Ashutosh Mishra

Ashutosh Mishra

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Ashutosh Mishra is a Bhubaneswar-based journalist with more than three decades of experience in the field. Starting his career with the Times of India he has worked for a number of reputed publicat ...more

Ashutosh Mishra is a Bhubaneswar-based journalist with more than three decades of experience in the field. Starting his career with the Times of India he has worked for a number of reputed publications including Sunday Mail, the Pioneer, Mail Today, Down to Earth and the Telegraph. Having reported extensively on human condition and politics he has a unique perspective on these issues.

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Op-Ed: A Cry For Change

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Change has been the cry in this election in Odisha. It has been the refrain of voters in a majority of constituencies. The obvious implication of this is that anti-incumbency factor...

Op-Ed: Maoists Try To Disrupt Polls But Long Live Democracy!

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Maoist rebels have tried their best to disrupt the ongoing polls. On the eve of voting for the second phase of elections they had shot dead a polling official in Kandhmal. The...

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Op-Ed: Focus Shifts To The Fate of Top Notch Leaders

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: With the final round of polling coming to an end in the state the focus would now shift to the fate of some of the key players in these elections. Speculation...

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Op-Ed: A Test of Mettle For Patnaik

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Chief minister, Naveen Patnaik came to power in the state for the first time in 2000 riding an anti-Congress wave. People were angry with the Congress for a number of reasons,...

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Op-Ed: Will Patnaik Be Lucky Again?

Bhubaneswar: Chief minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president, Naveen has been extremely lucky in politics. Making a reluctant entry into the political arena in 1997 following his father, Biju Patnaik’s death he won the...

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Op-Ed: Memories of A Super-cyclone

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: It was like any other morning that day back in 1999. The sky was slightly overcast and a gentle breeze was blowing outside my apartment. I surveyed the sky and the...

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Op-Ed: Reconstruction A Huge Challenge

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Reconstruction in the wake of havoc wreaked by cyclone Fani is by far the biggest challenge chief minister, Naveen Patnaik has faced since he took up the reins of the state...

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Op-Ed: Will Coastal Erosion Intensify In the Aftermath of Fani?

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: The phenomenon of coastal erosion is likely to intensify in the state in the wake of cyclone Fani with sea turbulence expected to increase manifold. Higher wave energy would mean greater...

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Op-Ed: Why It Takes A Fani To Remind Us Of Tourism Development?

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: During my recent visit to Puri to report the damage caused by cyclone Fani in the temple town I found state tourism secretary in a huddle with local hoteliers and energy...

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Op-Ed: Will BJP and BJD Join Hands Again?

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Commenting on the likely post-poll scenario, BJP leader, Pradeep Purohit made an interesting remark. “ In politics there are no permanent enemies or friends,” he said apparently referring to the possibility...

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Op-Ed: Don't Compare Tragedies, Rise Above Politics!

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Making comparisons in a human tendency. People, who either witnessed or were the victims of 1999 super-cyclone, are already comparing it with Fani which wreaked havoc on the state’s coast on...

Op-Ed: Restoring Lost Greenery A Herculean Task

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: One of the biggest casualties of cyclone Fani has been the green cover of the areas hit by it. Destruction of trees in cities like Bhubaneswar and Puri has been massive,...

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Op-Ed: Congress and BJP Make Their Moves Ahead of May 23

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: As parties await May 23 with bated breath indications are that it is going to be a tight race between BJP and its rivals. The BJP may not like such a...

Op-Ed: Of Fani, Coconuts and Fishing Woes

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Cyclone Fani has laid waste huge coconut plantations in Puri district. The destruction is visible as one drives along national highway 306 from Bhubaneswar to Puri. Acres of coconut plantations have...

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Op-Ed: BJP Faces Its Biggest Challenge In UP

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: The visuals of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi offering prayers at Kedarnath shrine and meditating there were splashed across TV screens ahead of the seventh and last phase of elections. The seats...

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Op-Ed: Will Naveen Make It For the Fifth Time In A Row?

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: As the counting day nears there is growing anxiety among ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders. The question uppermost in their minds is what happens if the party fails to reach...

Op-Ed: Special Category Demand Could Queer The Pitch for a BJP-BJD Tie Up

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) has made it clear that its support to any political combine at the Centre would depend upon the coalition’s willingness to safeguard the interests of...

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Op-Ed: Edge of The Seat Suspense Grips Leaders

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: With less than 24 hours to go for the EVMs to be unlocked leaders of almost all the major parties seem to be on the edge. Irrespective of the euphoria generated...

Op-Ed: A Mandate in Favour of Naveen and Modi

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Odisha watchers might be bewildered by the elections results in the state. The BJP has made big gains in the Lok Sabha with its tally set to reach 7 from the...

Op-Ed: BJP Must Break BJD’s Stranglehold On the Coast

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: With five out of BJP’s eight Lok Sabha seats coming from western Odisha it is clear that the party’s growth in the state has been lopsided. While it has strengthened itself...

Ashutosh Mishra is a Bhubaneswar-based journalist with more than three decades of experience in the field. Starting his career with the Times of India he has worked for a number of reputed publications including Sunday Mail, the Pioneer, Mail Today, Down to Earth and the Telegraph. Having reported extensively on human condition and politics he has a unique perspective on these issues.

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