Millets are an integral part of tribal life and a staple diet of tribals of Odisha since time immemorial.Collection: Diet
My health has never been an issue.Collection: Health
There is a great deal of reward when you do good work and people see how successful that work is and the happiness it brings to them.Collection: Happiness
We prefer to be isolated in Odisha. That is a policy of equidistance, and going it alone has served us well in the past.Collection: Alone
To empower the women in rural areas, we have started something called Mission Shakti.Collection: Women
I believe that investment in sports is investment in youth. And that, in turn, is investment in the future.Collection: Sports
I have inherited my father's responsibilities, not privileges. One of the members of his family had to continue his legacy of social responsibility.
Healthy Odisha - Happy Odisha. Let us continue our endeavour to build a prosperous and strong state.
The Beatles were here in the 1960s, with their wives, at the Maharshi's ashram. And they wanted my advice on various matters in India.
Why do politicians and bureaucrats get salaries and perks from the pockets of the poor and do nothing for them? So I took action against the corrupt and the lazy.
As far as natural calamities are concerned, Odisha had a very bad reputation before 2000 when we took over the government. After that, we have achieved international standards as far as controlling the effects of natural calamities. In fact, even the United Nations have complimented us on this.
My interest as a regional party is to support, or try and support, whichever party fulfils the aspirations of Odisha.
Dhamra Port is a model of modern maritime trade in Odisha and a successful example of public-private partnership.
Vajpayee had a much bigger stature than Mr Modi. He knew how to run a coalition government very successfully.
In Odisha, we have concentrated on people and their development. We hope to take Odisha to new heights.
When I took over in 2000, Odisha was in a terrible financial state due to various policies, some of them unpopular.
People of our State know the commitment and sincerity with which my Government deals with issues concerning the State, including Left wing extremism.
I thought my father served the people of Orissa, and I thought I would continue that to some extent.
I am committed and content to work for the people of Odisha. I have no national ambitions whatsoever.
Vajpayeeji's time was a time of mutual respect and understanding, irrespective of how small or big a party you are. In fact, Vajpayeeji's handling of a coalition is something of a benchmark in world politics.