Recent advances on Kosli language
July 31, 2011 at 11:20 am sanjibkarmee 2 comments
The Kosli language is spoken in ten districts and Athmallik subdivision of western Orissa. In addition a large population of Raipur, Mahasamund and Raigarh districts of Chhattisgarh state speak Kosli language as their mother tongue.
A large number of books and magazines are published in Kosli language. Kosli songs and dances are popular across the world. Apart from this Kosli drama festivals are regularly organized in various places of western Orissa.
There was discussion in the Indian parliament to include the Kosli language in the 8th Schedule of the Indian constitution. Some of the reports are here:
● Kosli language waits for govt’s nod for inclusion in the Indian constitution
●Parliament debates on Kosli language
Recently, various e-forums have debated the use of Kosli language as a medium of instruction in the school. In addition, many also supported the inclusion of Kosli language in the 8th Schedule of the Indian constitution. Here are the links to some of the discussion happened in media, e-forums and Facebook:
● The Sambad (Odia daily) on our discussion of Kosli language
●Dr Arjun Purohit’s response to Debi babu’s article on Kosli language
Depending on the users and regions following terms are used as a synonym to Kosli language. Following are some of the terms:
● Koshali language/Kosali language
● Samalpuri-Koshali language/Samalpuri-Kosli language
● Sambalpuri-Koshali or Sambalpuri-Kosli language
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Mother tongue based multilingual education: Kosli language as a medium of instruction in the schools of western Odisha « Kosal Discussion and Development Forum | July 31, 2011 at 3:06 pm
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Gananath Bhoi | August 5, 2015 at 8:47 pm
Juhar
koshli bhasha thin path padha bane heba. kenthein hei paarba aagyan tk janabe.