z7yfldYKiFe9TI6jFXur-E0tLlse0O7G8xTcSBNFZ8K2YZGm94d08mlZQPGg/s636/dia%20mirza%20twitter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="636" data-original-width="427" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BRoHS-Hdd1zBiiNofpDuWwj2A6W0z7Ifg6EkTcWoBjbgBSa4FqaXeYM9skrMHIHB1wBoITp5S1Lv1jCJavnrKXolw7EcYxMlIFOzGn75bpV1vBedUjBmMhTjH_8PrP0z7yfldYKiFe9TI6jFXur-E0tLlse0O7G8xTcSBNFZ8K2YZGm94d08mlZQPGg/s320/dia%20mirza%20twitter.jpg" width="215" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUdyf58n2gNHOZuLAMWP-O5QhJl9c_Thdp71kvSspdK91tD7xvAPkBxKN3QfZF2tnCKXCfxAY8SPrBORsv8G7ql4rzFfMqT5XzfHMU6yA6LreEstMpCAhJvNNpk81sQndnYGixZhgVdu8EljPsOFN8UbpJEGfnka7YvMU7PvePvXaR15YKnz8Yn_5bl8/s496/Diya-Mirza%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="496" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUdyf58n2gNHOZuLAMWP-O5QhJl9c_Thdp71kvSspdK91tD7xvAPkBxKN3QfZF2tnCKXCfxAY8SPrBORsv8G7ql4rzFfMqT5XzfHMU6yA6LreEstMpCAhJvNNpk81sQndnYGixZhgVdu8EljPsOFN8UbpJEGfnka7YvMU7PvePvXaR15YKnz8Yn_5bl8/w211-h189/Diya-Mirza%202.jpg" width="211" /></a></div></div></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If wrong info is shared, many others do the same & the misinformation cycle continues.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>This post is being shared in the public interest.</b></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is not by an "expert", but rather an ordinary daughter of Odisha who is proud of her extraordinary state's extraordinary handlooms. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is an insult to our state's & nation's traditional, local & GI products if we do not use their right names.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We must give respect to our traditional weaves & our talented weavers who have preserved our cultural heritage.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">That is why some have been relentlessly advocating local & GI products. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Requests are being continuously shared to help spread the right information & create awareness.</span></div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; 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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Actress <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DiaMirza?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DiaMirza</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/deespeak?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@deespeak</a> wore a beautiful <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bomkai?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bomkai</a> Saree. <br />This has <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GITag?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GITag</a>. <br /><br />Great Fashion Show <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BargarhHandloomSummit?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BargarhHandloomSummit</a> 2024 <br /><br />Thanks to all organizers for the wonderful promotion of our local <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OdishaGI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OdishaGI</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OdishaHandloom?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OdishaHandloom</a> weaves<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vocal4GI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Vocal4GI</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VocalForLocal?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VocalForLocal</a><a href="https://t.co/V3Ujaux8Qa">https://t.co/V3Ujaux8Qa</a></p>— Anita Sabat - ଡ. ଅନୀତା ସାବତ (@anitaexplorer) <a href="https://twitter.com/anitaexplorer/status/1743528518854873115?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2024</a></blockquote><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Such requests need to be taken in the right spirit.</span></p><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">No, this is NOT a joke or to be taken lightly. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is our cultural heritage. </span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is our responsibility.</span></div><div dir="auto">This is a very serious matter.</div></div><div class="x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto">When we promote, we must take care to promote using the correct names.</div><div dir="auto">Several blog posts have been shared on this platform earlier regarding this.</div><div dir="auto"><br /></div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Let's all endeavour for correct representation.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Through our collective efforts, more will know our correct names.</span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>What do you feel?</b></span></div></div></div><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: inherit; white-space-collapse: preserve;">Have you heard of Bomkai saree before?</b> </p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>Anita Sabathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344595579020871515.post-7183752569451744982024-01-03T16:33:00.001+05:302024-01-03T16:33:29.752+05:30The Soul Of The Forest<div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;">When the nature-lover geologist entered the forest, she had no clue where her steps would lead her.<br /></span><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;">After she had walked for long, she realized that she was lost.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;">There were no "Exit" signboards.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><br /></span><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;">She was thirsty.<br /></span><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;">She spotted muddy water. </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0OF8l-XpE0TyJoOIIBGF_WgRlulNaI5ABrhmzKeiCS10ldg9d2WuvPga6_s6pFHG2xh14bodjfl2nBvQqj4C5KIyUCZKNPro9O7bRfITwMahtL_yMPY4qYG6UpqYv5DHP5EZg3zqoErG62zKLe-wyAi8XoalCYlS1WPkNbU2HrEDQPasKcGbrV0UeBXE/s1024/FF-muddy-waters.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1024" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0OF8l-XpE0TyJoOIIBGF_WgRlulNaI5ABrhmzKeiCS10ldg9d2WuvPga6_s6pFHG2xh14bodjfl2nBvQqj4C5KIyUCZKNPro9O7bRfITwMahtL_yMPY4qYG6UpqYv5DHP5EZg3zqoErG62zKLe-wyAi8XoalCYlS1WPkNbU2HrEDQPasKcGbrV0UeBXE/s320/FF-muddy-waters.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Photo Prompt- Dale Rogerson</i></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">From where was the water coming?<br /></span></span><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It had not rained for many months in that area...</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She was too tired to think.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Was it water at all?</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mirage can be seen only in deserts? </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She went closer to investigate.<br /></span></span><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <br /></span></span><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Underground water was seeping out.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">She tasted the sweet pure water.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The soul of the forest knew about her thirst.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2228; outline: none !important; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; outline: none !important;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><p><i>100 Words Story for Friday Fictioneers</i></p><p><i>Wishing everyone a great 2024! May every moment be wonderful and special for all of us!</i></p><p><i>May we get to quench our thirst for goodness, knowledge and action. May we be surrounded by good souls who uphold our best interests.</i></p><p><b>Do you believe there are some guardian souls around us?</b></p><span><!--more--></span>Anita Sabathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344595579020871515.post-25776909571751932024-01-03T13:03:00.001+05:302024-01-03T17:56:43.094+05:307 Latest Registered GI Products of Odisha India #OdishaGI <p>Truly proud to share that 7 Odisha products have been registered as Geographical Indications (GIs) </p><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdzozF6c2_OUWCBAZlniQEfxPRVKOPubBVOIATc9e1phfGY_LE7wrooSgB-0-YxS0DfnAFARPhgDQRWUhAkTy6hgI1iJxuEFWnTJhM5D747H9oZyToJSF3Dymf5F2VhIilN4_NDaF7ADkMhfAv1iBFDKM-B4AppNIKFOnov3qW79yV2u231P3_LB0grY/s1080/New%20GIs%20of%20Odisha%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRdzozF6c2_OUWCBAZlniQEfxPRVKOPubBVOIATc9e1phfGY_LE7wrooSgB-0-YxS0DfnAFARPhgDQRWUhAkTy6hgI1iJxuEFWnTJhM5D747H9oZyToJSF3Dymf5F2VhIilN4_NDaF7ADkMhfAv1iBFDKM-B4AppNIKFOnov3qW79yV2u231P3_LB0grY/w429-h429/New%20GIs%20of%20Odisha%20(1).jpg" width="429" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><p></p><p>Some other GIs registered today belong to states like- Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir & West Bengal and their latest registered GI products such as - Arunachal Pradesh Wancho Wooden Craft etc, Kachchhi Desi Kharek, Ramban Anardana & Kalonunia Rice etc. respectively.</p><p>All these are now GIs- "Invaluable Treasures of Incredible India".</p><p>GIs are always a matter of great pride and prestige for our nation.</p><p>As a grassroots GI worker, proud to have initially suggested some of the brand-new registered Odisha GIs for filing.</p><p>Had mentioned some GI names in my talk during a panel discussion held at Bhubaneswar on Makar Sankranti, January 14, Rasagola Mahotsav 2019, organised by Tarang Music and Odisha Television (OTV) group-</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TysPkOx3Thc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TysPkOx3Thc</a></p><p>Watch from 49:05-50:05 and I have shared the names of some potential Odisha GI products including-<span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Saura Art (Idital Paintings)</li><li>Dungaria Kondh Embroidered Shawl (Kapadaganda)</li><li>Cuttack Tarakasi (Filigree)</li><li>(Nabarangpur) Lakha</li><li>Bellaguntha Pitala Machha (Brass Fish)</li></ul><p></p><p>Had shared about rice and other agricultural products GIs too on the same stage. (However, that discussion has not been included in this video as a part of the above Tarang Music video recording).</p><p>Happy that filing has been done for all these and some from the list are now registered!</p><p><br /></p><p>We had followed up for the GI filing for Saura paintings and Kapadaganda shawl with the Tribal Museum, Bhubaneswar, from 2018 onwards.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Our Trustee, Dr. Anita Sabat, has been personally requesting stakeholders to ensure correct representation & uniform spellings, including for this <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kapdaganda?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Kapdaganda</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dongria?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Dongria</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OdishaGI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OdishaGI</a>. <br />How about first deciding & using uniform spellings & branding for the potential GI products? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GItag?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GItag</a></p>— Odita Trust ଓଡ଼ିତ ଟ୍ରଷ୍ଟ (@OditaTrust) <a href="https://twitter.com/OditaTrust/status/1440563255852683272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<p></p><p>In March 2021, got a chance to share about GIs with National Rice Research Institute (NRRI) scientists in the Platinum Jubilee lecture that Odisha has yet to register a Rice GI. </p><p>That is when NRRI scientists like Dr B.C.Patra suggested Kalajeera, the first among other varieties.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Coverage of ICAR-NRRI Platinum Jubilee lecture in the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Sakala?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Sakala</a> newspaper dated 16 March 2021. <br />Odisha has many traditional, unique & reputed rice varieties like <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KalaJeera?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KalaJeera</a> etc that deserve <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GITag?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GITag</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GI</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OdishaGI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OdishaGI</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GIsofIndia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GIsofIndia</a> <br /><br />Farmers can earn better income <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VocalForLocal?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VocalForLocal</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vocal4GI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Vocal4GI</a> <a href="https://t.co/Qg7XIXC2dq">pic.twitter.com/Qg7XIXC2dq</a></p>— Anita Sabat - ଡ. ଅନୀତା ସାବତ (@anitaexplorer) <a href="https://twitter.com/anitaexplorer/status/1372068117015228416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 17, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<p></p><p>Having personally interacted with and motivated the stakeholders for GIs, I feel extra happy and privileged having constantly shared GI information and intelligence and followed up and ensured correct representation in the GI filing.</p><p>Rasagola Dibasa celebration from 2015 onwards and thereafter, Odisha Rasagola GI filing and registration introduced many to Geographical Indications. </p><p>It is nice to see that earlier who were either opposed to such "claims" or were not aware or working for GI registration, have now joined in as interested GI parties understanding the gravity, importance, and process. </p><p>Yesterday, I received a call from an Odisha farmer representative to whom I had explained the importance of registering more agricultural products like rice as GIs. He suggested that let us file GI for "Khechudi" (Khichdi).</p><p>It is another story that the general and generic Khechudi cannot be GI. Nevertheless, it is heartening to see the interest of community representatives and their willingness for GI participation and registration.</p><p>As GI is a community right, more people must be genuinely involved.</p><p>It should not be simply a "numbers game" though.</p><p>The race must not be for "quantity" of registrations.</p><p>There must be a focus on "quality".</p><p>After all, GIs are famous local products and they get registered because of their unique, special and distinct qualities and characteristics.</p><p>The 7 latest Registered Odisha GI products are as follows-</p><ol><li><b>Odisha Khajuri Guda</b></li><li><b>Dhenkanal Magji</b></li><li><b>Similipal Kai Chutney of Odisha</b></li><li><b>Nayagarh Kanteimundi Brinjal </b></li><li><b>Kapadaganda: Dungaria Kondh Embroidery Shawl </b></li><li><b>Koraput Kalajeera Rice</b></li><li><b>Painting of Lanjia Saura (IDITAL), Odisha</b></li></ol><p>7 GIs of Odisha registered on a single day!</p><p>The previous number of 18 Odisha GIs has now increased to 25.</p><p>Last year, there was a lot of euphoria after wrong information was published and shared that these had already "got registered as GIs".</p><p>Actually, the GI information about these was published in the journal and GI registration had not happened then.</p><p>However, after getting the wrong information from the stakeholders, the media shared and then there was a deluge of congratulatory messages.</p><p>The information found its way to quizzes too!</p><p>The celebratory messages started months in advance!</p><p>There indeed is <b>a lot of difference between "has got" and "will get"</b>.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">There’s a difference between - “paila” & “paiba”<br />&<br />“milila” & “miliba”.<br /><br />One is present tense<br />&<br />Other is future tense.<br /><br />Request all “experts & spokespersons” to please share right info for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CorrectRepresentation?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CorrectRepresentation</a> 🙏🏽<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/responsibility?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#responsibility</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OdishaGI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OdishaGI</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GI</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GITag?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GITag</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VocalForLocal?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VocalForLocal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vocal4GI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Vocal4GI</a> <a href="https://t.co/ccer2nMRQk">https://t.co/ccer2nMRQk</a> <a href="https://t.co/QuqGsJ9plB">pic.twitter.com/QuqGsJ9plB</a></p>— Anita Sabat - ଡ. ଅନୀତା ସାବତ (@anitaexplorer) <a href="https://twitter.com/anitaexplorer/status/1697857651013730669?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 2, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<p></p><p>After our information sharing and striving to stress the need to correctly share and avoid misrepresentation as above, a month later, there was correct reporting of the Kendrapara Rasabali GI's registration.</p><p>Now, many news journalists and also the general public like social media users and stakeholders are aware of how and where to verify regarding GIs before sharing.</p><p>The "Registered" status has to show up. Happy to have done our bit in sensitizing many over the years.</p><p>Now that the above products are registered GIs, there must be efforts to register GI Authorised Users (GIAU), who will sell and promote the GIs and ensure their availability and reach.</p><p>GI registration is just the initial process. There is a long road ahead.</p><p>Let us start with using the registered GI names.</p><p>All must use the names consciously.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">As <a href="https://twitter.com/scstrti?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@scstrti</a> is an applicant too for this GI application, care must be taken.<br /><br />We’ve already shared with <a href="https://twitter.com/TexMinIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TexMinIndia</a> officials who are in charge of this GI.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kapdaganda?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Kapdaganda</a> is correct? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dongria?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Dongria</a>? <br /><br />After <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GITag?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GITag</a> is received, by what name products will be sold?<a href="https://t.co/JAqZ1y5PHv">https://t.co/JAqZ1y5PHv</a></p>— Odita Trust ଓଡ଼ିତ ଟ୍ରଷ୍ଟ (@OditaTrust) <a href="https://twitter.com/OditaTrust/status/1643159729106194435?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 4, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<p></p><p><br /></p><p>Plus, just like GI work for Odisha Rasagola has inspired the registration of many GIs like Kandhamal Haladi and Kendrapara Rasabali and the recently registered new GIs, similarly, these new GIs will inspire many more stakeholders and community members to propose their own products as GIs.</p><p>We request those doing so to please present the correct information in the GI documentation.</p><p>Our correct identity is our responsibility -</p><p>e.g. -</p><p>A) <b>Kendrapara Rasabali does NOT have "a hole like a doughnut".</b></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kendrapara Rasabali is now a registered GI.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KendraparaRasabali?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KendraparaRasabali</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rasabali?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Rasabali</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OdishaGI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OdishaGI</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GIsofIndia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GIsofIndia</a><br /><br />Have personally facilitated, given info for Producer group formation & letter for test-reports <br /><br />Despite sharing info, incorrect technical details were shared by Applicants- Doughnut! <a href="https://t.co/GXwhcvRCuz">pic.twitter.com/GXwhcvRCuz</a></p>— Anita Sabat - ଡ. ଅନୀତା ସାବତ (@anitaexplorer) <a href="https://twitter.com/anitaexplorer/status/1709189214485770503?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 3, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<p></p><p><br /></p><p>B) <b>Kalajeera Rice is NOT called the "Prince of Rice" and does NOT "look like coriander seeds".</b></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">GI applicants must take the support of the local community & be responsible for sharing right info <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CorrectRepresentation?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CorrectRepresentation</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OdishaGI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#OdishaGI</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Vocal4GI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Vocal4GI</a> <br /><br />Correct Odia spelling/name must be used for the GI logo.<br /><br />Koraput- କୋରାପୁଟ<br />Kalajeera- କଳାଜିରା <br /><br />VC: <a href="https://twitter.com/kanak_news?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kanak_news</a> <a href="https://t.co/tf0f69s5KX">https://t.co/tf0f69s5KX</a> <a href="https://t.co/m1uhFu6oIS">pic.twitter.com/m1uhFu6oIS</a></p>— Odita Trust ଓଡ଼ିତ ଟ୍ରଷ୍ଟ (@OditaTrust) <a href="https://twitter.com/OditaTrust/status/1741783191537828227?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 1, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<p></p><p>Those sharing information online must beware. </p><p>Do all have a fact verification system in place?</p><p>Are we sure of what we are sharing? </p><p>Have we consulted with local producers and experts? </p><p>Kindly note that no one knows the product better than the stakeholders themselves. </p><p>Why are outsiders given this important task and there are no checks by the locals on their incomplete and erroneous representation/submissions?</p><p>Whatever we share will be used as our identification/documentation now, and will form a part of our future documentation and identity!</p><p>If we have submitted wrong information, that will be quoted and widely shared and further propagated, quoted and referred to in the future "media articles" and "research papers". </p><p>They will become established facts!</p><p>We are happy to have pointed out errors, informed, and successfully ensured some correct updates as in A) & B) above to name a few, working passionately for the correct representation.</p><p><b>If you spot any errors anywhere regarding our local, traditional and GI products, please share and make all aware. Let us make corrections and ensure correct representation before it is too late.</b></p><p>Let us all join, participate and contribute to our GI cause.</p><p>This is our collective responsibility.</p><p><b><i>Have you heard of these Odisha products before?</i></b></p><p><b><i>If yes, when did you first learn of these? Please share in the comments below.</i></b></p>Anita Sabathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8344595579020871515.post-4021458064723402842023-12-30T13:29:00.009+05:302024-01-10T17:13:32.399+05:30Urgent Conservation of The Sun Temple Konark- UNESCO World Heritage #SaveKonark<p>The Sun Temple located at Konark, Odisha, is an architectural wonder.</p><p>It is the sole UNESCO World Heritage site located in Odisha, India.</p><p>"Konark Stone Carving" has earned the Geographical Indication (GI) tag. </p><p> More information on Konark Stone Carving GI is in this blog post-</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.anitaexplorer.com/2020/04/konark-stone-carving-odishagi.html" target="_blank">http://www.anitaexplorer.com/2020/04/konark-stone-carving-odishagi.html</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIioUeMO32WCelHUHm3yKI-Vxx-dVDpR2mF5y2DTZql8XOH_OWCYr4DE1rhoEqO3Pjz2h67q7EyWP-BqnpveojokMrS20wb2hBFhD2Et7mr6O0cElXa4gO1zCTa4kQ32nkk5SHW584eXJTZSYmex7swpA84DgN2jp7l9rtB4hdLLNiTrmMzH7n5NFNUzw/s281/Konark1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="260" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIioUeMO32WCelHUHm3yKI-Vxx-dVDpR2mF5y2DTZql8XOH_OWCYr4DE1rhoEqO3Pjz2h67q7EyWP-BqnpveojokMrS20wb2hBFhD2Et7mr6O0cElXa4gO1zCTa4kQ32nkk5SHW584eXJTZSYmex7swpA84DgN2jp7l9rtB4hdLLNiTrmMzH7n5NFNUzw/s1600/Konark1.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><p>Konark Stone Carving has been in the news many times before and also in 2023. </p><p>During G20 Summit 2023, PM Modi ji received world leaders with the wall backdrop having the photograph of the Konark Wheel.
</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">VIDEO | PM Modi explaining about Odisha's Konark wheel to US President Joe Biden as he arrived at Bharat Mandapam to attend the G20 Summit. <br /><br />The Konark wheel was built during the 13th century under the reign of King Narasimhadeva-I. The wheel consists of eight wider spokes and… <a href="https://t.co/NPw5yCgEuK">pic.twitter.com/NPw5yCgEuK</a></p>— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) <a href="https://twitter.com/PTI_News/status/1700398129445536058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2023</a></blockquote><p><span></span></p><a name='more'></a>Then, there was this replica that touched hearts in New York City this year- <p>
</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Sun Temple of Konark, Odisha 🇮🇳 has inspired great works🙏🏽👏<br /><br />The latest <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Konark?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Konark</a> Wheel sculpture being beautifully showcased by <a href="https://twitter.com/TheVikasKhanna?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TheVikasKhanna</a> at New York is inspired by <a href="https://twitter.com/sudarsansand?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@sudarsansand</a>’s award-winning 2019 sandart.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Odissi?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Odissi</a> dance makes it extra special<a href="https://t.co/AWiJpS2nAy">https://t.co/AWiJpS2nAy</a> <a href="https://t.co/lejThRUMhG">pic.twitter.com/lejThRUMhG</a></p>— Anita Sabat - ଡ. ଅନୀତା ସାବତ (@anitaexplorer) <a href="https://twitter.com/anitaexplorer/status/1693107107317624901?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 20, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script><div>Sandart installation replica of the Sun Temple had earned the first prize for Padma Shri Sudarsan Pattnaik in 2019.</div><div><br /></div>
Apart from the above positive stories, there have been other sad cases.<p></p><p>Last week, I was appalled to read about a security guard urinating on the temple's wall. </p><p>More in this post on Reddit-</p><p><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Odisha/comments/18j4po4/security_guard_peeing_on_konark_temple_wall/" target="_blank">https://www.reddit.com/r/Odisha/comments/18j4po4/security_guard_peeing_on_konark_temple_wall/</a></p><p>It happened in daylight. </p><p>A social media user saw it, captured it, and shared. </p><p>But, was this a solitary incident? What is happening when others are not watching?</p><p>What will happen when those in charge of conservation do such things?</p><p>They are being paid to do their duty and they are the ones responsible for violation!</p><p>Do we need to further invest in concerned and trained watchdogs to watch watchmen?</p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>The fact is that our incredible heritage site has been constantly in the news for "conservation" issues. </b></p><p>Many social media users have repeatedly shared that the original exquisitely carved sculptures have been and are being removed and replaced by plain stones.
</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Last Saturday pic <a href="https://t.co/Z2DnRNkENG">pic.twitter.com/Z2DnRNkENG</a></p>— Satyabrat:\Majhi (@satya_majhi) <a href="https://twitter.com/satya_majhi/status/1226840958471266305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
<p></p><p>Plus, some such treasures removed for conservation issues had been and have been lying unattended with no proper system of carefully storing or preserving them in a shelter with the deserving respect.</p><p>Earlier, during the rainy season, it was distressing to find severe water-logging in the premises. Tourists had to wade through the water. A proper drainage system must be in place to protect and preserve from damage.</p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Everyone is aware that the Sun Temple Konark is in grave danger.</span></b></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">We want our heritage sites to be protected & preserved.<br />The Sun Temple @ Konark, Odisha needs immediate attention & action.<br />Please <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SaveKonark?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SaveKonark</a> 🙏<a href="https://twitter.com/ASIGoI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ASIGoI</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/unesco553?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@unesco553</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ReclaimTemples?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ReclaimTemples</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/wiavastukala?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@wiavastukala</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/kalingaheritage?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@kalingaheritage</a> <br />Today is International Day for Monuments & Sites <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldHeritageDay?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WorldHeritageDay</a> <a href="https://t.co/kqc0c99u1f">https://t.co/kqc0c99u1f</a></p>— Anita Sabat - ଡ. ଅନୀତା ସାବତ (@anitaexplorer) <a href="https://twitter.com/anitaexplorer/status/1118790683777572865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 18, 2019</a></blockquote><p><b>But, what is being done to solve the issues?</b></p><p>Is our World Heritage site not important enough to be taken care of?</p><p>There are articles in the newspapers periodically.</p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">But, what happens later? </span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Are the suggestions implemented? Are the concerns addressed?</span></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Recently, I got to discuss many points about Konark Sun Temple with Prof Siba Prasad Adhikary.</p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Prof S.P. Adhikary, <span style="background-color: white;">D.Sc., FNAAS</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #888888;">,</span> has had a distinguished career. He was-</span></p><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Former Vice-Chancellor, F. M. University, Balasore, Odisha</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Former Professor & Head, Dept. Biotechnology, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal</span></li><li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Former Professor, Dept. Botany & Dept. Biotechnology, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha</span></li></ul></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #888888;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #888888;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">When I got a chance to be a panellist with him about Jaukandhei in 2020, I e-met Prof Adhikary for the first time thanks to Shilpi Kesudas, who had invited us. </span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #888888;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Later, I learned that Prof Adhikary has had great experience with an impressive association with conservation projects.</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #888888;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #888888;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">His stellar research experience and journey:</span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #888888;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #888888;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 19.6px;">Research work with project grants at Utkal University & Visva-Bharati (1994 - 2015):</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">After </span><span style="color: black;">returning from Japan, Prof Adhikary wrote two project proposals and submitted them to-</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> A) the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India-</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">(i) “Microbial biodeterioration of stone monuments of Bhubaneswar, Puri and Konark and their control strategies”, and</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">B) the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India-</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">(ii) “Survey, isolation and screening of environmentally compatible and stress tolerant cyanobacteria from rice fields of Odisha for use as biofertilizer for rice”. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Both these major R&D projects were sanctioned in the year 1994. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As he had already initiated preliminary work on these aspects through the Ph.D. and M.Phil. students since 1990, the four JRFs in these projects, Ms. Pratima Tripathy and Ms. Amarpalli Roy in the MOEF project, and Mr. Jayanta Kumar Sahu and Mr. Hrusikesh Nayak in the DBT project started working without any gap. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Before this, Prof Adhikary had collected biofilm samples from stone monuments and caves from Odisha, Maharastra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Delhi, Nepal, and terracotta temples of Varanasi, Dibrugarh and Bishnupur through personal several trips. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Then, those biofilms along with the fresh ones obtained from the temples of Puri, Konark, Bhubaneswar and Paikamal were cultured to study the diversity in relation to colonization to microclimatic conditions of the respective exterior surfaces, studying their metabolic activity under desiccation regime and upon wetting, presence of UV sunscreen pigments and their control methods using algicides. The results were published in Archives fur Hydrobiologie, Algological studies in 1996 and 1997. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This work was continued even after Ph.D. work of his students Pratima and Amarpalli, and was taken up by Ms. Bagmi Pattnaik through Prof Adhikary's UGC research award project extending the research leading to Ph.D. to understand the stress adaption mechanism of Cyanobacteria in various types of biofilms on diverse type of stone monuments . </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In the year 2002, Prof Adhikary went to Institute of Microbiology and Molecular Biology, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germay and worked on the <i>sod</i>B and <i>sod</i>F genes of the stress tolerant <i>Tolypothrix byssoidea</i> from Sun temple, Konark with collaboration of Prof. Gabriele Klug, and learnt the techniques of Molecular biology for application in research in India. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Again, he visited the same laboratory at Giessen in 2006, continued the r-DNA technology work on deciccation tolerance genes and published in Indian J. Biotechnology, 2007.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In 1997, Prof Adhikary also worked at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, for 3 months under the guidance of Dr S.K. Apte with a DST visiting associateship and learnt the Proteomics techniques.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">In 2005, Prof Adhikary was awarded an Indo-Italian collaborative project to study jointly with Prof. Patrizia Albertano, University of Rome -Tor Vergata; Prof. Roberto DePhilippis of Dept of Agriculture Biotechnology, University of Florence and Prof. Clara Urzi of University of Messina, Italy on ‘Microbial colonisation on the monuments of Italy and India” which continued with mutual bilateral visits to the host countries until 2008. The project was extended further for the 2</span><sup style="color: black;">nd</sup><span style="color: black;"> term between 2009 – 2013, executed at Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan and Dr. Laura Bruno of University of Rome was the PI </span>from Italian<span style="color: black;"> side. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">Ms Laxmi Kumari Samad joined as M.Phil. student in 2005 to whom Prof Adhikary asked to survey the algae on building facades. After M.Phil. </span>she<span style="color: black;"> joined as JRF under a RGN Fellowship and worked on the “Diversity of algae and cyanobacteria and their mechanism of colonisation on building facades of Bhubaneswar during different seasons”, and obtained Ph.D. in 2009. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">After Prof Adhikary left Utkal University in July 2009 for Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, he received an R& D project from DST-SERB, Govt. of India, in a cluster mode with five other scientists from different Universities to study the Genomics of stress tolerant Cyanobacteria.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">Prof Adhikary was assigned to study on the Genomics of desiccation tolerance of anhydrobiotes. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">Nitin Keshari and Dhanesh Kumar with M.Sc. Biotechnology background joined the project as JRF; Dhanesh focussed on Cyanobacteria on Biological soil crusts (BSCs) of red, iron rich soils of Birbhum, West Bengal and Nitin on Diversity, molecular phylogeny, metabolic activity under desiccation stress by Cyanobacteria from stone and mortar sculptures of Santiniketan. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">The work carried out on biodeterioration of stone monuments by Prof Adhikary's group since 1994 is hailed as the pioneering research in this field in India.</span><span style="color: black;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;"><br /></span></span></p><div dir="ltr" style="color: #888888;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Here is a list of the resulting research publications:</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #888888;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #888888;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 22px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB">Publications in journals on Biofilm on stone monuments and their control:</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 27pt; text-align: justify;"><b><u><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="text-decoration-line: none;"> </span></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Tripathy, P., Roy, A. and Adhikary, S.P. Survey of epilithic blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) from temples of India and Nepal. Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. Algological studies, 87: 43-57, 1997.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Roy, A., Tripathy, P. and Adhikary, S.P. Epilithic blue-green algae/cyanobacteria from temples of India and Nepal. II. Presence of UV sunscreen pigments., Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. Algological studies, 86: 147-161, 1997.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Adhikary, S.P. and Sahu, J.K. UV-protecting pigment of the terrestrial cyanobacterium <i>Tolypothrix byssoidea</i> J. Plant Physiol. 153:770-773, 1998.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB">Tripathy, P., Roy, A., Anand, N. and Adhikary, S.P. Blue green algal flora on the rock surface of temples and monuments of India. Feddes Repertorium,110:133-144, 1999.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">Adhikary, S.P. Epilithic cyanobacteria on the exposed rocks and walls of temples and monuments of India. Ind. J. Microbiol. 40:67-81,2000.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Adhikary, S.P. Chlorophyll stability of epilithic cyanobacteria from temples of India. Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. Algological studies,98: 119-131,2000.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Adhikary, S.P. Epilithic cyanobacteria on the exposed rocks and walls of temples and monuments of India. Ind. J. Microbiol. 40:67-81, 2000.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Pattanaik, B. and Adhikary, S.P. Blue green algal flora on archaeological monuments of India. Bull. Bot. Survey of India. 44: 61-74, 2002.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Pattanaik, B. and Adhikary, S.P. Blue green algal flora at some archaeological sites and monuments of India. Feddes Repertorium, 113: 289-300, 2002.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Adhikary, S.P. Survival in darkness and heterotrophic growth of epilithic cyanobacteria from temples of India. Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. Algol. Studs.105:141-155, 2002.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> Adhikary, S.P. Control of epilithic cyanobacterial mats of the temples of India using algicides. Arch Hydrobiol. Suppl. Algol. Studs. 105:157-171,2002.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;">Adhikary, S.P. Heat Shock proteins in the epilithic cyanobacterium <i>Tolypothrix byssoidea.</i> Biol. Plantarum, 47: 125-128, 2003.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">Pattanaik, B. and Adhikary, S.P. Effects of UV-B irradiation on survival, spectral characteristics and nitrogenase activity of cyanobacteria from different habitats. Archives Hydrobiol. Suppl. Algological Studies, 113, 159-173, 2004.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">Pattanaik, B., Sahu, J.K. and Adhikary, S.P. Changes in the protein profile of cyanobacteria from terrestrial habitats in response to heat and UV-B radiation stress. Archives Hydrobiol. Suppl. Algological Studies, 113,175-182, 2004.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">Adhikary, S.P. and Klug, G.: Detection of a gene for iron containing superoxide dismutase in the terrestrial cyanobacterium <i>Tolypothrix byssoidea</i>. Indian J Biotech. 6:118-120, 2007.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 33pt; text-align: justify;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">Samad, L.K. and Adhikary, S.P. Diversity of micro-algae and cyanobacteria on building facades and monuments of India. Algae, (Korean Journal of Phycology), 23: 91-114, 2008.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">Adhikary, S.P. Bioerosion of archaeologically important temples and monuments of India and their preservation strategies. Indian Hydrobiol. 11: 1-8, 2008.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">Samad, L.K., Rath, J. and Adhikary, S.P. Growth response and protein profile of two different <i>Scytonema</i> species from the cave walls and soil crusts in light and dark. <span lang="EN-GB">Arch. Hydrobiol. Suppl. Algological studies</span> 127: 49-60, 2008.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: justify;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 6pt; text-align: justify;">Samad, L.K. and Adhikary, S.P. Cyanobacteria and microalgae on building facades and stone surface of monuments - an ecophysiological prospective. In: Algal Biology and Biotechnology. Eds. Khattar, JIS, Singh, D.P. and Kaur, G., IK International Publishers, New Delhi. p 41-56, 2009.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 9pt; text-align: justify;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">Rossi, F., Micheletti, E., Bruno, L., Adhikary, S.P., Albertano, P. and DePhilippis, R. Characteristics and role of exocellular polysaccharides produced by five cyanbobacteria isolated from phototrophic biofilms growing on stone monuments. Biofouling, 28: 215-224, 2012.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 9pt; text-align: justify;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">Keshari, N. and Adhikary, S.P. Characterization of cyanobacteria isolated from biofilmson stone monuments at Santiniketan, India. Biofouling 29: 525-536, 2013.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">Keshri, N. and Adhikary, S.P. Diversity of cyanobacteria on stone monuments and building facades of India and their phylogenetic analysis. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation. 90:45-51, 2014.</p></span></div></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #888888;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #888888;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLUYyxzkDRq7t4nXPjXh8CYhbeMDY5dYoH8mb7DKocKR6QL5EAZoW3bxu-o2nNzaoWkOvrKk7CB6XifEoDSBMhM-FiFdL5iF_DDPMWKwnxR-sLFKQMWT2chZ6wXhx0wrm5R3hYNdhxhk7DXnbP6rlLw6Ly0Bl6gIZJJMgba6cmGssFlfHeqTnZSAFfnI/s882/Konark%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="882" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLUYyxzkDRq7t4nXPjXh8CYhbeMDY5dYoH8mb7DKocKR6QL5EAZoW3bxu-o2nNzaoWkOvrKk7CB6XifEoDSBMhM-FiFdL5iF_DDPMWKwnxR-sLFKQMWT2chZ6wXhx0wrm5R3hYNdhxhk7DXnbP6rlLw6Ly0Bl6gIZJJMgba6cmGssFlfHeqTnZSAFfnI/w606-h371/Konark%201.jpg" width="606" /></a></div><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #888888;"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 16.8px;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">Keshri, N. and Adhikary, S.P. (2014) Ecology of cyanobacteria on stone monuments, biodeterioration and the conservation of cultural heritage. In. Cyanobacteria: an economic prospective. Eds. Sharma, N.K., Rai, A.K. and Stal, L.J., Willey Blackwell, P. 73-90.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">Bruno, L., Ficorella, I, Valentini, F., Quici, L., Keshri, N. and Adhikary, S.P. (2014) Characterization of phototrophic biofilms deteriorating Indian stone monuments, their response to heat stress and development of a non-invasive remediation strategy. In. Rogerio-Candelera Ed., Science, Technology and Cultural Heritage, Taylor & Francis Group, London, pp.205-210.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">Adhikary, S.P., Keshari, N., Urzi, C. and DePhilippis, R. Cyanobacteria in biofilms on stone temples of Bhubaneswar, Eastern India. Algological Studies, Stuttgart, 147: 67-93, 2015.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB">Keshari, N., Das, S.K. and Adhikary, S.P. <i>Schmidleinema santiniketanense</i> sp. Non. (Cyanobacteria/<wbr></wbr>Cyanoprokaryota) from a building façade in Santiniketan, India. Phytotaxa, </span><span lang="EN-GB">283:181-187, 2016.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;">Keshri, N., Das, S.K. and Adhikary, S.P. <i>Stigonema tagorum</i> sp. Nov. (Stigonemataceae, Cyanoprokaryota) from a stone monument of Santiniketan, West Bengal, India). Nelumbo (Bulletin of Botanical Survey of India) : 58: 152-156, 2016.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB">Keshri, N. Das, S.K. and Adhikary, S.P. Microbial deterioration of heritage monuments of Santiniketan, West Bengal, India. Current Science,116:709-710,2019.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB">Kumar, D., Keshri, N., Suku, P. and Adhikary, S.P. Response of the sub-aerial cyanobacterium <i>Scytonema millei</i> to UV-C irradiation. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 57: 362-367,2019.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB">Keshari, N., Das, S.K. and Adhikary, S.P. Colonization and survival of a stress tolerant cyanobacterium on a heritage monument of Santiniketan, India. International Biodeterioration and Diodegardation, 164: 1-12, 2021.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB">Saha, S.; Sen, A.; Mandal, S.; Adhikary,S.P. and Rath, J. Mycosporine-alanine, an oxo-mycosporine, protect <i>Hassallia byssoidea</i> from higher UV and solar irradiation on the stone monument of Konark. J. Photochem. Photobiol. B: Biology, 224, 1-8, 2021.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB"><u><br /></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Ph.D. students who worked on Biodeterioration of stone monuments</u>:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Dr. Pratima Tripathy</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">, JRF & SRF-MOEF project (1994-1998)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Dr. Amarpalli Roy</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">, JRF & SRF-MOEF project (1994-1998)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Dr. Bagmi Pattnaik</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">, JRF, DBT Societal Project (2000-2004), PDF at BHU (2005-2007);</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB">Presently: Settled in Sweden after PDF at Germany and USA.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Dr. Laxmi Kumari Samad</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">, JRF & SRF (RGN fellowship), 2006-2009;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB">Presently: Aassistant Professor, College of Basic Science, OUAT, Bhubaneswar.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Dr. Nitin Keshari</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">, JRF & SRF, DST Cluster project, Govt. of India (2010-2015) at Visva-Bharati; PDF in China from 2017 to 2021 after 2 years PDF at ICGEB, New Delhi.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB"><u>National and international collaborators</u>:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Collaborators through</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">: DAAD Germany and Indo-Italian bilateral project of DST, GOI.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Prof. Gabriele Klug</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">,Institute Mikrobiologie,Justus Liebig Universitat, Giessen, Germany</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Dr. S.K. Apte</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai through DST Associateship</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Prof. Patrizia Albertano</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">, Biology Division, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Italy</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Prof. Roberto DePhilippis</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">, Dept. Agric. Microbiology, University of Florence, Italy</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Prof. Clara Urzi</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">, Dept. Microbiology, University of Messina, Sicily, Italy</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Prof. Laura Bruno</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">, Biology Division, University of Rome, Tor Vergata, Italy</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color: #222222; line-height: 15.4px; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Prof. Lubomir Kovacik</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">, Dept. Botany, Commenius University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic</span></p></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #888888; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #888888;"><span style="color: #222222; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">From 1991 onwards, many of his monument-conservation articles have been published in newspaper dailies like- Sambad, The Indian Express, Pioneer, and the Samaja.</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #888888;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #888888;"><span style="color: #222222; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">e.g. Prof Adhikary's article about the danger posed to Konark Sun Temple - published in the Sambad newspaper issue dated May 4, 2022 is shared below-</span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #888888;"><span style="color: #222222; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTjuZy2U8IJCET3EV6AukkkmqXxWcOyIDS-_Svi49G_zv_2uvYPz8i5Nc04UdDxME2ztW68P7PxLiYMSeJJ8rJXB3K8Dnfy8OH6oVc7_wqUkG84Emsn4JmpkvB19wTuE4kTlZI2qqqcOVnNGqi79ds_t4Z3-zzIMenuCJymaSU0eJJOkZJz78e13YFDs/s1280/IMG-20220504-WA0021.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1047" data-original-width="1280" height="491" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcTjuZy2U8IJCET3EV6AukkkmqXxWcOyIDS-_Svi49G_zv_2uvYPz8i5Nc04UdDxME2ztW68P7PxLiYMSeJJ8rJXB3K8Dnfy8OH6oVc7_wqUkG84Emsn4JmpkvB19wTuE4kTlZI2qqqcOVnNGqi79ds_t4Z3-zzIMenuCJymaSU0eJJOkZJz78e13YFDs/w599-h491/IMG-20220504-WA0021.jpg" width="599" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #888888;"><span style="color: #222222; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><div dir="ltr" style="color: #888888; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Prof Adhikary had correspondence with Late Sri G Mitra on their work on Khondalite stone deterioration, and with ASI authorities while working on the deterioration of stones and frescoes at Ajanta. He still has the letters received from them. </span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="color: #888888; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">He had given lectures at INTACH Bhubaneswar, and personnel from INTACH visited his lab at Utkal University several times during 1997-2002 for training.</span></span></div></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #888888;"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color: #222222; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color: #222222; text-align: justify;">It is quite surprising that despite all the above, </span><span style="color: #222222; text-align: justify;">authorities of Odisha are unaware</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"> of an expert of Prof Adhikary's stature and calibre!</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Had they known him and cared to involve an expert, wouldn't they have contacted him?</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color: #222222; text-align: justify;">Should not his work in Odisha and his sole expertise in this field in India be sought after and employed for our state and nation's benefits? </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color: #222222; text-align: justify;">This leads one to wonder about the comprehensive status of research and understanding of the problem of Konark and other stone temples and monuments of our state. </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color: #222222; text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color: #222222; text-align: justify;">For many cases including GIs of Odisha, it is strange to find that even local experts are not consulted!</span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color: #222222; text-align: justify;">Prof Adhikary echoes many of our views when he shares- </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color: #222222; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><i><blockquote>"Possibly Odias think expertise is not available in our Universities, and we need to borrow technology from IIT, Chennai, Roorkee, other IITs and even from abroad without knowing their contribution in the field and just because of a pre-conceived idea that expertise exists only there."</blockquote></i></span></span></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #888888;"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color: #222222;">Sambad newspaper issue dated 27th August 2022 carried the article of Sri Amiya Bhusan Tripathy, Advisor INTACH Odisha, about Konark Temple. </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color: #222222;">Prof Adhikary got in touch with Sri Tripathy via email and shared regarding the research on the conservation of stone monuments in India, the international collaboration with Italy and his paper publications such as this-</span></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzY743j8tVTVm98UpJwY_ki1Qf-kxCiyDnlrVpbKcVdDBbYrNrSyipUDgJTOJ2OmIqPIA3MpmHITotSjZFYoBBbgFbewatoRJ39XgNCcUsUMS4Hq5WnM5CvHM_h8VoNvy58WHRJxtfNdaDApgNOh-1Bdd_uzPFpkeJTop0MHk6nNBLLmU9JQdXn6HEMw/s614/Konark%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="614" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzY743j8tVTVm98UpJwY_ki1Qf-kxCiyDnlrVpbKcVdDBbYrNrSyipUDgJTOJ2OmIqPIA3MpmHITotSjZFYoBBbgFbewatoRJ39XgNCcUsUMS4Hq5WnM5CvHM_h8VoNvy58WHRJxtfNdaDApgNOh-1Bdd_uzPFpkeJTop0MHk6nNBLLmU9JQdXn6HEMw/w532-h457/Konark%202.jpg" width="532" /></a></div><br /></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white;">Central Govt, State Govt, and bodies like INTACH must take note-</div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white;"><b>Those who have the authority and responsibility must ensure inviting and involving and taking the support and guidance of experts like Prof Adhikary.</b></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: black;"><span style="color: white;">Those interested to take this forward, kindly connect with- </span></span></span><span style="background-color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;"> </span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: black; font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: white;">Prof Siba Prasad Adhikary: </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Email: </span><a href="mailto:adhikarysp@gmail.com" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">adhikarysp@gmail.com</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b><i>The intention of this post is to again remind all to work for the conservation of the Sun Temple Konark with renewed vigour and on an urgent basis by including experts.</i></b></span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;"><b><i>Konark Sun Temple is our responsibility.</i></b></span></div><div dir="ltr"><br /></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color: transparent;"><br /></span></div><div dir="ltr"><b style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">We request timely conservation with the help of empowered and empathetic people with expertise, experience, and enterprise.</span></b></div></span></div><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">What do you feel? </span></b><b><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Please share your views in the comments below.</span></b></p> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>Anita Sabathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13365472694082398017noreply@blogger.com0