Modamamba festival is one of the most important tribal festival celebrated commemorating the centuries- old relations between rulers of plains (Vaddadi) and hills (Nandapur, presently near Jeypore of Orissa) hills, 1/n
and the marriage of Moda Kondamma's son Sanjiva Raja, bringing people together.
"At the festival,an odia song narrating the marital relations btn Nandapura and Vaddadi ruling families in 14-15th centuries, the subsequent rejection of a Vaddadi ruler to allow his daughters 2/n
to marry princes of Nandapuram and their "Gandharva vivaha' is narrated. The Vaddadi ruler humiliates his sons-in-law resulting in their suicide.
Moda Kondamma is pregnant by then. Later, her son Sanjiva Raja's marriage is performed with Malagangu overcoming the 3/n
caste and other restrictions after the intervention of Nanadapura queen, There is historic evidence that there were relations between the ruling families of Vadadi and Nandapura,
The Nandapura rulers were one of the first to donate liberally to the Visakha radhakrishna temple
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ROLE OF VERNACULAR NEWSPAPERS IN FORMATION OF SEPARATE ODISHA PROVINCE ~
Early years of Journalism in Odisha were remarkable for three distinguished features. 1. Their social reformist role. 2. Their contribution towards the development of Odia language and literature and 1/n
3. Role in the movement for unification of Odia speaking
areas.
During this period gradually nationalistic ideas and philosophy began to be reflected in newspapers and periodicals .The Press began to proclaim power and influence over masses and became a formidable 2/n
force for social reform and political awakening. It started demanding political power. Along with this a sizable section of the Press gradually tried to assert its Odia identity and began to demand for a separate state. As a result of the relentless demand Odisha 3/n
In the year 1912 the Bihar-Odisha province was formed by the
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British Govt. In 1914 AD the annual session of Utkal Sammilani was held at Paralakhemundi under the Presidentship of Bikram Deba burma, the king of Jayapur. For the first time Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati the King of Paralakhemundi opined in this annual session of 2/n
Utkal Sammilnai regarding the formation of a separate Odisha province instead of unification of Odia speaking tracts. In the year 1903 "Ganjam Jatiya Samiti" was formed at Rambha and its first session was inaugurated at Berhampur where resolutions were passed 3/n
ଦଣ୍ଡ ନାଟ~
Danda Nata -
The festival of hard penance started in southern odisha on Thursday in strictly following covid guideline.
Danda Jatra is one of the most important traditional dance festival organized in the month of phalguna-chaitra 1/n
The participants of danda called "danduaa".Or bhuktas , pray to goddess Kali and Siva. Only male persons can take part in this festival. 2/n
During the period they stay away from home like family , near and dear ones. They take food once a day for total 1month time period . Though the penace has several restrictions and rituals, there is no bar on caste . 3/n
GANDHIJI IN PARALAKHEMUNDI~ #GandhiJisOdishaVisit #CenternaryCelebration
Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation visited Paralakhemundi two times on March 31, 1921 and again on December 4, 1927. During his first visit Gandhiji came to Paralakhemundi 1/n
Naupada by car while returning from Berhampur on the way to Vijayawada. Gandhiji came along with Dr Rajendra Prasad, Gopabandhu Das, Niranjan Patnaik (father-in-law of Janaki Ballav Patnaik) and Andhra leader Konda Venkatpapaya when the activity of Utkal Samillani was 2/n
on full swing in Paralakhemundi. Gandhiji addressed a meeting at the Old Market Ground (Municipal Reading Room) despite strict measures by the British rulers. Gandhiji had supported the demand for formation of Odisha state consisting of all the Odia dialect areas. 3/n
Dignitaries of Vizag~
Dasapalla King PURNA CHANDRA DEO BHANJ dev, 24th Raja of Daspalla 1965/2006, born 1931, educated at Rajkumar College in Raipur and at A. V. N. College in Vizag (B.A.); Chairman of Daspalla Hotels Limited; President of the Ramakrishna Mission 1/n
Vizagapatnam and and chief patron of Utkal Sankrutika Samaj, contributed to the construction of the Jagannath temple on Daspalla Hills; Member of the General Council of the Rajkumar college, Raipur and Central advisory board on Anthropology; M.P. (Lok Sabha) 1962/1967 2/n
Orissa)1957/1961; Member of Waltair club, Bhubaneswar club, Vizag camera club, Diners club and Chelmsford club; interests and pastimes were Still Photography, Cine Photography, Big game hunting, Philately, Numismatics and also Reading, Writing short Oriya poems, horse riding 3/n