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The Samaja is an Odia daily newspaper published in Cuttack, Odisha, India; started in 1919, it is one of the oldest papers in India. [2] Gopabandhu Das, a prominent freedom fighter and social worker started it as a weekly from Satyabadi in Puri district of Odisha to facilitate the freedom struggle and to revive the moribund Odia language.
Sambad is an Indian newspaper of Odia language which is published daily from Bhubaneswar, Odisha.It is one of the largest circulated Odia newspapers in Odisha.It is published from the capital city of Bhubaneswar, as well as from Cuttack, Brahmapur, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Baleswar, Jajpur, Jeypore, and Angul [1] The first edition of this newspaper was published on October 4, 1984, in Bhubaneswar. [2]
Gourishankar Ray, better known as Karmaveer Gourishankar, [1] a prominent figure amongst the makers of Modern Orissa (Odisha) as well as the savior of Odia (Oriya) language and literature, [2] who led the Save Oriya Movement during the late nineteenth century working relentlessly for the protection and preservation of the Odia language.
Dr. Radhanath Rath (6 December 1896 – 11 February 1998) was a newspaper editor, freedom fighter, social worker and politician from Odisha. He was the editor of The Samaja, one of the leading newspapers of Odisha.
Das saw journalism as a means to educate the masses even though they were illiterate. He initially accepted a role editing Asha, a newspaper published in Berhampur, but found it to be too constraining. [6] Thus, in 1919, he started a weekly newspaper called The Samaja, based at the school campus.
Baishnab Charan Parida (15 February 1941 – 22 November 2018), was a BJD politician, writer and social activist.He was a Member of Rajya Sabha (the upper house of India's Parliament) and represented Odisha. [1]
The Neelchakra socio-cultural organization of Orissa honored him with “Neelchakra”. Oriya daily newspaper Samaj presented him with the Dr. Radhanath Rath Seva Samman Award and a cash prize of Rupees. 10,000.00 on 6 December 2005. He was also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001 and 2003 for his work for the lepers. [6]
The earliest Odia newspaper was Utkala Deepika, first published on August 4, 1866. Historians have divided Odia literature into five main stages: Old Odia (800 AD to 1300 AD), Early Medieval Odia (1300 AD to 1500 AD), Medieval Odia (1500 AD to 1700 AD), Late Medieval Odia (1700 AD to 1850 AD) and Modern Odia (1870 AD to present).