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The Odia speaking state, formed on 1st April 1936, did not happen overnight. It was the result of years of efforts by Odias and some sympathetic non-Odias, including some British officers. Let’s remember earliest such efforts.
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First time the British realized the need for bringing in Odias under single administration was in the aftermath of 1866 famine, better known to Odias as 'Na'anka Durbhikhya'.
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Stafford Northcote, the then Secretary of State (India) clearly recommend unification of Odia speaking areas, way back in 1868.
"I feel for the unnaturalness of territorial dismemberment and suggest to bring the Oriya country under one separate administration."
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"I feel for the unnaturalness of territorial dismemberment and suggest to bring the Oriya country under one separate administration."
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