On being Oriya

I am an Oriya. Which is another way of saying that I hail from the south-eastern Indian state of Orissa. You might remember it from news footage of 1999 when a super cyclone killed thousands there. Lately it has jumped in and out of news because of a six-year-old marathon runner, a sicko who raped a German tourist, and a regular starvation death story that is never far from the surface…. So here’s what you always wanted to know about an Oriya but were afraid to (read ‘didn’t bother to’) ask.

Vijayendra explores his Oriya identity. Being a fellow Oriya, I really enjoyed this post !