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About Samadrusti |
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The Samadrusti came in to existence in the year 2005 as a response to the crisis created because of naked corporatism propagated by the media in Orissa. The people in distress disappeared from the center of any news medium, and the rest were turned into news consumers only. One after another newspapers in regional languages started bringing out regional editions. Some of the national dailies also launched their Bhubaneswar editions. Several TV channels in Odia language also started appearing in. It has been quite visible to any serious reader or viewers that the news media have developed an insatiable appetite for advertisement revenue and none seems to have the objective of highlighting the plight of farmers, tribals, peasants, artisans, workers or even the less poor lower middle income groups. Corporations, capital, foreign capital, MOUs, Mega projects, rapid industrialization have been the new buzz words of the media sector. The media was, and has been visibly taking the side of the corporations or investors. They have been ignoring the common men, and their democratic and constitutional rights to life and livelihood. It was true that Vikalpa Vichar-a quarterly edited by the veteran socialist leader Sri Kisan Patnaik had won the hearts of truth seeking readership but it had the limitations of a quarterly magazine. The Odia and Odisa Samekhya edited by Dr.Briendra Nayak of Vikalpa Sandhani Manch did bring out yearly discussions on critical issues affecting the state and its people in the form of an extremely popular book, but even this yearly publication also stopped. Manisar Bartabaha Swabhiman edited by Sri Prafulla Samantara which continues even today made good efforts to bring out stories of the men in struggles. Anwesa another periodical from Sambalpur edited by Dr.Golak Bihari Nath and Sri Saroj was just making its appearance felt when we were seriously contemplating on a news magazine. A group of journalists, activists and intellectuals felt that people in Orissa need more and more frequently. This realization led to the formation of the Samadrusti Group. The Independent Media Group led by Bhaskar Paricha (now editing another daily newspaper and Sudhir Pattnaik ( now Editor, The Samadrusti) volunteered to shoulder the responsibility of the group. The Samadrusti- a news fortnightly in Odia made its first appearance in January 2006. In January 2022, The Samadrusti group completed 17 years of continuous struggle, and the journey continues. |
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