Vice Chancellor

Vice Chancellor's Message

The Odia University though established on the auspicious occasion of Teacher’s day on 5th September 2023, the idea of having such a university was conceptualized long back in 2017.Established as a non-affiliating unitary university, designed to impart instructions at P.G. Level, in Odia language and literature, the prime objective of this institution is to promote higher level studies and researches in Odia culture in its multi faceted dimensions, so as to reach highest water marks of all round development. Corollary to its primary objective, this university also aims at promoting basic and scientific researches on different tribal dialects and regional forms of Odia language in their new and miscellaneous dimensions, so that the trend of systematic studies and researches on Odia language, literature and culture could be inspired and diffused throughout the nook and corners of the globe. This requires comparative studies of Odia language with other language and literature of the world through translation, retranslation and transliteration. The one and only way for farther furtherance of Odia language and literature is its systematic and disciplined studies in the light of other prosperous international languages and literature. Hence this University is committed to be very much careful about various aspects of cultural studies like editing and conservations of  palm leaf manuscripts, study of Odishan Art and crafts, temple art & architecture, glorious maritime trade and traditions, study of both tangible and intangible heritages.

       This is a great challenge for us and the University has pledged itself to translate these drams into realities.The University has the following action plans for the present and future.Collection of various books and manuscripts scripted in Odia language on language, literature and culture of this land for its library.Plan to gather all sorts of information’s, documents on classical Odia language and their conservation in the university data base.Commensurate with National Education Policy-2020 this  University is committed to its promises in promoting both the standard and regional farms of Odia language and its sub-regional and dialectic forms.Though new and infant, this University is grounded on a rich ideological and cultural base. Located at the famous Vakula Vana (the groove of Mimosas Elengi) of Satyavati, associated with the works and achievements of the five immortal sons of Odisha  ie Utkalamani Gopabandhu Das, Pandit Nilakantha Das, Godavarisha Mishra, Acharya Harihara and Pandit Krupasindhu Mishra, more popularly known as the Pancha Sakhas this university stands on a rich historical tradition and glorious cultural background. The Pancha Sakha’s were famous as literatures, educationist, freedom fighters, selfless patriots and above all social reformers of wide repute. Sanctified by the selfless sacrifice of these Panchasakhas this holy land housed the famous Vana Vidyalaya, which was often dubbed as a man manufacturing workshop with a mission to produce responsible citizens for the Nation.

         This Vana Vidyalaya (open air school located in the gloss greens of the man made forest) presented a beautiful synthesis of two streams of educational traditions both Oriental and Occidental. Hence this University built over the cenotaph of the Panchasakhas and the ruins of Vana Vidyalaya has a mission to train and groom the students both in rich philosophies of Indian way of life, glorious cultural traditions without any prejudice to the science and technological knowledge of the west. Hence teaching and training in Odia language, literature and culture should not remain confined to class rooms. The University therefore plans to develop a rich pedagogical table with emphasis on E-Library, knowledge bank, virtual mode of teaching through light and sound effects, and by organizing cultural tours to places associated with the lives of greats sons of Odisha and glorious cultural heritages. Hence the need of a special Auditorium is intensely felt, which might attract and accommodate scholars and researchers from different parts of the world to acquire more and more knowledges on Odia classical language and literature.The Odia University therefore feels it to be its moral responsibility to groom its the students as rich human resources of the Nation in future. Hence the University believes in infusing the spirit of scientific temper, love for liberty, human values, and basic thinking for systematic researches which shall go a long way in character and personality building among them.Our mission is to establish this University as one of the best and premier educational institutions for the study of Odia language, literature and culture and to transform it as the very embodiment of Odia Identity.