Historians argue that in fighting for a united Odisha, Madhusudan Das showed great foresight in demanding a state/province carved along linguistic lines given what the future held post-Independence.
A statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose will soon be installed at Delhi's India Gate and the man who will make it is Adwaita Gadanayak, the Director-General of National Gallery of Modern Art.
“Many of my colleagues wanted to give back to India but didn’t know how to do so. With this model, I showed how each one of them could be a Mohan Bhargava (played by SRK in Swades) in their own right.”
From breaking barriers of untouchability to building modern-day Odisha, Harekrushna Mahatab left behind a truly remarkable legacy. Yet few Indians know about this freedom fighter. It's time this changed. #ForgottenHeroes
Haldhar Nag, the 66-year-old poet from Odisha, was recently honoured with the Padma Shri. His poetry has been included in the PhD syllabus at Sambhalpur University.