Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik paid his humble tributes to Pandit Nilamani Vidyaratna on his birth anniversary today.
Explaining Pandit Nilamani Vidyaratna, one of pioneers for the formation of separate state of Odisha, the Chief Minister remembered his contribution to the field of Odia language and literature, and social reformation.
ସ୍ୱତନ୍ତ୍ର ଉତ୍କଳ ପ୍ରଦେଶ ଗଠନ ଏବଂ ଭାଷା ଆନ୍ଦୋଳନର କର୍ଣ୍ଣଧାର, ବିଶିଷ୍ଟ ସାହିତ୍ୟିକ ପଣ୍ଡିତ ନୀଳମଣି ବିଦ୍ୟାରତ୍ନଙ୍କ ଜୟନ୍ତୀରେ ମୋର ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି। ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା, ସାହିତ୍ୟର ପ୍ରସାର ସହ ସମ୍ବାଦପତ୍ର ସମ୍ପାଦନା ଏବଂ ଅସହାୟ ଲୋକଙ୍କ କଲ୍ୟାଣ ପାଇଁ ନିଜ ଜୀବନବ୍ୟାପୀ ଉଦ୍ୟମ ଲାଗି ସେ ଚିର ଆଦର୍ଶ ହୋଇ ରହିବେ। pic.twitter.com/ZlTB3Gyxkl
— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) December 14, 2022
Pandit Nilamani Vidyaratna was a social reformer, freedom fighter and influential journalist. He had laid the foundation for the struggle of the formation of Odisha and dreamt for Odia language.
Born on this day in 1867 in village Brajabeharipur near Banki in Cuttack district, Vidyaratna made immense contribution to the field of literature and journalism.
He took over as the editor of the literary magazine, Sambalpur Hitaishini in 1887. He was also the editor of the prestigious Odia weekly, Utkala Dipika.