# OpenSpeaks-pcj-Gorum-Balaram Muduli-OG-Use of Gorum Language

In this video, Balaram Muduli, a speaker of the Gorum language from Odisha, India, introduces himself and discusses the challenges posed by the lack of teachers to teach in Gorum. Muduli was interviewed on the 1st March, 2026, by Opino Gomango, a Sora-language speaker in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The interview was subtitled in English at the location by Gomango, based on a verbatim Odia translation by Muduli. Footage and subtitles were edited by Subhashish Panigrahi and were published under the OpenSpeaks Archives project in 2026.

Metadata

Project/Film name: OpenSpeaks

Cast: Balaram Muduli

Interview location: Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Language: Gorum

Runtime: 00:01:16

Color: Color

Sound: Stereo

Genre: Documentary

Topic: Language documentation

Release date: 2026-03-06

Source: "OpenSpeaks Gorum Language Documentation: Balaram Muduli on Use of Gorum". Padma (2026)

Producer: Subhashish Panigrahi

Director: Subhashish Panigrahi

Cinematographer: Opino Gomango

Editor: Subhashish Panigrahi

Recordist: Opino Gomango

Videographer: Opino Gomango

Subtitle editor: Subhashish Panigrahi

Cite as

OpenSpeaks: "OpenSpeaks-pcj-Gorum-Balaram Muduli-OG-Use of Gorum Language.webm", Subhashish Panigrahi (2026-03-06)

This media is part of OpenSpeaks, an initiative to document Indigenous and other low-resourced languages and support language archivists. Content published with Open Access under a Creative Commons license.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 2026
- Runtime: 1 min
- By: Subhashish Panigrahi
- Archive: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:OpenSpeaks-pcj-Gorum-Balaram_Muduli-OG-Use_of_Gorum_Language.webm)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Subhashish Panigrahi
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/commons/187455847?play=1)
