Category Archives: History

Cowman to King – Kapilendra Deva

Posted on April 7, 2022 by sujitmahapatra

By: Sujit Mahapatra A kid named Kapila from rural Kalinga (now Odisha) who came from a family so poor that they have to send him to take care of cow herd, otherwise known as cowman. As humble as it can … Continue reading →

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Importance of Documentation

Posted on February 14, 2022 by sujitmahapatra

I work in IT sector. Recently during my project delivery, we had to show a task that is pretty generic, which is done every month. All of us in our team knew the task very well and did it many … Continue reading →

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Bira Kalinga, Swatantra Odisha

Posted on January 17, 2022 by sujitmahapatra

Bira Kalinga, Swatantra Odisha By: Sujit Mahapatra Kalinga warriors: Sculpture from Konark Temple   Where does Odisha stand now in India? What is it’s position in terms of economy and human development? As of end of 2019,  Odisha’s human development … Continue reading →

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Choose your Hero carefully

Posted on January 1, 2022 by sujitmahapatra

One evening at home, I was going through some twitter posts. A tweet caught my eye in which there was a comparison of some personalities between India and Pakistan. Indians like Sundar Pichai (Google CEO), Satya Nadella (Microsoft CEO) are … Continue reading →

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Bhakt Salabeg

Posted on December 17, 2021 by sujitmahapatra

(Bhakta Salabega) By: Sujit Mahapatra Salabega was born into a Muslim father and Brahmin mother in the 17th Century Odisha. His father Lal Beg alias Jahangir Quli Khan was a military officer in the Mughal army under Jahangir.  Lalbeg forcefully … Continue reading →

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Breaking of temples during Muslim Rule of India

Posted on December 12, 2021 by sujitmahapatra

Below are a list of instances of Hindu Temples broken during the Long and disastrous Muslim rule over India. Most of these are extracted from various books written by prominent british writers during the British rule of India before 1947. … Continue reading →

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