Rayagada district is a district in southern Odisha, a state in India, which became a separate district in October 1992. Its population consists mainly of tribes, primarily the Khonds and the Soras. In addition to Odia, Kui and Sora are spoken by the district's indigenous population. It was founded by Maharajah Vishwanath Dev Gajapati of the Suryavansh dynasty of Jeypore.
Jeypore is one of the largest towns and a place of historical significance in Koraput district in the Indian state of Odisha. It was established by Vir Vikram Dev in the mid 17th century. The kingdom was defeated by the East India Company in 1777 who declared it a Zamindari or Feudatory of the British Crown and much later got acknowledged as a Princely state until its dissolution in the Dominion of India in 1947.
Koraput is a district of India in southern Odisha, with headquarters at Koraput. The district is located in the Eastern Ghats and is known for its hilly terrain, rich and diverse types of mineral deposits and its tribal culture and traditions. The district headquarters of Koraput and its largest city, Jeypore are major centres of trade and commerce for South Odisha and fall on an important road connecting Visakhapatnam to Raipur.
Sunabeda is an industrial town and a municipality in the state of Odisha, India, located in the valleys of the Koraput region. The Engine division and Sukhoi division of the aircraft manufacturing company Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), a public sector undertaking (PSU) of Ministry of Defence is in Sunabeda.
The Gutob or Bodo Gadaba language is a south Munda language of the Austroasiatic language family of India, with the greatest concentrations of speakers being found in Koraput district of Odisha and Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh. It is also known simply as the Gadaba language, but it is different from the Dravidian Gadaba language. Other names for the Bodo Gadaba language include Gadba, Gutop, Gudwa, Godwa, Gadwa, and Boi Gadaba.
Visakhapatnam district is one of the nine districts in the Coastal Andhra region of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, headquartered at Visakhapatnam. It is one of the twelve coastal districts of the state.The district share broders with in the north and east, Vizianagaram district and South Anakapalli district in the south-west and Bay of Bengal in the south.
Paralakhemundi is a town and a Municipality in Gajapati district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the district headquarters of Gajapati district, Odisha. Majority of the people in the town speak Odia. The town and the District share its boundaries with Andhra Pradesh. Pathapatnam town in the Srikakulam District of Andhra Pradesh is considered as twin town to Parlakhemundi due to its close proximity. Both towns are separated by the River Mahendra Tanaya. The town is well-known for being an ancient cultural center of Odisha and eminent personalities such as the 18th-century Odissi musician-poet Gopalakrusna Pattanayaka and Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati Narayan Deo belong to the town.
Bissam Cuttack is a census town in the Rayagada district, within the state of Odisha, India. It is one of the identified Tourist Centres of Odisha.
Gunupur is a Municipality and one of the sub-divisional headquarters of Rayagada district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the second biggest town in Rayagada district.
The River Nagavali also known as Langulya is one of the main rivers of Southern Odisha and North Andhra States in India, between Rushikulya and Godavari basins.
Justice P. Chandra Reddy or Palagani Chandra Reddy was an Indian judge. He was educated at V.R. High School, Nellore and Pachaiyappa’s College in Madras. He was appointed an advocate at the Madras High Court on 13 August 1928. He had practised civil and criminal cases. He was appointed an additional judge at the same court on 16 July 1949. He was appointed a permanent judge at Andhra State High Court on its formation from 5 July 1954, and later became the acting Chief Justice of the court. He was appointed the permanent Chief Justice of Andhra High Court on 16 June 1958.
The Board of Secondary Education, Odisha is a board of education for public and private schools under the state government of Odisha, India.
Pinaki Chandra Ghose was the 1st Lokpal of India serving since 23 March 2019 to 27 May 2022. He is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India.
Govt. Boys' High School, Gunupur, is located beside the banks of Vamsadhara River at Gunupur of Rayagada district in the Indian state of Odisha. The original structure of the public educational building is totally made of stone & the institution stands on an elevated plot of the town. It is one of the oldest High Schools of the district. It is an oriya medium school affiliated to the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha under State Government of Odisha. The school celebrates its Centenary celebration in April 2015.
Kujendri is a small village of Rayagada district in the state of Odisha, India. There is a Govt. High school of welfare department since 1949. The veteran Gandhian and Jamnalal Bajaj award winner Biswanath Pattnaik came to kujendri in around 1940, founded Banabasi Seva Samiti and worked for the development of local tribal people. The village is well known as the birthplace of the tribal lady freedom fighter Sandi Sabara. who met Sri Patnaik there and worked in the Bhoodan movement. Kujendri was an important place in the history of Bhoodan movement. The Bhoodan activists in a padayatra, in the leadership of Acharya Vinoba Bhave reached here on 8 March 1952 and mobilized the people of the area to donate lands. It also has a temple-"Trinath temple", built by late shri Appana choudhury.
Biswanath Pattnaik was a legendary veteran Gandhian, Sarvodaya and Bhoodan leader. He won the Jamnalal Bajaj Award in 2008 for his selfless constructive work in tribe-dominated areas of Kujendri and Baliguda, Odisha state, India.
Govt. Girls' High School, Rayagada is a 50-year-old institution located at Rayagada, Odisha, India. The school maintains an ECO-CLUB headed by B. Sarala( Asst. Teacher).
T. V. S. N. Prasad is an Indian Administrative Service officer, currently serving as Finance and Treasury Secretary to the Government of Haryana. He is an Edward S. Mason Fellow in Public Policy and Management and a John Kenneth Galbraith Scholar in Infrastructure Economics at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He was Lead Infrastructure Coordinator and Senior Energy Specialist in the Africa Division of the World Bank, leading power, oil and gas sector national economic policies, investments, and infrastructure expansion.
Govt. B.N.High School, Padmapur, is located at Padmapur of Rayagada district in the Indian state of Odisha. It is one of the oldest high schools of the district. It is a co-ed Oriya-medium school affiliated to the Board of Secondary Education, Odisha under State Government of Odisha.
Satish Chandra Sharma is an Indian judge. Presently, he is Chief Justice of Delhi High Court. He is former Chief Justice of Telangana High Court. He has served as Acting Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court and Judge of Karnataka High Court and Madhya Pradesh High Court.
