Operation Orissa

Come on guys. Let's admit it. There is nothing called the State of Orissa.
It's a conspiracy. The government of India felt squeamish after Independence and they decided to colour a bit of the Bay of Bengal and call it Orissa so that India would look bigger and more 'in-shape'.
But they can't fool us any longer! Their lies are slowly coming to the fore. They can't fool us anymore about a State that doesn't exist.

Now I know you'll think I've finally gone nuts. But wait! Before you scoff at my seeming delinquency, ask yourselves the following questions:
Have you ever been to Orissa?
Have you ever come back from Orissa?
Have you ever planned to go to Orissa?
Have you ever met anyone from Orissa?
Do you have any idea of what goes on in Orissa?
Ever wonder why it never comes in the news?
Ever wonder why almost everyone connected to Orissa is named 'Patnaik'?
Ever wonder why the government says that all kinds of natural calamities take place there and take hefty donations as foreign aid?
Ever wonder what the hell they speak in Orissa?

If you have answered the majority of these questions with a blank, then you must admit the truth of my theory! It's all a lie!! A conspiracy!! A propaganda!!



(P.S - the above post was written during one of my more bored moments; I was studying the latest NSS reports. But still, think of it. A state that was once home to the great Ashoka of Kalinga has been steadily neglected for years on end by the Central government. Its people are poor, frustrated, angry (and also largely named Patnaik) and the condition of the state has been steadily deteriorating. Today, Orissa is home to the largest number of Naxalites after Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, and is a political time bomb. The government better wake up to this sad reality, as to how they are not only excluded from the Budget's sections, but also from the cultural identity of India. We actually hardly know anything about them. My heartfelt sympathies are with the people of Orissa. )