JNU Sign MoU with Odisha Government for Odia Studies' Facility; Check Details Here

New Delhi: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has collaborated with Odisha government on February 5, 2024 to set up a centre for Odia studies at the university. The centre will be named as ‘Biju Patnaik Special Centre for Odia Studies’.

The centre aims at delving into the leadership, governance and contribution of former chief minister of Odisha, Biju Patnaik, officials said. The MoU was signed by the state higher education secretary Arvind Agrawal and JNU vice-chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, on the sidelines of the three-day World Odia Language Conference.

The Odisha government has promised a one-time assistance of INR 10 crore for the educational facility. Besides Biju Patnaik's leadership and governance, the centre will study the Jagannath culture and manuscriptology of ancient Odia literature, the officials said. Pandit said the Biju Patnaik Special Centre for Odia Studies would create favourable conditions for promotion of Odia language, literature and culture.

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