Garba in Patia, Kanya Pujan across, and the Rise of Rituals Without RootsADVERTISEMENTThe cultural calendar of Bhubaneswar reads like a west coast wedding planner’s diary. OTT and the Hindi Heartland: A Linguistic DelugeThe Odia language, spoken by over 82% of the state’s population, is now a guest in its own home. Meanwhile, the self-appointed custodians of Odia culture remain geographically and intellectually arrested around AG Square, Rabindra Mandap in Bhubaneswar. Hence why the space and social leadership for nurturing Odia culture is fast dwindling, is anyone’s guess. The question is not whether Odias should dance Garba or perform Kanya Pujan.