Senate members of Sambalpur University, cultural activists and citizens of Sambalpur on Sunday visited Bhawanipatna to interact with cross section of people of Kalahandi district to know their opinion regarding language issue of western Odisha.
The delegation from Sambalpur was led by former Vice-Chancellor of Sambalpur University Dhruva Charan Nayak, Abhaya Padhi, Dilip Padhi and Sapan Mishra. The team discussed with people about the resolution passed by Sambalpur University senate members to include Sambalpuri- Kosali language in the 8th Schedule of the Constitution. However, the resolution had received strong opposition from experts and intellectuals of Kalahandi and other western Odisha districts.
The representatives of Kalahandi condemned the resolution stating that there is no justification to term the language and dialect used in western Odisha as Sambalpuri-Kosali. They said Sambalpur University does not belong to a particular district.
During different periods of history, Kalahandi has been identified as Indrabana, Mahakantara, Trikalinga and Karunda. But it has never been included in Kosala, they claimed.
Moreover Kalahandi dialect has its own uniqueness and is mostly influenced by Kandhan language of Desia Kondhs, Parji of Parja tribe, Bhatri of Bhatra tribe and other indigenous communities of the district. Instead of the disputed controversial name, some neutral name which will not hurt the emotion and sentiments of Kalahandi and other districts of western Odisha may be used, they suggested at the meeting.
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