Suryavamsa Gajapatis

TRACING THE DECCAN CHRONICLES OF BIDAR

(This article was published in national daily/South Indian daily-Deccan Chronicle) Nestled in the heart of the Deccan Plateau, Bidar, a place rich with history, stands as a gem of Karnataka’s rich cultural heritage. Once the majestic capital of the Bahmani Sultanate, Bidar now embraces its past with open arms while merging it with the contemporary […]

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TWO TEMPLES AND TWO BRAHMIN WARRIORS

A recent visit to 13th century Chateshwara Shiva temple of Kisinapur and 15th century Jagannath Temple of Gopinathpur Sasan village near Cuttack,Odisha It was a Friday and I was free with not much work around. Since I was in hometown, I wanted to visit some local heritage sites which would be relatively near to Bhubaneswar.

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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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