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Sambalpur:1/8/26:People across western Odisha marked Sambalpuri Day (Sambalpuri Din) with traditional enthusiasm, donning Sambalpuri handloom attire, enjoying regional delicacies, and participating in cultural programmes celebrating the region’s linguistic and artistic heritage.

Observed annually on August 1, the day commemorates the birth anniversary of Guru Satya Narayan Bohidar, the scholar who pioneered the preservation and promotion of the Sambalpuri language. Born in 1913, Bohidar authored Sambalpuri Bhasakosh, the first dictionary of the language, and penned several literary works including Tik Chahnra, Ghuvkudu, and Ghavghavo.

Sambalpuri is spoken across nine western Odisha districts—Sambalpur, Balangir, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Boudh, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Nuapada, and Subarnapur—and remains central to the region’s cultural identity.

Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi greeted citizens, calling Sambalpuri language, folk art, music, dance, and handloom “symbols of Odisha’s pride and identity.” Naveen Patnaik, Leader of the Opposition, paid tribute to Bohidar, while Dharmendra Pradhan and Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo also extended greetings, highlighting the day’s significance in promoting regional pride and unity.

About Editor in chief

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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