Master Canteen Square may get a new name reflecting state's legacy
Bhubaneswar: Master Canteen Square, located at the heart of the city, may get a new name. The state govt has asked the departments of general administration and public grievance (GA & PG) and the revenue and disaster management to take appropriate steps on a fresh appeal to consider renaming the square to something that will reflect the state's rich cultural and historical legacy.
Supreme Court advocate and activist Radhakanta Tripathy, in a fresh appeal to the state govt earlier this month, said the area, considered as the central business district of the state capital, be renamed after culturally resonant symbols such as Kalinga, Utkal, Paika or freedom fighters like Jayi Rajaguru and Saheed Laxman Nayak. "Adding suffixes like Chowk, Circle or Square to these names could instil pride among Odias," he added.
Tripathy said the current name fails to do justice to
Odisha
's civilizational heritage.
The activist has been raising the issue since March 2021 through multiple letters and reminders. Deputy secretary to the govt, Sanghamitra Behera, has forwarded Tripathy's petition to the departments concerned for necessary action, with copies sent to the chief minister and chief secretary's attention.
Prominent businessman Sunjoy Hans, whose forefathers established the original Master Canteen eatery in the late 1940s during the construction of the new capital city, said the name has historical significance. "We are leaving the decision of renaming Master Canteen Square to the govt. But the name is etched in the minds of the people of the city; it would be difficult to erase," Hans said.
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