Odisha

-By Harshit Sahoo

About Odisha
• It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th
largest by population.
• It neighbours the states of West Bengal
and Jharkhand to the north, Chhattisgarh
to the west, Andhra Pradesh to the south,
• The language of Odisha is Odia, which is
one of the Classical Languages of India.
• Now we will talk about some cities of
Odisha.
About Bhubneshwar
• Bhubaneswar is categorised as a Tier-2 city.
Bhubaneswar and Rourkela are the only cities in smart
city mission from Odisha.
• Although the modern city of Bhubaneswar was
formally established in 1948, the history of the areas
in and around the present-day city can be traced to
the 7th century BCE and earlier.
• capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha.
About Puri
1. a coastal city and a municipality in the
state of Odisha in eastern India.
2. Puri district and is situated on the Bay of
Bengal, 60 kilometres south of the state
capital of Bhubaneswar.
3. Puri has been chosen as one of the
heritage cities for Heritage City
Development and Augmentation Yojana
(HRIDAY) scheme of Government of
India.
Culture of Odisha
1. one of the 28 states of India, located in
the eastern coast.
2. It is surrounded by the states of West
Bengal to the north-east, Jharkhand to
the north, Chhattisgarh to the west and
north-west, Andhra Pradesh to the south
and south-west.
3. The modern state of Odisha was
established on 1 April 1936, as a province
in British India, and consisted
predominantly of Odia-speaking regions.
 Famas people of Odisha
1.
2.

1. The Jewel of Utkal, Utkalmani Pandit Gopabandhu Das,

was in the true sense a jewel and friend of the poor.
2. Aykrushana Mohapatra popularly known as Jayee
Rajguru a great freedom fighter and martyr of Odisha
was born on, 29th October, 1739 the auspicious day of
the Anla Navami in Biraharekrushnapur in Puri District Gopobandhu Das Jayraj Guru
to Chand Rajguru and Haramani Devi.
3.
A Master in the art of writing short stories, he
injected a new life in Odia literature in an
environment of gloom and despair. 3.
4.

4. First Odia to get the Degree of M.A. B.L. from Calcutta

University. Took a valiant stand for unification of
scattered Odia tracts.

 Madhusudan Das
Fakir Mohan Senapati
Name the food of 1.
2.

Odisha
1. Khicede
2.  Chungdi Malai
3.  Macha Ghant
4.  Pakhala Bhata
3.
5.  Rasabali 4.

5.