The writer is a Delhi based political journalist, policy observer and researcher on cultural history. He has a decade and half long experience, in various capacities, at different media outlets. He is also the Director of Dialogue Odisha Foundation. He tweets at: @SaswatPanigrahi
The river is like a flowing history
Or a curving geography of civilization
So many cultures nurtured in your lap
So many cities lost in your waves
In your bosom you hold so many…
‘Bande Utkala Janani’, the de facto anthem of Odisha, has drawn fresh attention following Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik exhortation to the people of Odisha and Odias across the world to sing…