Biju Patnaik Special Centre For Odia Studies will be set up at JNU

Pradeep Kumar Panda
Darshan Samikhya Bhubaneswar

Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University Prof Shantishree Dhulipudi Pandit met Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik at Naveen Niwas. She is in the city for an MoU signing event with JNU for the establishment of Biju Patnaik Special Centre for Odia Studies.

During the discussion Prof Pandit admired CM’s transformational initiatives in Odisha that have brought visible changes in every sector of Odisha. She describes Chief Minister Sri Naveen patnaik as the finest example of Co-operative federalism.

She appreciated the efforts to promote Odia language and culture, and expand its scope beyond Odisha. She said the Special Centre at JNU will create favourable conditions for promotion of Odia language, literature and culture.

Praising Biju Patnaik’s role in the Indonesian freedom struggle, she said Biju Babu single-handedly raised the glory of Odisha to the global level.

She also appreciated the efforts of the chief minister to promote regional languages and culture, developing a pan Indian identity for them.

The State Govt will provide one time assistance of Rs 10 Crore the establishment of the centre. The Biju Patnaik Special Centre for Odia Studies will will start a master’s program for Odia Studies, study Biju Patnaik’s leadership and governance, study Jagannath culture, pursue manuscriptology of ancient Odia literature.

Higher Education Secretary Shri Arvind Agrawal was present during the discussion.