Striking another deadly blow to all those "Mr. Know-It-All"s (offences meant) who considered Odisha to be a state of drought and poverty, the Prince Dance Group has shown ultimately what hidden and precious talents my Odisha has got. Hailing from a small town of Behrampur, with no professional training or a trainer and without any funding, a group of unskilled daily laborers, all economically backward or physically challenged, performed so well in the reality show India's Got Talent aired on Colors that the whole of the country was stirred to vote them to victory, let alone we Odiyas. The meticulous choreography they used, the strict discipline they exhibited and the splendid make-up they wore, even professionals lack these at times!
Time and again the Odiya have shown their excellence in art and culture. Starting with the world-acclaimed sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik to the lady lawyer who successfully conquered Mt. Everest, Kalpana Das and the captain of the national team of our national game, Dillip Tirkey to the chess Women International Master, Padmini Rout.(Please curse your poor GK if you dont happen to know these names, or use google and switch to a better news channel at home!), the Odiya have always kept up the name of our country worldwide.
So the next time you make any racist comment on my Odisha or we Odiya, please remember this blog-post of mine!
..Bande Utkala Janani...
