

Modern Odia (Late 19th century to present): The first Odia magazine, Bodha Dayini was published in Balasore in 1861.Bhima Bhoi emerged towards the end of the 19th century.

Of the song poets who spearheaded Odissi music, classical music of the state – Upendra Bhanja, Banamali, Kabisurjya Baladeba Ratha, Gopalakrusna were prominent. Dinakrushna Dasa's Rasakallola and Abhimanyu Samanta Singhara's Bidagdha Chintamani were prominent latter kabyas. Upendra Bhanja took a leading role in this period with his creations Baidehisa Bilasa, Koti Brahmanda Sundari, Labanyabati which emerged as landmarks in Odia Literature. Late Middle Odia (17th century–Early 19th century): Usabhilasa of Sisu Sankara Dasa, the Rahasya Manjari of Deba Durlabha Dasa and the Rukmini Bibaha of Kartika Dasa were written.Towards the 15th century, Panchasakha 'five seer poets' namely Balarama Dasa, Jagannatha Dasa, Achyutananda Dasa, Sisu Ananta Dasa and Jasobanta Dasa wrote a number of popular works, including the Odia Bhagabata, Jagamohana Ramayana, Lakshmi Purana, Haribansa, Gobinda Chandra and more. Middle Odia (15th century–17th century): Sarala Das writes the Mahabharata and Bilanka Ramayana.Such works as Sisu Beda, Amarakosa, Gorekha Samhita, Kalasa Chautisa and Saptanga are written in this form of Odia. Early Middle Odia (13th century–15th century): The earliest use of prose can be found in the Madala Panji of the Jagannath Temple at Puri, which dates back to the 12th century.Old Odia written in the form of connected lines is found in inscription dated to 1249 CE. Old Odia (10th century till 13th century): Inscriptions from the 10th century onwards provide evidence for the existence of the Old Odia language, with the earliest inscription being the Urajam inscription of the Eastern Gangas written in Old Odia in 1051 CE.The inscriptions are dated to third quarter of 9th century during the reign of early Eastern Gangas. Odra Prakrit or Oriya Prakrit words used along with Sanskrit. Proto Odia (Odra Prakrit) (10th century and earlier): Inscriptions from 9th century shows the evolution of proto-Odia, i.e.The history of the Odia language is divided into eras: The proto-languages of eastern Magadhan the split and descent of Proto-Odra (Odra Prakrit), the ancestor of the modern Odia language, from Proto-Magadhan (Magadhi Prakrit) Urajam inscription in Old Odia, royal charter of Eastern Ganga dynasty (1051 CE) Odia appears to have had relatively little influence from Persian and Arabic, compared to other major Indo-Aryan languages. The latter was spoken in east India over 1,500 years ago, and is the primary language used in early Jain and Buddhist texts.

It descends from Odra Prakrit, which itself evolved from Magadhi Prakrit. Odia is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Aryan language family. In the Indian subcontinent, a command over Odia language, alongside Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Meitei, Persian, or Arabic, is highly appreciated and respected for learning dances (most significantly Indian Classical Dances) as dancers could have the tools of these languages to go into the primary material texts. The earliest known inscription in Odia dates back to the 10th century CE. Odia is the sixth Indian language to be designated a classical language, on the basis of having a long literary history and not having borrowed extensively from other languages. Trilingual Signboard at Bhubaneswar Airport having text in Odia, Hindi and English The language is also spoken by 700,000 people in Chhattisgarh. Odia is one of the many official languages of India it is the official language of Odisha and the second official language of Jharkhand. It is the official language in Odisha (formerly rendered as Orissa), where native speakers make up 82% of the population, and it is also spoken in parts of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Odia / ə ˈ d iː ə/ ( ଓଡ଼ିଆ, ISO: Oṛiā, pronounced i formerly rendered as Oriya / ɒ ˈ r iː ə/) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian state of Odisha. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Odia script.
