Orya

Prema's secret love is her mother's native language, Orissa, and "the unsung heroine of Orya letters, Suvarna Devi".

The Artist of Disappearance by Anita Desai – review 2011

At that moment, St. John himself would not have felt more blessed than I, as I sat outside Ee Orya Eléni in the midday sun, attended to by Eléni and Theodra, and had the first glorious lunch of what I mistakenly planned to be just a single lovely summer on Patmos, spent in the splendid isolation of my rough stone house on the hill….

The Summer of My Greek Tavérna Tom Stone 2002

Eléni was no longer within, the tamarisk tree had been cut down, and it was not, I finally had to admit, a tavérna called The Beautiful Helen, but rather Ee Orya Théa, The Beautiful View.

The Summer of My Greek Tavérna Tom Stone 2002

And below, in a flowery, dark blue script outlined in white was the name “Ee Orya Avgh.”

The Summer of My Greek Tavérna Tom Stone 2002

When I first arrived on the island, it had been called Ee Orya Eléni The Beautiful Helen, but a year later, Eléni, his wife, left him, taking their daughter with her, and Theolgos cut down the tree outside and changed the name to Ee Orya Théa—The Beautiful View—which it certainly had.

The Summer of My Greek Tavérna Tom Stone 2002

Describing NEXIM Bank as Nigeria's first 'green bank', Orya stated, "All prospective green economies of the world are reshaping and refocusing policies, investments and spending towards a range of sectors, such as clean technologies, renewable energies, green transportation, green buildings, waste management among others, our partnership with other stakeholders in Africa today is to support the effort to move Nigeria from its current status as a 'black economy' to a 'green economy".

Vanguard johnabayomi 2010

Orya says that because of the military operations, a huge number of local residents have been displaced and are living in very bad conditions.

Asia Times Online 2009

Orya says the government and international forces gave the same promises regarding stability and security when they recaptured the Musa Qala district of Helmand from the Taliban two years ago.

Asia Times Online 2009

Orya believes the government and coalition forces will be able to move the Taliban from the rural districts, but they will not be able to ensure security in all remote areas and villages:

Asia Times Online 2009

"Powerful people exist in all governmental and non-governmental institutions and want to create a vacuum in the field of media at a very important time when the elections are coming," said Orya.

Institute for War & Peace Reporting: 2009