DEDICATED FOLLOWERS?

It's immaterial whether 1.5 million people twit to Amitabh or Katrina but its just a show off business but not real appreciations

. I am happy with 12 to 24 readers--followers of my blog.Its not the number but the true lovers of my writing which is important in life.

CYCLE ON HIRE

Bicycle on hire?

During our stay at Parlakhemundi (PKD) I had the unique experience of taking a cycle on hire. Once my friend and school class mate Ratindra asked me, “If I was interested to visit the scenic place of Brundaban Palace on the banks of Mahendrataneya, on a Sunday afternoon”?

I told him that I was very much interested but father’s cycle from Baripada had not reached PKD. Ratindra said “No problem, you can take a cycle on hire for 25 paisa per hour”

That was my first experience of using a hired cycle in life. The cycle store used to keep around twenty polished bicycle for hire but the person from outside had to be introduced by a local person- a teacher, a police or a local businessman. I deposited one rupee and signed the log book and my friend Ratindra whose father was the school headmaster, introduced me. Those days’ teachers, lecturers and students used to go by bicycle to the education institutes. I do not remember seeing any private cars at that place.

That was in the year 1957-8.Since then I wonder why no such system existed in other places of Odisha except Ganjam.

                                       Let’s say if this is introduced in Bhubaneswar then what will happen? Half of them will not be returned, around 5% of them will be knocked down by motor bikes or cars, and the wheels will be exchanged with old tires and rim. Good idea but will not last long, a risky business. A country where a mug is tied with a chain in IR toilets for the fear of being stolen, is difficult to image a cycle on hire? We do not have cycle track. The smart city footpath has been converted to motor bike track and every day some senior citizen gets abused or injured by these ruffian bike riders!

If one could introduce a “Bicycle Time” then only the idea of using cycles by students and other health fanatics may pick up but I think this is a day dreaming idea by the author.

Let’s watch the upcoming World cup Hockey tournament at smart city Bhubaneswar, where each imported bicycles’ worth fifty thousand rupees would be available for hire! One can take the horse to water hole but can’t force it to drink? *These places shown in this picture have provision for hired cycle in India.

(ବାହାଘର ବେଳେ ବାଇଗଣ ରୁଆ ?)

Sanjoy Kumar Satpathy

Bhubaneswar

Senior Citizen.          

 

OVER CONFIDENCE

OVER CONFIDENCE?

There is a saying in cricket—the game is not over unless the last ball is bowled! This is applicable in every field of life. Recently the BJP started celebrating when some TV channels showed a figure of 114 seats but in ten seats they were leading and counting was going on! They should have waited till the EC declared the result!

Similarly in a very important intercollegiate cricket semifinal match between Khalikot vs. Ravenshaw College, the Cuttack team was over confident after they bowled out their opponent for 78 runs. Remember there was only one university in Orissa—Utkal University. The captain said “boys, the drinks are on me”. They started celebrating like BJP team. Ganjam people are fighters they do not give up easily and they do not like the Cuttack people and its players for their sledging habits.

Ravenshaw got out for exactly 78 and it was a tied match. The Khalikot captain had done his home work and knew the rules—“in case of tie, the match to be decided by toss of coin.”But Ravenshaw captain was adamant and told the opposite captain for a replay next day, to which the Khalikot captain did not agree. There was lots of argument and became a law and order problem. There was exchange of blows between extra players. The chief of the organizing committee Mr.Banerjee and PVRMurty were called to settle the issue with laws and by laws books of Utkal University Cricket Tournament. The law was very clear—Toss of Coin.

Khalikot won the toss and the match but they lost badly in the finals. Many of the players are still living but might have forgotten that match.

Sanjoy Kumar Satpathy

RICE OR ROTI FOR DIABETICS?

ଭାତ ଆଉ ଅଟାରୁଟି  କଉଁଟା ମଧୁମେହ  ରୋଗୀ ପାଇଁ ଭଲ ?

ବହୁତ ଲୋକ ଏହିପ୍ରଶ୍ନଟିକୁ ପଚାରନ୍ତି କିନ୍ତୁ ବ୍ୟସ୍ତ ଡାକ୍ତର ଡାଏଟିସିଆନ

ପାଖକୁ ପଠାଇ ଦିଅନ୍ତି, ଆଉ ରୋଗୀ ଦୁଇଶହଟଙ୍କା ଗଣି ଗୋଟାଏ କାଗଜ ପାଏ ?

ମୋର ୨୫ ବର୍ଷର  ଡାଏବେଟିସ ରୋଗୀଙ୍କ ସହିତ ଅଭିଜ୍ଞତାରୁ କହିବି |

ଗାଧୁଆ ଘରେ ଜନ୍ଦାମାନେ ଘରେ କିଏ ସୁଗାର ରୋଗୀ ଅଛି କିମ୍ବା ଧାତୁ ପଡୁଛି କାହାର?ସାବଧାନ !

ରୋଟୀ ଗଣି ଗଣି ଖାଇ ହୁଏ , ଭାତ ଯଦି ତରକାରୀ ବଢିଆ ହୋଇଛି ତାହେଲେତ ହେଲା ! ବାସୀଭାତ ବିଷ ସଦୃଶ, ଗରମକରୀ ଖାଆନ୍ତୁ ନାହିଁ , ପଖାଳ କରି ଖାଇ ହବ ! ଫ୍ରୀଜ଼ ଭାତ ଖାଆନ୍ତୁ ନାହିଁ I

ଫାଇବର (ତନ୍ତୁ)ଅଂଶ ବେସିଥାଏ ଗହମରେ, ଜୀବସାର ଗହମରେ  ଅଧିକା, ସୁଗାର ହଟାତ

ବଢ଼େନାହିଁ ଗହମ ରୁଟିରେ ,ଉସ୍ମାଚାଉଳର ଗ୍ଳାସୀମିକ ଇଣ୍ଡେକ୍ସ ଭଲ |

ଏମୀତିନୁଁହେଯେ  ଭାତ ଡ଼ିଏବେଟିସ ପାଇଁ ଖରାପ ,ମାପି ଖାଇଲେ ଠିକ |

ବ୍ୟାୟାମ କିମ୍ବା ଶାରୀରିକ ପରିଶ୍ରମ କରୁଥିଲେ ଭାତ ଖାଇଲେ ଚଲିବ |

ପେଟେ ପେଟେ ଭାତ ଖାଇ ଶୋଇଲେ ଜଗନଥ ମନ୍ଦିର ପଣ୍ଡାମାନଙ୍କ ଭଳି ପେଟ

ବାହାରିଯିବ ଏବଂ ଡ଼ିଏବେଟିସ ମାଡିଆସିବ | ତରକାରୀରେ ତେଲ ବହୁତ ଅଳ୍ପ

ବ୍ୟବହାର କରନ୍ତୁ, ଭାତ କମ, ତରକାରୀ ବେଶୀ ଖାଆନ୍ତୁ |ଆଳୁଚୋପା ସହିତ ଖାଇପାରିବେ I

 ଅପ୍ରିୟ ସତ୍ୟ ହଉଚି ଡାଇବେଟିସ ଲୋକମାନେ ବହୁତ ମିଛୁଆ ଓ ଠକ ,ତାଙ୍କରଖାଇବାକୁ ନେଇ !

 ମୁଁତ କେବେ ବିଶ୍ୱାସ କରୁନଥିକି ଏବେ ମଧ୍ୟ କରେ ନାହିଁ I

ସ୍ତ୍ରୀଙ୍କ ପାଖରୁ ଦୁରକୁ ଚାଲିଯାଇ ଲୁଚେଇ  ଲୁଚେଇ  ରସଗୋଲାକୁ ଚିପୁଡ଼ି ପାଟିରେ ଟପକିନା ପୁରାଇ ଦିଅନ୍ତି I

(ଆଉକିଛି ପଚାରିବାର ଥିଲେ ପଚାରିପାରନ୍ତି  |)

NATIONAL FRUITS:

India and Pakistan have a common national fruit--Mango.Similarly Srilanka and Bangladesh have Jack-fruit as their national fruit.

ODIYA---BJP

Some say Odiyas are like crab, do not allow another crab to go to the top by dragging its hind leg from water.Similarly many Odiyas are not proud to watch another from Odisha to become so good a orator in Hindi and English --he is non other than Dr.Sambit Patra,aged 44 years .

Dr.Sambit Patra (born 13 December 1974) is one of the official spokespersons of Bharatiya Janata Party with the designation of National Spokesperson of the party and former Medical officer at Hindu Rao Hospital. He is an independent director on the board of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) since October 28, 2017. Sambit Patra is a qualified physician and holds his Master of Surgery (MS) in General Surgery from SCB Medical College, Cuttack, Utkal University in 2002. He did his MBBS from VSS Medical College and Hospital, Burla, Sambalpur, Odisha in 1997.He qualified UPSC Combined Medical Services in 2003 and joined Hindu Rao Hospital (located in Malka Ganj, Delhi) as a Medical Officer.

BY PASS AND STENTS?

Do you think by pass surgery and stents prevent heart attack?Ask your cardiologist for the answer.
They only improve the quality of life.The change in life style actually helps not the medical interference.From the age of twenty-five years keep a check on your food habits,drug habits and physical activity not after sixty years?

Do not try to be a Google doctor!

WRITING IN ODIYA?

KNOWINGLY I POST FEW ARTICLES AND STORIES FOR MY ODIYA FRIENDS AND RELATIVES SO THAT THEY REMAIN IN TOUCH WITH ODIYA ALPHABETS.

FEEL SORRY FOR OTHERS,EXCUSE ME.

SELLING BOOKS

ଧାର୍ମିକ ବହି :

ହଟାତ ଗେଟ ଠକ ଠାଁଙ୍ଗ ଶବ୍ଦ ଶୁଣି ମୋ ପତ୍ନୀ ଦେଖିଲେ  ଜଣେ ଅଛିନ୍ନା ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଲୋକ ଠିଆ ହୋଇଛନ୍ତି I      

ପଚାରିବା ପୂର୍ବରୁ କହିଲେ "ପଟନାୟକବାବୁ ପଠେଇଛନ୍ତି "

ମତେ ପଚାରି ଅପରିଚିତାଙ୍କୁ ଭିତରେ ବସାଇଦେଲେ ଆମ ସ୍ତ୍ରୀ I

ମୁଁ ମନେ ମନେ ଭାବିଲି ବିଜେଡି ଅଫିସରୁ ଆସିନାହାନ୍ତିତ ?

"ଆପଣ ବହିଲେଖାନ୍ତି ମୁଁ ମଧ୍ୟ "  କହିଲେ ଭଦ୍ର ମହିଳା I

ଆଣିଥିବା ଥଳୀରୁ ଗୋଟାଏ ବହିବାହାରକଲେ ଏବଂ ମୋହାତରେ ଥୋଇଦେଲେ !

"ଏଭଳି ଅନୁବାଦ ଧାର୍ମିକ ବହି ମୋ ପାଖରେ ଭର୍ତି ଅଛି "   ମୁଁ କହିଲି I

"ବହୁତ ବଢିଆ ବହି , ପଟନାୟକ ବାବୁ ଦୁଇଟା ରଖିଲେ "

"କେତେ ଟଙ୍କା ?"

"ପଚାଶ "

ମୋ କାନ ପାଖରେ ଫୁସ ଫୁସ କରି ପତ୍ନୀ କହିଲେ "ଯାଉପଛେ ପଚାଶ ଶୀଘ୍ର ବିଦା କର "

ସିଏ ଗଲାପରେ ପୁଣି ପତ୍ନୀ କହିଲେ "ଏହିଭଳି ତୁମ ବହି ଘରେ ଘରେ ଯାଇ ବିକ୍ରି କଲେ ଦୁଇ ପଇସା ପାଇବ I  ବସିଖାଇଲେ ନଈବାଲି ପରା ସରିଯାଏ ?ଘରେ ବସି ବସି ବୁଢା ହୋଇଗଲଣି କିଛି ହେଲେ କର ?"

ଧାର୍ମିକ ବହିଟିର ପୃଷ୍ଠା ଉଲଟାଉ ଉଲଟାଉ କହିଲି "ମୁଁ ଯଦି ସୁନ୍ଦର ସ୍ତ୍ରୀଲୋକଟିଏ ହୋଇଥାନ୍ତି, କେବେ ଠାରୁ ପଦ୍ମ ପୁରସ୍କାର ପାଇସାରିଥାନ୍ତି, ଏଭଳି ପଦେ ଶୁଣିବାକୁ ପଡ଼ିନଥାନ୍ତା ?"

(ପଲାଶଶ୍ରୀ  ପୁରସ୍କାରପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ଲେଖକ)

ବେଲ ପାଚିଲେ କୂଆରକି ଯାଏ ?

ବେଲ ପାଚିଲେ କୂଆରକି ଯାଏ ?

ସାଧାରଣ ମଣିଷ କେବଳ ଦେଖଣାହାରୀ ?

୨୦୧୯ରେ ଜୀଏବି ଆସିବ ଗାଦିକୁ ସିଏକଣ

୧.ପେଟ୍ରୋଲ କିମ୍ବା ଡିଜେଲକୁ ୫୦ଟଙ୍କାରେ ବିକିବ ?

୨.ଟ୍ରେନ ଆକ୍ସିଡେଣ୍ଟ ବନ୍ଦକରିଦବ ?

୩.ଜାମୁ ଓ କାଶ୍ମୀରକୁ ଦିଲ୍ଲୀ ପାଖକୁ  ନେଇଆସିବ ? 

୪.କାବେରୀ ନଦୀ ସମସ୍ୟା ଦୂର କରିଦେବ ?

୫.ଡଲାରର ମୂଲ୍ୟକମାଇପାରିବ ?($୧=୩୦ଟଙ୍କା )

ଶୁଖିଲା ନଈ ?

ଶୁଖିଲା ନଈ ?

ବର୍ଷ ବର୍ଷ ହେଲା ଆମ୍ଭେ ଦେଖିଆସୁଛୁ ବର୍ଷାଋତୁ ଛାଡିଦେଲେ ଅନ୍ୟଦିନରେ ଆମର ସବୁନଦୀ ପ୍ରାୟେ ଶୁଖିଲା, ବାଲିମୟ ! ଯଦି ମନେ ପକାଇବେ ଉତ୍କଳ ଏକ୍ସପ୍ରେସରେ ଆସୁଥିବା ଦିନକଥା , ସେତେ ବେଳେ ସୂତାଖିଅ ଭଳି ନଦୀ I ଓଡ଼ିଶାର ନଦୀତ ହିମାଳୟରୁ ଆସିନିଜେ ବର୍ଷସାରା ପାଣି ଉଛୁଳୁଥିବ ?ହଟାତ ନିଦରୁ ଉଠି ବିଳ ବିଳଲେ କଣ ନଦୀରେ ପାଣି ଆସିଯିବ ?ଦିନ ଆସିବ ସମୁଦ୍ର  ଶୁଖିବ, ହ୍ରଦ ଶୁଖିବ, ନଦୀ  ଶୁଖିବ, ପୋଖରୀ ଶୁଖିବ ଓ ମଣିଷ ଶୁଖିବ ,ସେତେ ବେଳକୁ ବହୁତ ଡେରୀ ହୋଇ ଯାଇଥିବ !  ନା ଥିବ ଶଙ୍ଖ ,ଗଦା ଓ ପଦ୍ମ -ଖାଲି ବାଲୁକା ମଧ୍ୟ ଦୁନିଆ ?ଦିନ ଆସିବ ପୃଥିବୀ ଦେଖାଯାଉଥିବ ମଙ୍ଗଳଗ୍ରହ ଭଳି ?   ଅନ୍ୟ ଗ୍ରହର ଲୋକମାନେ କହୁଥିବେ --ଫୁଟାଣି ଦେଖାଉ ଥିଲେ, ଆଗ ମଲେ ?