The Maa Sarala Temple (also known as Jhankad Sarala Temple) is a Hindu temple in the district of Jagatsinghpur, Odisha, India. It is one of the eight most famous Shakta shrines of Odisha. In Hindu culture, ‘Maa Sarala’ (Mother Sarala) is a Goddess who acts as a patron of the followers of Vaishnav and Shakta. It is rare for a single deity to straddle both of these Hindu denominations.
A tropical cyclone rainfall climatology is developed to determine rainfall characteristics of past tropical cyclones. A tropical cyclone rainfall climatology can be used to help forecast current or upcoming tropical cyclone impacts. The degree of a tropical cyclone rainfall impact depends upon speed of movement, storm size, and degree of vertical wind shear. One of the most
Prana Krushna Parija OBE (1 April 1891 – 2 June 1978; born in Ichhapur village, Jagatsinghpur district) was an Indian botanist. His research work comprised mainly fundamental and applied aspects of plant physiology, experimental plant morphology, and ecological studies of plant environment. He studied water hyacinth and other aquatic weeds, respiration in leaves and apples, transpiration and heat resistance
Pratibha Ray (born 21 January 1944) is an Indian academic and writer of Odia-language novels and stories. For her contribution to the Indian literature, Ray received the Jnanpith Award in 2011. She was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2022. Life and career She was born on 21 January 1944, at Alabol, a remote village in the Balikuda area of Jagatsinghpur district formerly part
Ramadevi Choudhury (3 December 1899 – 22 July 1985), also known as Rama Devi, was an Indian freedom fighter and a social reformer. She was called Maa (Mother) by the people of Odisha. The Ramadevi Women’s University in Bhubaneswar has been named after her. Family She was the daughter of Gopala Ballabha Das and Basant Kumari Devi and the niece of Utkal Gaurab Madhusudan Das.
Nabakrushna Choudhuri (23 November 1901 – 24 June 1984) was an Indian politician and activist. He served as Chief Minister of the Indian state of Odisha. He was a freedom fighter who participated in the Non-cooperation Movement, the Civil Disobedience movement, and the Peasant movement. Early life Nabakrushna Choudhuri was born to Gokulananda Choudhuri at the Kherasa village of, Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha.
Nityanand Kanungo (4 May 1900 – 2 August 1988)was one of India’s prominent politicians from the state of Odisha, who held successive high-profile portfolios in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s cabinet. Nityanand Kanungo was born in Cuttack on 4 May 1900 and was educated at Ravenshaw College and University College (Calcutta). He was a member of the Indian National Congress and served as a
Paradip Refinery is an oil refinery set up by Indian Oil Corporation in Paradip city in the state of Odisha. It was commissioned in 2016 with an installed capacity of 15 million tonnes per year. This refinery is spread over approximately 3,345 acres of land and is situated approximately 5 km southwest from the Paradip Port. History The project of this refinery was put forward in 1995 and
Parshvanatha (Sanskrit: पार्श्वनाथः), or Pārśva and Pārasanātha, was the 23rd of 24 Tirthankaras (supreme preacher of dharma) of Jainism. He gained the title of Kalīkālkalpataru (Kalpavriksha in this Kali Yuga). Parshvanatha 23rd Tirthankara The idol of Tirthankara Parshvanatha at Shankheshwar temple Other names Pārśva, Pārasanātha Venerated in Jainism Predecessor Neminatha Successor Mahavira Symbol Snake[1] Height 9 cubits (13.5 feet) [2] Age 100 years[3] Tree Ashok Color Green Personal information Born
Jyotirmayee Dash is a professor at the Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, with research interests in topics related to organic chemistry and chemical biology in general. Jyotirmayee Dash obtained his PhD in synthetic organic chemistry from IIT Kanpur in 2003 under the advisorship of Prof. F. A. Khan and his MSc degree from Ravenshaw University, Cuttack, India. She was an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow at