Free entry in Konark temple to be taken up with ASI: Katoch
Union Culture Minister Chandresh Kumari Katoch said her ministry would take up demand of people of Odisha for free entry into Sun Temple at Konark once week with Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
|Last Updated: Jul 28, 2013, 07:06 PM IST|Source: Bureau
Konark (Odisha): Union Culture Minister Chandresh Kumar Katoch on Sunday said his ministry would take up the demand of the people of Odisha for free entry into the Sun Temple at Konark once a week with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
In response to a proposal given by Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister Srikant Jena for free entry of tourists to the temple on Saturday, Katoch said that she would certainly recommend for the purpose.
"In fact it`s not Saturday but Sunday that is dedicated to the Sun God. We will certainly look into it and people of Odisha will be benefitted," she said.
On declaring Odia as a classical language, Katoch said the Ministry of Culture had recommended the matter to the Union cabinet for approval.
"It will be soon declared as classical language like Malayalam," she said amid loud applause by the gathering.
The language expert committee of Kendra Sahitya Akademi recently recommended classical status for Odia language after thorough examination of documents and materials presented in support of the long standing demand.
If accorded classical tag, Odia will be the sixth language to feature in the elite list which already has Sanskrit and four Dravidian languages like Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam as its members.
Tamil was the first language to be accorded classical tag, while Malayalam received the honour earlier this year.
PTI
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