Ganjam district is a district in the Indian state of Odisha. Ganjam's total area is 8,206 km²(3,168 mi²). The district headquarters is Chhatrapur. Ganjam is divided into three sub-divisions Chhatrapur,Berhampur,and Bhanjanagar. The Imperial Gazetteer of India 1908 lists Ganjam,along with the Thanjavur and South Canara districts,as the three districts of the Madras Presidency where Brahmins were most numerous. As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Odisha.
Kalahandi district is a district of western Odisha in India.
Angul district;also known as Anugul,is one of the thirty districts of Odisha in eastern India. The city of Angul is the district headquarters of Angul district. A major industrial hub of the state,the district hosts numerous industries relating to coal,bauxite and steel apart from extensive forests including the Satkosia Tiger Reserve.
Nuapada district is an area of Odisha state in India. Nuapada town is the headquarters of the district. It has one subdivision:Nuapada,and five blocks:Khariar,Sinapali,Boden,Komna,and Nuapada. Nuapada District has three Notified Area Councils:Khariar,Khariar Road,and Nuapada,six tehsils and more villages such as Gandabahali,Tukla,Hatibandha,Duajher,Bargaon,Tarbod,Udyanbandh,and Larka.
Khonds are an indigenous Adivasi tribal community in India. Traditionally hunter-gatherers,they are divided into the hill-dwelling Khonds and plain-dwelling Khonds for census purposes,but the Khonds themselves identify by their specific clans. Khonds usually hold large tracts of fertile land,but still practice hunting,gathering,and slash-and-burn agriculture in the forests as a symbol of their connection to,and as an assertion of their ownership of the forests wherein they dwell. Khonds speak the Kui language and write it in the Odia script.
Bhawanipatna is a city and the headquarter of Kalahandi district in the state of Odisha,India. Bhawanipatna has numerous temples dedicated to different deities of the Hindu pantheon. It is named after the presiding deity,Bhawani-Shankar,and Patna,which means "place" in Odia.
Sambalpur is the fifth largest city in the Indian State of Odisha. It is located on the banks of river Mahanadi,with a population of 335,761. Prehistoric settlements have been recorded there. It is the home of the Sambalpuri sari.
Vedanta Resources Limited is a diversified mining company headquartered in London,United Kingdom. It is the largest mining and non-ferrous metals company in India and has mining operations in Australia and Zambia and oil and gas operations in three countries. Its main products are Zinc,Lead,Silver,Oil &Gas,Iron Ore,Steel,Aluminium and Power. It has also developed commercial power stations in India in Odisha and Punjab.
Nabakrushna Choudhuri 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.
Junagarh is a town and a notified area council in Kalahandi district in the Indian state of Odisha. MLA of Junagarh is Captain Divya Shankar Mishra. It was the capital of the former state of Kalahandi. Junagarh is 26 km from Bhawanipatna,connecting National Highway 201.This highway recently has been termed as National Highway 26.
Kalpnath Rai was an Indian politician. He served as a member of the Rajya Sabha between 1974–80,1980–86,and 1986–92,as well as being elected on four occasions to the Lok Sabha from the Ghosi constituency in the state of Uttar Pradesh. He was a minister in various national Congress (I) governments.
Bhubaneswar Behera was an engineer,writer and scholar from the Kalahandi district of Odisha.
Sriballav Panigrahi was an Indian politician,a leader of the Indian National Congress party in Odisha and was a member of the All India Congress Committee (AICC). He was elected to the Parliament of India from the Deogarh Lok Sabha constituency,three times,1984,1991 and 1996.
Bhawanipatna is classified as one of the major tourist destinations by the tourism Department of Government of Odisha. All the tourist attraction in Kalahandi region comes under Bhawanipatna jurisdiction. Though tourist potential of Kalahandi has not been exploited optimally due to poor marketing,political negligence and infrastructure development,the land is very rich in terms of water fall,forest and wild life,natural and scenic beauty,tribal life,mountains,agriculture field,historical sites and handicrafts. The best time to visit Kalahandi region is from October to March. April–June is hard Summer and the mercury may rise to 45 degree C and June to August is the Monsoon Season. It occasionally rains in September,but do not miss the great festival like Nuakhai in September and Dassara in end of September or early October. Beginning of Dessara marks the pleasant weather condition till the celebration of Chaitra in February/March.
The Dangaria Kandha people are members of the Kondhs. They are located in the Niyamgiri hills in the state of Odisha in India. They sustain themselves from the resources of the Niyamgiri forests,practising horticulture and shifting cultivation. They have been at the centre of a dispute over mining rights in the area.
The Niyamgiri is a hill range situated in the districts of Kalahandi and Rayagada in the south-west of Odisha,India. These hills are home to Dongria Kondh indigenous people. The hills have one of India's most pristine forests in the interior. It is bound by Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary on the north-west side and Kotgarh Wildlife Sanctuary on the north-east end.
Kishen Pattnaik was an Indian social leader,socialist thinker,author and activist. As a member of parliament for the 3rd Lok Sabha,he represented the Praja Socialist Party for the Sambalpur Constituency of India. Pattnaik founded and edited a Hindi monthly periodical called Samayik Varta.
Orissa Mining Corporation v. Ministry of Environment &Forest &Others is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of India,which declared that Gram Sabha has a role to play in safeguarding the customary and religious rights of the STs and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (TFDs) like Dangaria Kondha etc. under the Forest Rights Act. The Apex Court maintained that the decision lies with the locals.
Maharaja Pratap Keshari Deo was an Indian politician. He was the last ruler of Kalahandi State from 1939 to 1947. Post-independence,he was elected from the Kalahandi in Odisha to the Lower House of the Indian Parliament the Lok Sabha. He was deputy Leader of the Opposition,Orissa Legislative Assembly,1952—1956.
Sujeet Kumar is an Indian politician of the Biju Janata Dal party and a Member of Parliament (MP),representing Odisha in the Rajya Sabha(The Council of States or The Upper House),since 2020. He is also a Lawyer and trained Arbitrator,and practicing in the Supreme Court of India,various High Courts and Tribunals. He is currently the Chairman of the Committee on Petitions of Rajya Sabha,one of the youngest ever to chair a Parliamentary Committee. He earlier served as the Advisor,in the rank of Chief Secretary,to the Special Development Council (SDC) of Government of Odisha and as the Special Secretary of Odisha State Planning Board,very senior policy planning positions with Government of Odisha.
