CBSE BHASHA SANGAM - ODIA VIDEO - D.A.V. PUBLIC SCHOOL, VELACHERY, CHENNAI
Channel: DAV PUBLIC SCHOOL CHENNAI
Date: 15/12/2018

As a part of  the initiative taken by MHRD & CBSE in celebrating  the Linguistic Diversity of India, D.A.V. Public School, Chennai celebrated the Bhasha Sangam - Ek Bharat Shrestha. 
Students gave the picturesque and electric combination of the attraction of Odisha. The beautiful description about the unpolluted beaches, national parks, wildlife, traditional music, temples, dance, handicrafts, tribal culture, inspired and attracted the audience. 
The language of the day Odia , is an Indo-Aryan language and also the primary languages of Odisha. It has a proper balance between Aryan and Dravidian culture. The epitomology of Odia is from ancient Sanskrit, but the script adoptation is more Dravidian than Devanagiri. It was not much influenced from Arabic or Persian languages. 
Students differentiated the multiple dialects of Odia like Kataki, Sambalpuri, Ganjami, etc. Students taught simple and short commonly used dialogues in Odia as a part of Bhasha Sangam programme.They sang 'Vande Utkal Janani', the anthem of Odisha with pride. They also rendered the National Pledge in Odia.