But it did not interest him and he left.Ĩ. After getting his degree in law, he practised for some time at Mayurbhanj court. While studying law in Kolkata, he used to set up night schools for Odia labourers and cooks.ħ. He, however, chose to serve the people because he believed that he should care for everyone and not just his family.Ħ. During a flood relief aid work, he got the news that his son was seriously ill. During this time, he encouraged his friends to be active citizens and tackle social, economic and political issues.ĥ. But he always refused to apologise to the authorities who were unhappy with him criticising their apathy.Ĥ. Gopabandhu Das was excellent at writing satire for which he was punished several times. However, due to lack of response, he formed a voluntary corps known as ‘Puri Seva Samiti’, which led to the establishment of a separate hospital for cholera patients in Puri.ģ. During a cholera epidemic, he asked the authorities to provide facilities for the patients. Gopabandhu Das was married at the age of 12.Ģ. On the 143rd birth anniversary of the Utkalamani, My City Links takes a look at some of the lesser-known facts about his life.ġ. Even though I studied in an English medium school, I have always had a thing for classic poems of Odia literature,” Dash added. I guess that speaks of the legacy and power of Gopabandhu Das’s words. “That is one of my favourite Odia poems and those four lines starting with ‘Raha raha khyane baspiya sakata…’ have been etched on my soul forever. I used to have an amazing Odia teacher and he would describe the poem so vividly, I felt like I could see Chilika even though I had not been there back then. His beautiful poems, especially, have left an indelible mark on many.Īnshuman Dash, an IT engineer, told MCL: “I read the famous poem Rela Upare Chilika Darshana in Class 5 I guess. Many Odias have grown up reading stories and anecdotes in school textbooks about Gopabandhu Das. Born on October 9, 1877, in a tiny hamlet in Puri, he was one of the earliest proponents of establishing the state of Odisha based on the areas where Odia is spoken. Besides being a social worker, reformer and political activist, he was also a master of literature which he put to good use as a journalist, poet and essayist. In Odisha, the word ‘Utkalamani’ is synonymous with Gopabandhu Das. The lines describe the joy he experienced when he saw the majestic beauty of Chilika Lake from a train while being taken to Berhampur Jail by the British. These immortal lines from the poem ‘Rela Upare Chilika Darshana’ were penned by the legendary Odia poet and social activist Gopabandhu Das. Santaranti Bakhye Pakhi Dala Dala, Olatina Tale Dishanti Jugala.” Nila Bichimala Dhire Dhire Jaye, Lagayi Swapane Dekhila Paraye, “Raha Raha Khyane Bashpiya Shakata, Dekhibi Chilika Charu Chitrapata,Ĭhitra Mane Jenu Nahin Anubhav, Bastav Biswe Kie Chabi Sambhav?
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