Debi Prasanna Pattanayak, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Indian academic
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Place of Birth: Tigiria, Odisha, India
About Debi Prasanna Pattanayak
- Debi Prasanna Pattanayak (born 14 March 1931) is an Indian professor, linguist, social scientist and author.
- He was the founder-director of the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysore.
- Pattanayak was awarded Padma Shri in 1987.
- for his contribution to formalize, and adding Bodo language in the 8th schedule of the Constitution of India.
- He also take a major role led Odia language to acquire the status of a "classical language".
- Now he is the chairman of Institute of Odia Studies and Research, Bhubaneswar.
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