Kalahandi is a district of Odisha in India. Archaeological evidence of Stone Age and Iron Age human settlement has been recovered from the region. Asurgarh offered an advanced,well civilised,cultured and urban human settlement about 2000 years ago in the region. In South Asia it is believed that the lands of Kalahandi district and Koraput district were the ancient places where people started cultivation of paddy. In ancient time it was known as Mahakantara and Karunda Mandal,which means treasure of precious stones like karandam (corundum/manik),garnet,beruz,neelam,and alexandrite,etc. Manikeswari is the clan deity of Kalahandi may also signify its historical name.
Bhawanipatna is a city,and district headquarters of the Kalahandi district,in the Indian state of Odisha. Bhawanipatna is a city of 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 like "Padaa". Bhawanipatna municipality is the administrative head of the city,which is divided into twenty wards with different sub-areas called pada. Originally,these padaas were inhabited by people of different communities,but over the last few decades,these padaas have become homogeneous. Bhawanipatna has more than forty padaas.
Nuapada is a town in western region of Odisha state of eastern India. It is the headquarter of Nuapada district. Nuapada district was carved out of the undivided Kalahandi district on 27 March 1993. It is on the western border of Odisha with Chhattisgarh. The district is part of Odisha both linguistically and culturally. It is one of the most underdeveloped districts of Odisha and India as well.
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.
Kalahandi Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 21 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Orissa state in eastern India.
Festivals of Kalahandi are rich in nature as the place is a melting point of South Odisha and Western Odisha. Kalahandi,a district of Odisha,shelters a substantial tribal population residing both in hills and plain land. It is a place where people of different cultures,traditions,languages and beliefs live together.
Golamunda is a town and a block in Golamunda Tehsil,Kalahandi,Odisha. Golamunda is 58 km from its district main city Bhawanipatna and 500 km from its state main city Bhubaneswar. Dharamgarh is the sub-divisional headquarters of Golamunda block.
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.
Rairangpur is a constituency of the Odisha Legislative Assembly,in Mayurbhanj district,Odisha.
Bhadrak is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Bhadrak district,Odisha. The constituency includes Bhadrak and Bhadrak block.
Bhawanipatna is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district,Odisha.
Dharmagarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district,Odisha.
Junagarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district,Odisha,India.
Lanjigarh is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district,Odisha.
Narla is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Kalahandi district,Odisha.
Paradeep is a Vidhan Sabha constituency of Jagatsinghpur district,Odisha.
Maharaja Pratap Keshari Deo was the last ruler of Kalahandi State 1939-1947 and an Indian politician in post-independence India. 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.
The elections held in India in 2019 includes the general election,by-elections to the Lok Sabha,elections to seven state legislative assemblies and numerous other by-elections to state legislative assemblies,councils and local bodies.
Kalahandi Utsav also called "Kalahandi Utsav Ghumara" is an annual exhibition or festival celebrated along with district administration in Bhawanipatna and Dharamgarh of Kalahandi District in the Indian state of Odisha. Kalahandi Utsav is a platform to encourage,motivate and showcase the art,culture,music,drama,literature,handy crafts of Odisha globally.
Sanjib Kumar Mallick is an Indian politician belongs to Odisha. He is active with Biju Janata Dal in Odisha politics. He was elected to the Odisha Legislative Assembly from Bhadrak constituency in the 2019 Odisha Legislative Assembly election as a member of the Biju Janata Dal. He defeated Pradip Nayak of Bharatiya Janata Party in a margin of 33,389 votes.
