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Events We've Hosted So Far

Odia Shikshalaya

CANSA Centre regularly commits to digital and in-person information seminars for the many people from the Odia ethnicity the several expatriates from Odisha, India who live in North America. Our calendar is full of weekly Odia Shikshalaya seminars which aim to teach literacy and speaking the Odia language to the youth. This free online school program which began early in 2021 is held on Sundays at 5PM for an hour. Join us by visiting the calendar and signing up for an event that you can attend.

Odia Bhagabata Parayana ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଗବତ ପାରାୟଣ

Odia Bhagabata Parayana ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଗବତ ପାରାୟଣ is another CANSA Centre digital seminar currently has been hosting during the weekend. Every Friday at 8PM we would educate through an online workshop about the India Scriptures of Shrimad Baghabatam. We often read and understand the Odia Bhagabata which was rewritten and translated into the Odia language by Atibadi Jagannatha Das during the 13th Century AD. View the calendars events hosted on Friday to see if you can attend a Odia Bhagabata Parayana ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଗବତ ପାରାୟଣ event.

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Ongoing Events at CANSA Centre

Odia Shikshalaya

There are many people from Odia ethnicity living in North America in addition to several expatriates from Odisha, India. Odia Shikshalaya is an attempt to teach how to speak, read and write in Odia language to their children. The Odia Shikshalaya started in January 2021 a free online school and it became a center of excellence through its technology based interactive pedagogy and program delivery. In addition to learning Odia language the students are also given exposure to the Odia culture and traditions and their overall personality development. Currently, we have a full batch going on, those who want to join the ongoing classes please contact odiashikshalaya@cansacentre.com

Odia Bhagabata Parayana ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଗବତ ପାରାୟଣ

Shrimad Baghabatam is valued as the mature ripened fruit of the huge tree called Indian Scriptures. It is believed that reading or listening to Shrimad Bhagabata attentively and submissively is sufficient in itself for realisation of God. Originally written in Sanskrit language, Shrimad Bhagabatm has been rewritten by Atibadi Jagannatha Das in Odia language during 13th century AD. This Odia Bhagabata is considered as a living scripture for most Odias. CANSA Centre is engaged into reading and understanding the Odia Bhagabata through an “Odia Bhagabata Parayana” every week on Fridays. Anyone interested to join these ongoing sessions, please write to odiabhagabata@cansacentre.com

Bhajana Samaroha

The current pandemic has created havoc in India, one of the most populous South Asian countries. Continuing with the Indian tradition, CANSA centre has started online “Bhajana Samaroha” (offering prayers to God for His blessings) along with an Indian non-profit organisation ‘Odisha Positive’ since 2nd May 2021. The prayer is offered by ethnic Odias residing all over the world.

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Upcoming Projects

Odia – English Dictionary Project

This project aims at creation and publication of English to Odia Dictionaries – general and discipline wise. CANSAC has joined hands with IOSR (Institute of Odia Studies & Research), Bhubaneswar, India to publish new and contemporary English to Odia dictionaries in both print and digital format. This huge project will continue for an initial five years with 3 different stages of publishing different types of dictionaries. This project is in line with the new National Educational Policy 2020 of the Government of India, and it will immensely benefit the Indian state of Odisha, created on the basis of language.

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Upcoming Projects Odia – English Dictionary Project This project aims at creation and publication of English to Odia Dictionaries – general and discipline wise. CANSAC has joined hands with IOSR…Continue readingCANSA Centre for Community and Cultural Development

CANSA Centre for Community and Cultural Development is a Canadian Federal Not for Profit organisation based at Toronto. The organisation is fully focused at preserving and promoting the art, language, literature and culture of South Asian countries. In line with this objective, CANSAC is undertaking various literary, and socio-cultural research, organising seminars, webinars, and publishing creative writings. In addition, CANSAC is also busy with providing care and support to senior citizens, empowering women and people in distress, providing relief to victims of natural disasters, and providing support to new immigrants, expatriates, and international students, etc.