Before the non-cooperation movement, Odisha was distant from the mainland nationalist movement since it was undergoing a crisis of carving its own regional identity. This changed when the Utkal Samilani, the only representative Odia body, was brought into the fold of the In...
7. "Souls are not only the property of animal and plant life, but also of rocks, running water and many other natural objects not looked on as living by other religious sects." The above statement reflects one of the core beliefs of which one of the following religious sects of ancient ...
Odisha, state of India located in the eastern part of the country. Before India became independent in 1947, Odisha’s capital was at Cuttack. The present capitol was subsequently built at Bhubaneshwar, in the vicinity of the city’s historic temples. In
early 1970s precipitated massive population influxes. Large refugee colonies also have sprung up in the northern and southern suburbs. In addition, a great number of migrants from other states—mostly from neighbouringBiharandOdishaand easternUttar Pradesh—have come to Kolkata in search of employment...
speakingOdia(Oriya; the official language of the state) and for reading speeches in Odia that were transliterated into Roman script. In addition, although he was a critic of the mining policies of the central government—which he believed raised obstacles for economic development in Odisha—he ...
Odisha - Ancient History, Kalinga War, Temple Architecture: Since its earliest known history, the land that roughly corresponds to present-day Odisha has gone by various names, most notably Utkala (or Okkala), Kalinga, and Odra Desha (or Oddaka), which a
Odia language, Indo-Aryan language of the eastern group. It is a ‘scheduled’ language of India and the main official language of the state of Odisha, where its Mughalbandi dialect is the language of education. A poetic classic in Odia appeared in the 1