Orissa is now Odisha, Oriya is Odia
Orissa will now be called 'Odisha' and the Oriya language as 'Odia' after Parliament approval.
Supported by all parties, including the Biju Janta Dal, the Constitution Amendment Bill is adopted by all 169 members. Members said the name change is the process of decolonisation as Britishers had changed the Indian names of cities and states. There have been many cities and states that have been renamed after independence of India. These include Mumbai (Bombay), Chennai (Madras),Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kolkata (Calcutta), Pune (Poona), Kochi (Cochin) & Bengaluru ( Bangalore).
Orissa will now be called 'Odisha' and the Oriya language as 'Odia' after Parliament approval.
Supported by all parties, including the Biju Janta Dal, the Constitution Amendment Bill is adopted by all 169 members. Members said the name change is the process of decolonisation as Britishers had changed the Indian names of cities and states. There have been many cities and states that have been renamed after independence of India. These include Mumbai (Bombay), Chennai (Madras),Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum), Kolkata (Calcutta), Pune (Poona), Kochi (Cochin) & Bengaluru ( Bangalore).
