Subrat Kumar Prusty

He argued some important points about classical Status for Odia Language. He also proved that Sanskrit as the source of the modern Indo-Aryan languages, classical Odia is the source language of East India and South-East Asia's language. As Sanskrit is the most conservative and least changed of the Indo-Aryan languages, Odia is the conservative and advance updated languages as well that linguists must understand its nature and development. Unlike the other modern languages of India, Odia meets each of these requirements. It is extremely old (According to L.S.S O’ Malley, as old as Latin and Vedic Sanskrit); it arose as an entirely independent tradition, with almost no influence from Sanskrit or other languages; and its ancient literature is indescribably vast and rich. After more than five years of deep Research work without any help and guidance, he prepared a document in personal effort and create political with intellectual movement for which Odia language achieved the classical status.

First time he read the rock painting of the Yogimatha of Nuapada District of Odisha which was older script of India. The script ‘Ga’, and ‘o’ (tha) was discovered from yogimatha rock painting, this painting saw a person with four animals and write some alphabet. According to Dr. Prusty, that painting created a word Like "Gaitha" (very popular Odia word at present ‘Gotha’ or ‘group’ in English). This art closely related to this alphabet. This alphabet has similarity to Dhauli and Jaugada Inscription's script of Ashok. He assume it was the ancient form of Indian script and it is the first glimpse of possible origin of the Odia language and script.

Dr. Prusty qualified UGC- NET- JRF Exam and joined Utkal University as a research scholar. He submitted the thesis entitled "Social Relevance of Odia Novel" is a commendable work. In 2014, he did a PhD at Utkal University. But his tremendous research work, Odia language got classical Status. Recently he thoroughly study many of ancient Indian Rock Paintings, inscriptions and he tries to prove that the Indian Script is not close to the Sumerians, Hurrians, or Elamite. The Indian scripts are mostly clearly related to the cave arts as existed in primitive to modern Indian architecture. Thus the Cave arts are the forerunners of Indian Scripts.

During childhood, Prusty set his foot on social service on his father ways. In his high school student's career, he established a library and book bank for rural pupils who don't have facilities to purchase books for their regular study. To extend the service to a larger sphere by more number of youths he established Sangathan Viswabharatiyam & Ganatantrika Grama Samaj, the organization fought for the untouchables and for their social rights. As a volunteer leader of Sangathan Viswa Bharatiyam, he organised some relief camp and rehabilitation in Super cyclone-hit areas of Coastal Odisha on 31 October 1999 to 10 December 1999. He also participated as a front volunteer of Orissa Disaster Mitigation Mission, Bhubaneswar organised a relief camp in earthquake-hit areas of Gujarat on 31 January 2001 to 10 February 2001.

Subrat Kumar Prusty (born 1976) is an Indian Odia-language scholar, activist, social entrepreneur, literary critique and author. He is the Member Secretary of the Institute of Odia Studies and Research, Bhubaneswar, Odisha. He was prepared the research documentation and instrumental in advocating the classical status to Odia language forming Central Institute of Classical Odia, Odia University and implementation of the Orissa Official Language Act, 1954.

He proved that Kharavel's Hatigumpha inscr iption(40B.C.) is the real evidence of past Odia cultural, political, ritual & social status and it is the 1st poetic stake inscription. Though Ashok has created many rock edicts and inscription before Kharavela, yet his instructions for administration have been written in a rude and chocked language which has been seen in his inscriptions. On the other hand, the Hatigumpha inscriptions show the flexibility of a language in a sweet flow.