: Rajmi Hikaka , an imaginary little tribal girl from Kondh community of Sunaput , an imaginary village in Koraput district died in the laps of her father Bursa Hikaka while asking him to go back to the village from his workplace in Hyderabad . This scene from the play “Dangar Sepakhe” brought down the screens on the stage and had launched the beginning of the state level “Panchamali Natya Mahotsav” being inaugurated by Gopal Krushna Behera , ED, NALCO on Thursday night .
The play based on a migration story , being written and directed by Girija Choudhury , an eminent dramatist from the region had enough material for the audience not to move their eyes off the stage . Thanks to the extra ordinary performance of Ananya Choudhury , the little girl who had played the role of Rajmi . While she was successful in expressing the childhood emotion in refusing her mother Sitme’s request to visit “Mandia Parab” , the village festival without her father , the writer was successful in exposing the plight of the families who were left behind in the village when the male folk from the tribal communities went haunting for work elsewhere in far off places out of their ‘Dangar’ , the mountainous boarders of Koraput region .
Further Rajmi was the example of courage and dedication that the children especially girls of the region could possess when it comes to bringing their families together . Depiction of the loving character presented in the Banzaran couple who had rescued Rajmi while she was searching her father somewhere away from the village which she had left long . The dryness in the hungry child and the joyful acceptance in the face of the childless Banzara mother to accept her as her own child had compelled the audience to rethink before blaming the Banzarans in general as child lifters .
Even though Rajmi was offered enormous amount of love and affection by her new parents her searching eyes were longing for her dearest father Bursa even after reaching Hyderabad . The play taking the audience out of the newspaper headlines to the brick making dens of the far off places had tried to bring the experience of the tribal innocent labourers to the fore front where they were tortured like slaves including Bursa , the father of Rajmi . While she was in search of her father the entry of an elderly mad person into the picture , had forced the audience to cross their fingers to remind the famous saying that a child , a mad person and a super conscious being were the happiest ones in the world . The characters of Rajmi and Diudu , the mad person that were exhibited in the play would be remembered for long for the exploration of the highest possible simplicity in the relation that one could develop while finding someone talking in one’s own language.
However the writer was harsh on the emotion of the audience when he had to go further to show the hard reality of the torture that the migrated labourers had to face from the employers . While the little child had found her new friend talking in her own language , Rajmi comes in contact with her father . But it was hard for her to bear the suffering of her father who had to receive canes from the master. She had to face the hitting of the cane while holding him firm in her arms asking him to go back to the village .Before she could accompany her father to the village keeping her promise to re unite her family , she received a hard stroke from the cane that was to fall on her father and died in the laps of her father .
While plays bringing dramatic impact and response were used in the recent times to attract the interest of the audience, the play exhibiting the real life of the communities in places the audience lived too was no way less in creating a deep impact in their minds , Girija Choudhury , the script writer and director of the play added.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Chief Minister Visits Kakiriguma
: “Development of Laxmipur , Narayanpatna , Bandhugaon and Kashipur blocks could not be achieved for the inactive participation of Late Anantram Majhi , the congress MLA from Laxmipur constituency.” Naveen Patnaik , Chief Minister of the state said while addressing the Laxmipur by election rally at Kakiriguma in Laxmipur block of Koraput district today. Blaming the belated leader of the region from Congress party , he said that the problems and challenges of the region was not well represented and projected by the local representative for the last many years .
While highlighting the successes of his government he said that the promise of dissemination of powers to the basic institution of democracy was fulfilled when the state government had placed the right to issue licenses of trading of 800 non timber minor forest products to the panchayats . Further certifying his party to be the party of children and women he said that his government was keen in promoting measures for the development of the tribal children of regions like Koraput district by opening 1000 residential schools to facilitate one lakh girls for continuing their education without any hurdles .
While reiterating the commitment of the coalition government in the state towards transforming the rights of the tribals on their land to the tribals , he further added that programmes like “Mo Jami Mo Gharo Dhio” which was launched a few months back had risen the faith on his governance to greater heights among masses . Expressing solidarity with the plight of the tribals of the state , 3000 minor police cases and 9000 minor forest cases that were pending for years against the tribal people were withdrawn to facilitate their progress in the process of development , he added.
This year being the year of irrigation , he recalled the special package offered to the villages of Laxmipur assembly constituency to get Rs.5 Lakh each on a priority basis towards developing irrigation facilities . Appreciating his government’s response to the needs of the people of the region he said that spread of cholera could be brought under control in Kashipur area for the effective management of the issue by his government .
Criticising the central government for its indifferent attitude towards the state , he said that the central government was keen to reduce the number of people from BPL coverage in the state . He also expressed his resentment over cutting down the allotment under KBK scheme . However reaffirming the support from the state government he said that a sum of Rs6000 Cr. would be spent in the next five years under Biju KBK scheme . Among others Raghunath Mahanty , Panchayatraj Minister , Surya Narayan Patro , Energy Minister Chaitanya Prasad Majhi , Tribal Welfare Minister addressed the rally . The party leaders addressed similar rally at Narayanpatna .
While in the one hand the star campaigners were targeting each other on state level issues in their speeches , on the other hand all the five candidates from Congress , BJD , Samajwadi Party , Samruddha Odisha and Republican Party of India were trying to gather support from the voters by highlighting their concern over the local issues .
While highlighting the successes of his government he said that the promise of dissemination of powers to the basic institution of democracy was fulfilled when the state government had placed the right to issue licenses of trading of 800 non timber minor forest products to the panchayats . Further certifying his party to be the party of children and women he said that his government was keen in promoting measures for the development of the tribal children of regions like Koraput district by opening 1000 residential schools to facilitate one lakh girls for continuing their education without any hurdles .
While reiterating the commitment of the coalition government in the state towards transforming the rights of the tribals on their land to the tribals , he further added that programmes like “Mo Jami Mo Gharo Dhio” which was launched a few months back had risen the faith on his governance to greater heights among masses . Expressing solidarity with the plight of the tribals of the state , 3000 minor police cases and 9000 minor forest cases that were pending for years against the tribal people were withdrawn to facilitate their progress in the process of development , he added.
This year being the year of irrigation , he recalled the special package offered to the villages of Laxmipur assembly constituency to get Rs.5 Lakh each on a priority basis towards developing irrigation facilities . Appreciating his government’s response to the needs of the people of the region he said that spread of cholera could be brought under control in Kashipur area for the effective management of the issue by his government .
Criticising the central government for its indifferent attitude towards the state , he said that the central government was keen to reduce the number of people from BPL coverage in the state . He also expressed his resentment over cutting down the allotment under KBK scheme . However reaffirming the support from the state government he said that a sum of Rs6000 Cr. would be spent in the next five years under Biju KBK scheme . Among others Raghunath Mahanty , Panchayatraj Minister , Surya Narayan Patro , Energy Minister Chaitanya Prasad Majhi , Tribal Welfare Minister addressed the rally . The party leaders addressed similar rally at Narayanpatna .
While in the one hand the star campaigners were targeting each other on state level issues in their speeches , on the other hand all the five candidates from Congress , BJD , Samajwadi Party , Samruddha Odisha and Republican Party of India were trying to gather support from the voters by highlighting their concern over the local issues .
Woman in Need For Help
Chief Ministers’ Relief Fund established for helping the poor in need especially those in distress condition has failed to deliver for the lack of concern among the service providers in Koraput district .This was true at least with Padma Durua , an old tribal woman from Malipadar village in Haladipadar panchayat of Boipariguda block in Koraput district who was pleading for death to get rid of the unbearable pain for the last two months . “I can’t bear the pain and make others suffer. Please give me something so that I could die peacefully” , she cried from the little open shed in front of her house .
Padma has been sleeping in front of her hut for the last two months as it was out of the capacity of the villagers to take her to the nearby hospital in Boipariguda , Guru Durua , her husband said . She was not able to stand even for a while after she fell on the road . No one knew what might have happened to her legs , he added.
While Guru, owing to his poverty and inaccessibility to the health system had no means to take his wife to the health centre in Boipariguda covering long distances from the village in the deep forests of Gupteswar region , the block administration too had not done anything for her treatment . No one from the chain of service providers in the administration had ever visited Padma even though she was suffering for the last two months , Bhime Durua , an old man from the village said.
The villagers too had little option than to leave her to herself as they too were in no better financial capacity than Guru either to arrange transportation or providing further support and care , he added.
“She needed a greater care and the society including myself have failed to save her life . We are waiting for the day when Padma would die helplessly like many other ailing persons suffering for being un noticed in this part of the district” Guru cried while expressing his helplessness .
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Padma has been sleeping in front of her hut for the last two months as it was out of the capacity of the villagers to take her to the nearby hospital in Boipariguda , Guru Durua , her husband said . She was not able to stand even for a while after she fell on the road . No one knew what might have happened to her legs , he added.
While Guru, owing to his poverty and inaccessibility to the health system had no means to take his wife to the health centre in Boipariguda covering long distances from the village in the deep forests of Gupteswar region , the block administration too had not done anything for her treatment . No one from the chain of service providers in the administration had ever visited Padma even though she was suffering for the last two months , Bhime Durua , an old man from the village said.
The villagers too had little option than to leave her to herself as they too were in no better financial capacity than Guru either to arrange transportation or providing further support and care , he added.
“She needed a greater care and the society including myself have failed to save her life . We are waiting for the day when Padma would die helplessly like many other ailing persons suffering for being un noticed in this part of the district” Guru cried while expressing his helplessness .
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Traditional Doctor For Bones
Ranu Bhatra , a tribal man in his seventies has corrected at least 800 fractured bones in the last six months alone and has been continuing rendering such services at Girla, a remote tribal village in Kotpad block of Koraput district for the last 50 years . Ranu has not learnt a single letter in the alphabet and has never heard about Sushruta or Dhanwantari , the legendary ayurvedic practitioners who had offered health services in the Vedic age even before the modern science had evolved . But Ranu has been the hope for hundreds of poor tribals while using the traditional methods like bamboo and natural herbs to repair the broken bones in different parts of the body .
In the last 50 years people have received the utmost care and been successful in providing treatment for minor injuries to many complicated cases , Ranu said . He plays his palm over the broken part and understands the nature of the crack by feeling through his fingers , Tirupati Kendu , a young patient who was sleeping in the little health care centre at Girla said . And this was the faith in hundreds of patients all over the region drawing people from far and wide , Chandra Sekhar Majhi , former President of Koraput Zilla Parishad and a resident of the village said . Patients like Krushna Kendu , a young boy from Kenduguda in Boipariguda block who was injured in a truck accident preferred to get the care from Ranu even after visiting the district head quarter hospital at Koraput, he added . Krushna was advised to go to Visakhpatnam for getting treatment for his critical fracture . But going there was not under the capacity of the parents of Krushna and hence was brought to Girla instead, for treatment , he said .
No one is asked to pay any fixed amount for the treatment and was allowed to offer according to their capacities ranging from Rs.20/- to Rs.500/-, Ranu said . The patient has to purchase the cotton cloth from Kotpad market and bamboo plates are being arranged by the centre . A Paste is prepared from the locally available medicinal herbs and tied with the bamboo plates on the site of the crack . The binding needs to be done three to four times depending upon the nature of the crack over a period of three months’ time and the patient gets cured , he added.
‘It’s science and in no way any miracle’ which he had learnt from his uncle some 50 years back and now is transmitting to his three sons . However the art of offering selfless support to the patients irrespective of their social status and financial capabilities should not become the sole property of a single family , Dinabandhu Bhatra , the eldest son of Ranu said . Establishment of a natural health care centre with a herbal garden for growing the medicinal plants like Chitiki used in preparing the medicine paste was needed to save the practicing science from extinction , he added.
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In the last 50 years people have received the utmost care and been successful in providing treatment for minor injuries to many complicated cases , Ranu said . He plays his palm over the broken part and understands the nature of the crack by feeling through his fingers , Tirupati Kendu , a young patient who was sleeping in the little health care centre at Girla said . And this was the faith in hundreds of patients all over the region drawing people from far and wide , Chandra Sekhar Majhi , former President of Koraput Zilla Parishad and a resident of the village said . Patients like Krushna Kendu , a young boy from Kenduguda in Boipariguda block who was injured in a truck accident preferred to get the care from Ranu even after visiting the district head quarter hospital at Koraput, he added . Krushna was advised to go to Visakhpatnam for getting treatment for his critical fracture . But going there was not under the capacity of the parents of Krushna and hence was brought to Girla instead, for treatment , he said .
No one is asked to pay any fixed amount for the treatment and was allowed to offer according to their capacities ranging from Rs.20/- to Rs.500/-, Ranu said . The patient has to purchase the cotton cloth from Kotpad market and bamboo plates are being arranged by the centre . A Paste is prepared from the locally available medicinal herbs and tied with the bamboo plates on the site of the crack . The binding needs to be done three to four times depending upon the nature of the crack over a period of three months’ time and the patient gets cured , he added.
‘It’s science and in no way any miracle’ which he had learnt from his uncle some 50 years back and now is transmitting to his three sons . However the art of offering selfless support to the patients irrespective of their social status and financial capabilities should not become the sole property of a single family , Dinabandhu Bhatra , the eldest son of Ranu said . Establishment of a natural health care centre with a herbal garden for growing the medicinal plants like Chitiki used in preparing the medicine paste was needed to save the practicing science from extinction , he added.
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Friday, February 22, 2008
Doctors Submit Resignation
All the doctors from Koraput district have submited their resignation letters to the state government through the office of Orissa Medical Services Association (OMSA) on Monday last , Bharadwaj Mishra , Secretary , OMSA , Koraput branch said while talking to the media at Koraput.
While taking care of the health of the deprived masses of the district with all sincerity , the depleted strength of doctors in the district they were toiling manfully carrying a heavy burden of duty , to manage the health delivery system , which included treatment , preventive , IEC activities , more than 20 national health programmes , conducting post- mortem , attending to medico-legal cases and VIP/protocol duty besides emergency duties, he added.
Moreover for the lower pay scales compared to other states , doctors were not interested to work in the state and more particularly in the remote pockets of the district. , he added While the health services were facing great challenges in providing good health care to the people for various reasons , the situation in the district would be more worse after a month’s time for there would be no doctors serving in the district in the later part of next month if the state government did not respond to their demands, he feared
While taking care of the health of the deprived masses of the district with all sincerity , the depleted strength of doctors in the district they were toiling manfully carrying a heavy burden of duty , to manage the health delivery system , which included treatment , preventive , IEC activities , more than 20 national health programmes , conducting post- mortem , attending to medico-legal cases and VIP/protocol duty besides emergency duties, he added.
Moreover for the lower pay scales compared to other states , doctors were not interested to work in the state and more particularly in the remote pockets of the district. , he added While the health services were facing great challenges in providing good health care to the people for various reasons , the situation in the district would be more worse after a month’s time for there would be no doctors serving in the district in the later part of next month if the state government did not respond to their demands, he feared
Physical Challenged Wish to get more from life
: Physically challenged people in the state were the most deprived ones for the compartmentalization of them according to their respective deformities , said Umesh Purohit , Convener of Orissa Bikalang Manch , the forum for the disabled persons in the state that was formed in 2006 . Such compartmentalization had confined the disabled people to think only for the welfare of people with the similar category of deformity rather than bringing out a holistic development , he added .
Mr. Purohit was at Koraput to attend the first ever seminar of disabled persons to get sensitized to lead a dignified life by accessing to the schemes and initiatives made by the society in large . While there were hopes to create disabled friendly villages and towns in the state , the real challenges were coming from the large amount of poverty prevailing with the disabled persons in general and more specifically in the rural areas , he said .
However the forum had high hopes with the implementation of NREGA as poverty could be brought under control by taking little care in engaging the otherwise able people in soft jobs like maintaining the record books or managing crèches near the site of the work , he added . The seminar was attended by disabled people from across the district .
Mr. Purohit was at Koraput to attend the first ever seminar of disabled persons to get sensitized to lead a dignified life by accessing to the schemes and initiatives made by the society in large . While there were hopes to create disabled friendly villages and towns in the state , the real challenges were coming from the large amount of poverty prevailing with the disabled persons in general and more specifically in the rural areas , he said .
However the forum had high hopes with the implementation of NREGA as poverty could be brought under control by taking little care in engaging the otherwise able people in soft jobs like maintaining the record books or managing crèches near the site of the work , he added . The seminar was attended by disabled people from across the district .
Monday, February 18, 2008
Seminar - Pharma College - Jeypore
Jeypore College of Pharmacy, Jeypore has organized its first AICTE Sponsored National Seminar for two days (14th and 15th Feb. 08) on the topic “RECENT TRENDS IN HERBAL DRUG RESEARCH, FORMULATION DEVELOPMENT AND STANDARDISATION”. As because Jeypore is belonging to a tribal region and also full of medicinal plants that’s why it is highly essential to organize such national seminar for strengthening of the knowledge of the public as well as the research scholar present in this region. More than 40 delegates were participated in this national seminar from various pharmacy colleges of Orissa as well as out side Orissa. The main objective of the seminar was to create awareness among the faculty members and research scholars about the need of herbal drug standardization and formulation development of herbal preparations. The seminar was officially inaugurated by Prof. Dr. P. Ellaiah the Convenor-cum-Director of Jeypore College of Pharmacy, Jeypore. On the inaugural day the lectures were delivered by Prof. S. Satyanarayan, Prof. S. Ganapaty, Prof. P. Rajeswar Rao, Andhra University, Vishakhapatnam and Prof. C. Veeresham, Kakatiya University, Warangal which are very informative and creative.
On the 2nd day of this seminar also the lectures are so nice and electrifying by Prof. C. Veeresham, Kakatiya University, Warangal, Prof. P. Ellaiah, Jeypore College of Pharmacy, Jeypore, Prof. Sudhakar Dash, Vikram Dev College, Jeypore, Dr.P.Steve Thomas, Maharaja College of Pharmacy, Vizianagaram, Dr. S. V. Ramana, Director, M.S.S.R.F., Jeypore followed by one visit to Dr. M.S.Swaminathan Plant Research Foundation, Jeypore for gaining the GCP and GAP (Good Cultivation Practices and Good Agricultural Practices) of medicinal plants as well as for commercialization of medicinal plants. Principal, Jeypore College of Pharmacy addressed the gathering with the key note address about the various achievement of the college. The Director of the College, Prof. P. Ellaiah highlighted about the theme of this National Seminar and mentioned the importance of Pharmacist in standrdisation of herbal drugs. Finally Prof. Debajoyti Das, Principal of the college extended vote of thanks to the speakers and all the deligates for delivering such an informative lectures and participation in this national seminar. The function was also grace by the administrative Director of Jeypore College of Pharmacy Mr. Sruti Ranjan Mishra and Vice Chairman Mr. B. Rama Prasad. The programme was finished followed by a research visit to MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, Jeypore by the College Bus.
On the 2nd day of this seminar also the lectures are so nice and electrifying by Prof. C. Veeresham, Kakatiya University, Warangal, Prof. P. Ellaiah, Jeypore College of Pharmacy, Jeypore, Prof. Sudhakar Dash, Vikram Dev College, Jeypore, Dr.P.Steve Thomas, Maharaja College of Pharmacy, Vizianagaram, Dr. S. V. Ramana, Director, M.S.S.R.F., Jeypore followed by one visit to Dr. M.S.Swaminathan Plant Research Foundation, Jeypore for gaining the GCP and GAP (Good Cultivation Practices and Good Agricultural Practices) of medicinal plants as well as for commercialization of medicinal plants. Principal, Jeypore College of Pharmacy addressed the gathering with the key note address about the various achievement of the college. The Director of the College, Prof. P. Ellaiah highlighted about the theme of this National Seminar and mentioned the importance of Pharmacist in standrdisation of herbal drugs. Finally Prof. Debajoyti Das, Principal of the college extended vote of thanks to the speakers and all the deligates for delivering such an informative lectures and participation in this national seminar. The function was also grace by the administrative Director of Jeypore College of Pharmacy Mr. Sruti Ranjan Mishra and Vice Chairman Mr. B. Rama Prasad. The programme was finished followed by a research visit to MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, Jeypore by the College Bus.
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