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Odisha Heritage Cabinetdecided to organise the first “World Odia Language Conference” in Bhubaneswar

in State News December 19, 2023 Comments Off on Odisha Heritage Cabinetdecided to organise the first “World Odia Language Conference” in Bhubaneswar 1,066 Views

Bhubaneswar:19/12/23: The Odisha Heritage Cabinet, in a meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, today decided to organise the first “World Odia Language Conference” in the state capital, Bhubaneswar for three days in February 2024.

According to the decision taken in the cabinet meeting held on 26.12.2017, today the Heritage Cabinet has decided to organise the World Odia Language Conference at the state, national and international levels as well.

Linguists and researchers of national and international repute will be invited to address the thematic sessions of the conference. Students from all over the state will be widely involved. Special attention will be given to the youth for the adoption of the Odia language. Educational institutes/universities will organise their programs during this conference.

This “World Odia Language Conference” will speed up the propagation, dissemination and research work of Odia language in the state, and abroad.

After the decision of the Heritage Cabinet meeting, Minister for Tourism, Odia Language, Literature and Culture Ashwini Kumar Patra, Chief Secretary PK Jena and Odia LL & C Dept Commissioner-cum-Secretary Sujatha R. Karthikeyan provided detailed information to the media at a presser here today.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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