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Prayag Dutta Joshi

Kosal ratna late pandit Prayag Dutta Joshi was born on February 25, 1913 to Shri Chandrasekhar Patjoshi and Smt. Brundabati Devi in Khariar, Nuapada, India. He spent his time in Kosal bharti kuria of Khariar. He was a famous author and activist of Kosli language.

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Education

He studied up to class 8th at Raj Khariar and then went to Raipur for higher studies and completed his matriculation in 1932.He privately studied Ayurveda from 1934 to 1938 in Kashi at Kabiraj Dharamdas Chaukacharya. He was awarded with gold medal for securing the first position in All India level Ayurveda examination held in 1938. During his Kashi days he had authored four volumes of books on Ayurveda in Sanskrit.

Contribution to Kosli language

Prayag Dutta Joshi was the first person to declare the language of western Orissa (Kosal region)as an independent language and named it as "Kosli", and declared that:

"ପୁନଃ ପୁନଃ ଘୋସୟାମୀ ପ୍ରସୃନ୍ବନ୍ତୁ ମନିସିଣଃ ସ୍ଵତନ୍ତ୍ର| କୋସଲୀ ଭାସା ନୋପ ଭାସା କଦାଚନ"

(Punah punar ghosayami Prasrunwantu manishina, Swatantraa Kosli bhasa, Nopa bhasa kadachana). He is popularly known as 'Kosli bhashar Janak' (Father of Kosli Language) and also as 'Kosal Gaurav'

He also spearheaded the Kosli language movement and dedicated his life for independent status of Kosli Language. He has contributed immensely both as an author and activist to Kosli language. Some of his important books and articles are:

  • Kosli Bhasa ra Ghara Samparkiya Sabdabali - Girijhar Bhawanipatna, Nov, 1984.
  • Paschim Odisha ra Bhasa Kosli - Hirakhand Basant Milan Souvenir, Jan, 1985.
  • Aaji O Kali ra Oriya Bhasa -Dainik Hirakhand, 1/2/1985.
  • Kosli Lok Sahitya Re Rititatwa - Presented at Purbanchaliya Ritisahitya held at Panchayat College Bargarh and published in the souvenir, 25, 26, 27, Nov 1985.
  • Kosal Pradesh ra Maitri Nibandhan - Odisha Sanskrutik Samaj Jayanti Samaroh Souvenir, 1986.
  • Swatantra Kosli Bhasa - Dhuan Aru Dhuka - Saptarshi, July, 1986.
  • Swatantra Kosli Bhasa - Bidwatbimoha - Saptarshi July, 1987.
  • Swatantra Kosli Bhasa ra Parichay - Saptarshi, March, 1988.

    • Awards

    He was felicitated by following organizations:

  • 1979 - Khadial Sahitya Samiti
  • 1980 - Panchapakhuda, Bhawanipatna
  • 1984 - Mahavir Sanskrutik Anusthan, Bhawanipatna
  • 1985 - Hirakhand Basant Milan Samaroh
  • 1986 - Odisha Lekhak Sammukya
  • 1987 - Jadumani Sahitya Sansad, Udaypur, Puri
  • 1988 - Samalpuri Lekhak Sangha
  • 1989 - Orissa Sahitya Academy

    • References

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