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Gajapati Bhanudeva II, a forgotten hero who defeated Sultan Ghiyasuddin Tuglak Many people are aware of Lakhnauti campaign of Gajapati Narasimha Deva I and the feigned retreat strategy he used. Therefore, he is considered as a great monarch. However, we don't have many literary work(typical to Hindus of that time) who has written down these details+

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Separating facts from fiction in Kalapahad episode.

There have been various myths surrounding Kalapahad, the infamous general of Afghan sultan of Bengal who desecrated Jagannath temple of Puri. These fictional accounts are so numorous and deeply 1/n Ingrained in the minds of the masses that it is almost impossible to remove it. This is a small attempt to use primary sources and discuss his origin and also discuss how the story of him being a hindu renegade became mainstream. 2/n

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The indomitable Hindu spirit in the land of Jagannath.

Read the story of tyranny of Aurangzeb and how Rathyatra and Jagannath worship was restarted post his death. 0/n Taj Mahal was built with around 3.2 crore rupees. In Mughal period the annual pilgrimage tax from Puri Jagannath temple was around 9 lakh. This is coroborated in several sources including some Mughal sources as well. To put this into perspective we can say in 35 years 1/n

Wow!!!
As per this report Odisha has overtaken some of its peers in terms of per capita net state dometic product.
Reduced poverty from 57%in 2004-05 to 29% in 2019-20.
Commendable👏👏

https://twitter.com/APanagariya/status/1544591627615801344

From being 3Rd from bottom in terms net state domestic product (just above UP &Bihar) currently it is at ~11 rank from bottom. In the entire period it has never grown slower than 5.5%. in 2000-10 decade it grew at 7.2% and from 2015-2020 it grew 8.8% rate. Really a good job

Today is the coronation day of one of the greatest hindu rulers of India, Gajapati #Kapilendradeva. A ruler who extended his kingdom to one of the largest Hindu empires.
588 years back he was placed in the throne of Odisha kingdom. 🙏🙏🙏 These are the main forts which were known to be under him at the peak of his rule(there could be many more, but we have this much info)
C:Hamvira Mohapatra

I don't understand why so much hate for what he said. He just suggested few things which certainly carry some weight. He is not saying to stop manufacturing. He is saying not to follow China's path. The reason he gave are
1. There is a backlash in west regarding Chinese products+

https://twitter.com/ETNOWlive/status/1517131875344879616

As they believe they are importing too much from outside. So, obviously they will be hesitant to any other country including India. This is a fair point
2. He is saying, the autocratic govts can implement policies like easy land acquisition for infra or industry which China +

#LongThread Post Suryavansh Gajapati Odisha till 1568
In this thread we will discuss about some interesting information on Odisha post Prataprudra Deva's death around 1540 till final fall of the kingdom in 1568. This is comparatively small period but full of interesting tales 1/n We will refer available primary sources like inscriptions, literary sources, western traveller's writings, Mughal sources along with local folklores. We will also discuss about opinions of some of the famous historians. We will try to clarify some of the myths. 2/n

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ଗଜପତି କପଳେନ୍ଦ୍ର ଦେବଙ୍କ ସାମ୍ରାଜ୍ୟ ର ଆକାର ସମ୍ପର୍କିତ କିଛି ଭୁଲ୍ ଧାରଣା ଉଭୟ ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଏବଂ ଅଣଓଡିଆ ମାନଙ୍କ ଭିତରେ ରହିଅଛି। ମୁଁ କିଛି ମାନଚିତ୍ର ଏହା ଉପରେ ଦେଖିଲି ଯେଉଗୁଡ଼ିକରେ ତ୍ରୁଟି ରହିଛି କିମ୍ବା ପୁରୁଣା ତଥ୍ୟ ଉପରେ ଆଧାରିତ। ଚେଷ୍ଟା କରିଥିଲି ସେଥିରେ ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନ ଆଣିବାକୁ କିନ୍ତୁ ଟୁଇଟର ରେ reply ଦେଇକି 1/n ତାହା ସମ୍ଭବ ନୁହଁ, କାରଣ ଆମ ପାଖେ ଶବ୍ଦ ଲିମିଟ ଅଛି ଏବଂ ସେଥିରେ ବୁଝାଇବା କଷ୍ଟକର। ସେଥିଲାଗି ବୃଥା ଚେଷ୍ଟା ନ କରି ଏହି ସୂତଟି ଲେଖୁଛି। ପାଠକ ମାନଙ୍କୁ ଅନୁରୋଧ ନିଜର ମତାମତ ରଖିବେ।
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24. Ama Madhusudan
A: Surasingh Pattanik
T: Political life of Madhusudan Das, the architect of modern Odisha
R:3.5/5
Good book on Madhubabu. But, many repeatation of facts. Got to know a lot of new information. Overall an inspiring tale of Madhubabu's struggle for Odisha. 25: The economy of Odisha, a profile
A: multiple
T: Economy of Odisha
R:5/5
What an amazing book! I can't praise it enough. It is a rare comprehensive book on Odisha's economy by OUP.They have done a fabulous job. Full of information, amazing detailing across sectors. Go for it

Much more effort is needed. GOI must invest a lot of money for upliftment of our tribal brothers. I've stayed in tribal areas of Odisha for years. The issue with tribals in context of Odisha are as follows.
1. The areas they stay are usually forest or mountainous with less 1/n

https://twitter.com/VPSecretariat/status/1378237054384017409

density of population. As a result it requires additional monetary resources for building infrastructure like roads, hospitals and education institutions.
2. These people have very less representation in politics. What little representations they have are of very little use 2/n

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What is special in Odisha's history which is unique/rarely found elsewhere in India.
1. A deity being officially considered as d King of d kingdom n d ruler as his deputy(Rauta) for hundreds of years from around 1200 AD till monarchy ended in Odisha. What surprising 1/n Is that it was not something which was done for some ceremonial purpose. The people of Odisha used to consider the same in those time period mentioned.
2. There were upto 6 female rulers of Bhaumakara dynasty who ruled Odisha for years. This kind of example is rare in India 2/n

Thread on maritime history of Kalinga.
People know about Chola naval supremacy in 10-11 th century. But before that Kalinga were flag bearer of hindu maritime supremacy (both military and trade) in south East Asian region and beyond. Here are some of the interesting points. Probably first ever mainland Indians who tried to cross the sea in eastern coast were the Kalingans. They figured out the flow of wind from north to south east direction in the month of November and used their ships to travel from Odisha coast to Indonesian islands of Java 2/n

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Debunking the myth of Rajputs saving Hinduism(from islamic iconoclasts) in Odisha.
In last few days there are some people who are trying to selectively quote few things and create an impression that Rajputs saved Odisha from iconoclastic muslims 1/n To discuss this specific issue I will analyse various available information from beginning of islamic rule in India till d period of start of Maratha rule in Odisha(from 1193 to 1751). In dis I will cover the question of Rajputs safeguarding hindu cause in Odisha as well. 2/n

Ok, finally I got the response. I decided to write it in a separate thread.I want to have all response in one place. I will put SS of his response and respond to that one by one. 1/n Pic1: It is irrelevant who talked about the book first. The point was he raised the question of Maru being Rajput. If he knew about that book he should have checked it immediately before asking. She responded by sharing the SS. So, the question asked was well answered. 2/n