People across western Odisha marked Sambalpuri Day (Sambalpuri Din) with traditional enthusiasm, donning Sambalpuri handloom attire, enjoying regional delicacies, and participating in cultural programmes celebrating the region’s linguistic and artistic heritage. Observed annually on August 1, the day commemorates the birth anniversary of Guru Satya Narayan Bohidar, the scholar who pioneered the preservation and promotion of the Sambalpuri language. Born in 1913, Bohidar [...] The post Western Od