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
Malati Devi Choudhury (née Sen) (26 July 1904– 15 March 1998) was an Indian civil rights and freedom activist and Gandhian. She was born in 1904 in an upper middle class Brahmo family. She was the daughter of Barrister Kumud Nath Sen, whom she had lost when she was only two and a half years old, and Snehalata Sen,
Gopal Chhotray (1916–2003) was an Indian dramatist and playwright. He was born in Puranagarh village of Jagatsinghpur district in Bihar and Orissa Province, India. He is considered to be one of the chief architects of modern Oriya theatre. He brought in significant changes in the morphology of Oriya plays, both in theme and structure. He rescued them from the hold of