Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik greeted the people of Odisha on the occasion of International Mother Language Day (IMLD) on Thursday.
Taking to his twitter handle, Patnaik said that one’s mother language is the best way to savour one’s culture and history. Similarly, the ‘Odia’ language gives an individual a separate identity.
ଆନ୍ତର୍ଜାତୀୟ ମାତୃଭାଷା ଦିବସର ଶୁଭେଚ୍ଛା। ସଂସ୍କୃତି ଓ ଐତିହ୍ୟକୁ ସୁରକ୍ଷିତ ରଖିବା ସହିତ ଏହାର ବ୍ୟାପକ ପ୍ରସାର ପାଇଁ ମାତୃଭାଷା ହେଉଛି ବଳିଷ୍ଠ ମାଧ୍ୟମ। ଭାରତୀୟ ଶାସ୍ତ୍ରୀୟ ଭାଷା ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଅନ୍ୟତମ ଆମ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷାର ଗରିମା ଓ ମାଧୁର୍ଯ୍ୟ ହେଉଛି ଆମର ସ୍ଵତନ୍ତ୍ର ପରିଚୟ। ଏହାର ସୁରକ୍ଷା ଓ ପ୍ରସାର ପାଇଁ ଆମ ସରକାର ପ୍ରତିଶୃତିବଦ୍ଧ। pic.twitter.com/BIeUFCEHik
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) February 21, 2019
The IMLD is a worldwide annual observance held on 21 February every year to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and promote multilingualism.
The International Mother Language Day which was first announced by UNESCO on 17 November 1999 was formally recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in a resolution establishing 2008 as the International Year of Languages.
Ms Kalinga