Odisha(utkala)

                                Odisha

Odisha is a state located in India. Odisha is known all over the world for its Sri Jagannath Temple and Jagannath culture. Odisha was established as a state on April 1, 1936. Therefore, April 1 is celebrated as Utkal Diwas. Odisha's neighboring states are Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh. Odisha is the eighth state in India in terms of area. The area of ​​Odisha is 155.707 km2. Bhubaneswar is the capital of Odisha. It has 21 Lok Sabha members and 10 Rajya Sabha members. Honorable Naveen Patnaik is the Chief Minister of Odisha. As of the 2011 census, Odisha had a population of 41,974,218. Professor Ganeshi Lal as the Governor of Odisha.

Symbol of Odisha

Emblem - Konark horse 

Language - Odia

Song - Bande utkala Janani(Kantakabi Laxmikant Mohapatra)

Dance - Odissi

Mammal - Samber

Bird - Indian Roller

Flower - Ashoka

Tree - Indian Fig

Sweet - Rasagola

The word Odisha is derived from the ancient Sanskrit word "odda subject". On September 15, Sharla Das translated the "Mahabharata" into Oriya. He referred to Odisha as the "nation of Odisha" or the state of Odisha. The world-famous Shri Jagannath Temple is located in the Puri district of Odisha.

In the Jagannath Mandir Shila Patta (1435-67), Kapilendra Deba writes that the region is called the State of Odisha.But during the British rule, its spelling changed to Orissa. 

After the passage of the Odisha Name Change Bill and the Constitution (113rd Amendment Bill) in Parliament in 2010, the name of Odisha was changed from Orisha to Odisha in 2011. The amendment bill was passed in the Lok Sabha on November 9, 

2010 and passed in the Rajya Sabha on March 24, 2011. Then the name of Odisha was changed from Orissa to Odisha, the name of the language was changed from Oriya to Oriya.

History of Odisha

Odisha has different names in different eras. Odisha was known as the East Indies due to maritime trade. It was also known as Kalinga and Utkal. We will see the history of Odisha mentioned in the Mahabharata, the ancient scriptures, the Maha Govinda Suta, the ancient Puranas.BC 261 Emperor Ashoka defeated Kalinga (Odisha) in battle. This was called the Kalinga War. The consequences of the Kalinga War were dire. The sacred Kalinga soil was drenched in blood. The dead bodies were all around, people were in pain. After witnessing all these tragic events, Emperor Ashoka converted to Buddhism in Odisha. Then he calmed his mind and soul by meditation. And deviated from the path of violence and adopted the path of non-violence.