Odisha Forum

Till the 1975 emergency the middle class (with some sections of the rich) were aligned against the autocracy of Indira Gandhi, and even supported the poor in their struggle for democratic rights. Since the 1990s and the advent of the new economic policies the middle class has thrown away its facade ...

Because I have been there - so many times and seen these repeated happenings. As of now the middle classes have pushed their lot behind the rich and especially the corporates and industrialists- thinking that within the framework of this so called "development" they will at least get a few big crumb...

To, Shri. Naveen Patnaik Chief Minister of Orissa 25.06.2008 1. I expresse grave concern over the hired goons of BJD and the hired goons of TATA led by company officials, who tried to enter the project area at Kalinganagar this morning. Later armed police also tried to enter the project site but ret...

Uprooting of massive population from their lands and livelihoods for establishment of large sized ‘industries’, infrastructure projects and SEZs has become a country-wide phenomenon. With the enactment of the SEZ Act 2005 this process of land grabbing and displacement has gathered momentum. It is ir...

See the other points of view on the sever repression that is taking place in the name of industrialisation: Janhastakshep Campaign Against Fascist Designs To, Shri. Naveen Patnaik Chief Minister of Orissa 25.06.2008 Resolution passed in a meeting of JAN HASTAKSHEP on June 25, 2008 at the Gandhi Peac...

This is an article written by Late Rajendra Sadangi who was convener of "LOK PAKHYA" in Orissa. It deal specifically with the situation in Kalinganagar but has a much wider understanding of the politics behind this kind of rushed industrialisation in Orissa. Kalinganagar Beckons What does the Kaling...