Born14 March 1931 (age 84) (1931-03-14) Tigiria, Cuttack, Odisha OccupationProfessor, linguist, social scientist and author Notable workAdding Bodo language to the 8th schedule of the Constitution of India, classical language status for Odia Parent(s)Madhusudan Pattanayak, Minamali Debi RelativesAkshaya Mohanty (brother-in-law) BooksA Controlled Historical Reconstruction of Oriya, Assamese, Bengali, and Hindi Alma materCornell University, New York, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack OrganizationCentral Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore
Breakfast Odisha with Padma shri Debi Prasanna Patnaik
Debi Prasanna Pattanayak (born 14 March 1931) is an Indian professor, linguist, social scientist and author. He was the founder-director of the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore. Pattanayak was awarded Padma Shri in 1987. for his contribution to formalize, and adding Bodo language in the 8th schedule of the Constitution of India. He also take a major role led Odia language to acquire the status of a "classical language". Now he is the chairman of Institute of Odia Studies and Research, Bhubaneswar.
