Carnation Revolution

The Carnation Revolution (Portuguese: Revolução dos Cravos), also known as the 25 April (Portuguese: 25 de Abril), was a military coup by left-leaning military officers that overthrew the authoritarian Estado Novo regime on 25 April 1974 in Lisbon, producing major social, economic, territorial, demographic, and political changes in Portugal and its overseas colonies through the Processo Revolucionário Em Curso. It resulted in the Portuguese transition to democracy and the end of the Portuguese Colonial War.

Constitution of India/Part VIII

Article 239 {Administration of Union territories} Save as otherwise provided by Parliament by law, say how come on every Union territory shall be administered by the President acting, to such extent as he thinks fit, through an administrator to be appointed by him with such designation as he may specify. Notwithstanding anything contained in Part VI,

Tigiria

Tigiria is a tehsil (block) of Cuttack district. There are 14 (panchayats) with a total of 50 villages under the Tigiria administrative division. Tigiria is part of the Athagarh Odisha Vidhan Sabha constituency which includes as well Athagad, Athagarh block and 5 Gram panchayats (Kakhadi, Sankarpur, Badasamantarapur, Mangarajpur and Brahmapur) of Tangi-Chowdwar block. History Main article: Tigiria State During the British Raj era, Tigiria was the capital of Tigiria State.

Talcher

Talcher is one of the 4 sub-divisions of Angul district in the Indian state of Odisha. History During the British Raj Talcher was the capital of Talcher State, one of the princely states of the Eastern States Agency. Demographics As of 2011 India census, Talcher had a population of 40,841 . Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Talcher has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher

Sailabala Women’s College, Cuttack

Shailabala Women’s College (also known as S.B. Women’s College) is a state run postgraduate, undergraduate and junior +2 women’s government college on Madhusudan road in Cuttack, India. Shailabala Women’s College is the first Women’s College of Odisha. It was named in respect for Shailabala Das who donated her home as a college building to run intermediate and degree courses. She was known for her notable deeds

Salepur

Salepur is a town in the district of Cuttack. It is situated near the bank of holy river Chitrotpala mother of Ganga, 25 km from the city of Cuttack and 55 km from the state capital Bhubaneswar. Contents   1Name’s Relevance 2Transport 3Cuisine 4Places of interest 5Education 6Notable people born in Salepur 7Politics 8References Name’s Relevance The name Salepur is primarily derived from the combination

Odia people

The Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ), formerly spelled Oriya, is an Indo-Aryan ethnic group native to the Indian state of Odisha who speak Odia language. They constitute a majority in the eastern coastal state, with significant minority populations in neighboring Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal. Contents   1Etymology 2History 2.1Ancient period 2.2Medieval period 2.3Modern period 3Geographic distribution 3.1Diaspora 4Communities 5Language and literature 6Culture 6.1Art 6.2Architecture 6.3Cuisine 6.4Festivals 6.5Religion 6.6Music

Patois

Patois (/ˈpætwɑː/, pl. same or /ˈpætwɑːz/) is speech or language that is considered nonstandard, although the term is not formally defined in linguistics. As such, patois can refer to pidgins, creoles, dialects or vernaculars, but not commonly to jargon or slang, which are vocabulary-based forms of cant. In colloquial usage of the term, especially in France, class distinctions are implied by the very meaning of the term, since in French, patois refers to any sociolect associated

Ravenshaw University

Ravenshaw University, formerly known as Ravenshaw college, is a co-educational state university situated in Cuttack, Odisha on the eastern coast of India. Founded as Ravenshaw College in 1868, the institution became a university in 2006. The university has nine schools, thirty three academic departments and a student enrolment of nearly 8,000. It is one of the oldest educational institutes in the country and its history is synonymous with the history

Odia Muslims

Odia Muslims are a community of people hailing from the Indian state of Odisha who follow Islam and primarily speak Odia language. They mostly descend from indigenous converts to Islam along with a small proportion that migrated from northern India. They are marked by their distinctive religious practices, food habits and language. Contents   1History 2Demographics 3Sects 4Language 5Food 6Dress 7Culture 8Education