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Odisha ( English: / əˈdɪsə /, [ 17] Odia: [oɽiˈsa] ⓘ ), formerly Orissa ( / ɒˈrɪsə, ɔː -, oʊ -/, [ 18] the official name until 2011 ), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the eighth-largest state by area, and the eleventh-largest by population, with over 41 million inhabitants.
In post-Samudragupta period, a new dynasty called Matharas arose in south Kalinga, they ruled from Pishtapura but also issued copper grants from Simhapura. [65] Their kingdom was probably spread from Mahanadi to Godavari. [66] Another dynasty of rulers arose in western Odisha during post-Gupta period, they are called Sharabhapuriya dynasty. Not ...
Tosali, Sisupalgarh, Dantapuram, Prishtapura, Kalinganagara, Cuttack. Kalinga is a historical region of India. It is generally defined as the eastern coastal region between the Ganges and the Godavari rivers, although its boundaries have fluctuated with the territory of its rulers. The core territory of Kalinga now encompasses all of Odisha and ...
Odia (formerly known as Oriya) is the official and most widely spoken language, spoken by 33.2 million according to the 2001 Census. [1] The modern state of Odisha was established on 1 April 1936, as a province in British India, and consisted predominantly of Odia-speaking regions. [2] April 1 is celebrated as Odisha Day. [3]
Secretariat of Odisha, Bhubaneswar. The Government of Odisha and its 30 districts consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Odisha, a judiciary, and a legislative branch. Like other states in India, the head of state of Odisha is the Governor, appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central government, and their post is ...
Website. www .orissapost .com. Free online archives. odishapostepaper .com. Media of India. List of newspapers. Dharitri ( ଧରିତ୍ରୀ) ( lit. transl. The Earth) is an Indian daily newspaper published in the Odia language from the capital city of Bhubaneswar. [1] The newspaper was founded on 24 November 1974 by the Samajbadi Society ...
Odisha has 9036.36 MW installed capacity of electricity production, out of which 6753.04 MW is coal-generated. 2166.93 MW is generated by hydro power and 116.39 MW by other renewable sources. Odisha was the first state in India to reform its power sector. In 1996, it passed the Orissa Electricity Reform Act to restructure and privatize the sector.
Odisha was the first state of independent India to enact legislation on religious conversions. The Orissa Freedom of Religion Act, 1967, stipulates that 'no person shall "convert or attempt to convert, either directly or otherwise, any person from one religious faith to another by the use of force or by inducement or by any fraudulent means"'.