Finally, someone from the media has spoken about what we Odias have been shouting about on X for months. And the fact that this issue is finally reaching the mainstream is both encouraging and alarming. Our language and cultural identity are facing a real challenge. Credit goes to the 10% of proud Odias who refused to stay silent. Our voices are finally creating an impact, and more people are waking up. In 1895, Sambalpur became a historic centre of resistance against Hindi imposition and the fight to protect Odia. More than 130 years later another proud Odia from Sambalpur is reminding Odisha the importance of defending its linguistic identity. Look at the irony, embracing Bengali traditions during Durga Puja, celebrating Dandiya and North Indian festivities, feeling embarrassed to watch Odia films, and treating not knowing Odia as some kind of achievement. Cultural exchange is beautiful, but why does embracing another culture have to come at the cost of disrespecting our own? Let us stop the deliberate propaganda dividing Odias by region and dialect. True Odia identity belongs to all 30 districts, every region, and every linguistic variety of our land. I have immense respect for the people of border regions like Balasore, Ganjam and Sambalpur, who have preserved a strong connection to our language and cultural roots despite outside influences. That pride deserves recognition across Odisha, including the Khordha–Puri belt. The enemy is not another language. The enemy is our own inferiority complex. We are only 10% today, perhaps. But we will keep speaking, writing, questioning, and awakening our people until being proudly Odia becomes the norm, not the exception. Jai Jagannath! Jai Kalinga! Jai Odisha!