Odisha

ODISHA HISTORY: WHY DEVENDRAVARMAN RAJARAJA IS CREDITED AS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL KALINGAN KINGS ?

(This article was published in the Odishabytes portal) The Eastern Ganga dynasty, which ruled most of present-day Odisha and northern Andhra Pradesh, is one of the illustrious dynasties of India and of the world as well. It’s one of the few royal houses in India, which existed for more than a millennium. On one hand, […]

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BATTLE OF KATASIN:THE CHARGE OF THE RETREATING BULL

(This article was published in the local daily of Odisha-Sambad English) There was a time when the Mongols were known for feigned retreat warfare, but it would be a surprise for someone on hearing that a battle with such a well-planned retreat strategy took place in Eastern India, and it was carried out by the

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HAMVIRA DEVA: THE FORGOTTEN WARRIOR PRINCE OF ODISHA

A brief narrative of the valorous warrior-prince Hamvira Deva of Odisha’s famous Suryavamsa Gajapati dynasty.(The article was originally published in Pragyata portal) Image Credit -Artist Ramdas and Sibashis Mahapatra The political situation in Bharatavarsh in the medieval period From the 12th century onwards, the Ghurids of Afghanistan, and later the Mamluks, conquered a large chunk

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