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Bali Jatra
Bāli Jātrā, () , is the major Boita Bandana festival held at Cuttack on Kartik Purnima. It is considered to be one of Asia's largest open trade fair. The festival is held in Odisha (a state in eastern India), in the city of Cuttack at ''Gadagadia Ghata'' of the Mahanadi river, to mark the day when ancient Sadhabas (Odia mariners) would set sail to distant lands of Bali, as well as Java (at the time of the voyage known as "Yawadvipa"), Sumatra, Borneo (all in Indonesia), and Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) for trade and cultural expansion. To commemorate this, the festival is celebrated every year from the day of Kartika Purnima (full moon day of the month of Kartika) according to the Odia calendar. Overview On Kartika Purnima, which comes around the end of October and November, people of Odisha gather near banks of Mahanadi, Brahmani river, other river banks, ponds, water tanks and sea shores to float miniature toy boats, made of colored paper, dried banana tree barks, and cork ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odia People
The Odia (), formerly spelled Oriya, is an Indo-Aryan ethnic group native to the Indian state of Odisha who speak Odia language. They constitute a majority in the eastern coastal state, with significant minority populations in neighboring Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and West Bengal. Etymology The earliest Odias were called Odra or Kalinga, which later on became Utkal. The word Odia has mentions in epics like the ''Mahabharata''. The Odras are mentioned as one of the peoples that fought in the ''Mahabharata''. Pali literature calls them Oddakas. Ptolemy and Pliny the Elder also refer to the Oretas who inhabit India's eastern coast. The modern term Odia dates from the 15th century when it was used by the medieval Muslim chroniclers and adopted by the Gajapati kings of Odisha. History Ancient period The Odias are distinguished by their ethnocultural customs as well as the use of the Odia language. Odisha's relative isolation and the lack of any discernible o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denpasar
Denpasar (; Balinese script, Balinese: ᬤᬾᬦ᭄ᬧᬲᬃ) is the capital of Bali and the main gateway to the island. The city is also a hub for other cities in the Lesser Sunda Islands. With the rapid growth of the tourism industry in Bali, Denpasar has encouraged and promoted business activities and ventures, contributing to it having the highest growth rate in Bali Province. The population of Denpasar was 725,314 at the 2020 Census, down from 788,445 at the 2010 Census due to pandemic outflow, despite having hi879,098 in 2015 while the metropolitan area centred on Denpasar (called Sarbagita) had 2,388,680 residents in 2020. Pandemic and travel related closures has further exacerbated the population loss, with mid 2022 estimate o653,136 people Etymology The name Denpasar – from the Balinese language, Balinese words "den", meaning north, and "pasar", meaning market – indicates the city's origins as a market-town, on the site of what is now Kumbasari Market (formerly "P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Biju Patnaik
Bijayananda Patnaik (5 March 1916 – 17 April 1997) was an Indian politician, aviator and businessman. As politician, he served twice as the Chief Minister of the State of Odisha. Early life His parents lived in Bellaguntha, Ganjam district, around 80 km from Bramhapur. He was educated at Ravenshaw College in Odisha but, due to his interest in aviation, dropped out and trained as a pilot. Patnaik flew with private airlines but at the start of the Second World War he joined the Royal Indian Air Force. He eventually became the head of air transport command. While in service, he developed an interest in nationalist politics and used air force transports to deliver what was seen as subversive literature to Indian troops. He was jailed by the British for dropping political leaflets to Indian soldiers fighting under British command in Burma and flying clandestine missions that carried Congress Party leaders from hideouts across India to secret meetings that charted the inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panipuri
Panipuri (originally known as ''jalapatra'' from Mahabharata times) (), phuchka (), gupchup, golgappa, or ''pani ke patashe'' is a type of snack originating in the Indian subcontinent, where it is an extremely common street food. Ingredients Panipuri consists of a round hollow puri (a deep-fried crisp flatbread), filled with a mixture of flavored water (known as ''imli pani''), tamarind chutney, chili powder, chaat masala, potato mash, onion, or chickpeas. ''Fuchka'' (or ''fuska'' or ''puska'') differs from panipuri in content and taste. It uses spiced mashed potatoes as the filling. It is tangy rather than sweetish while the water is sour and spicy. Names Panipuri's name varies depending on the region. In Maharashtra, it is known as ''Pani Puri''; Haryana it is known as ''paani patashi''; in Madhya Pradesh ''fulki''; in Uttar Pradesh ''pani ke batashe/padake'' ; in Assam ''phuska/puska''; ''Pakodi'' in parts of Gujarat, ''Gup-chup'' in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, South Jha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulfi
Kulfi () ( fa, ) is a frozen dairy dessert originating in the Indian subcontinent during the Mughal era in the 16th century. It is often described as "traditional Indian ice cream". Kulfi is a traditional sweet of the Indian subcontinent, where it is commonly sold by street vendors called ''kulfiwallahs''. It is popular in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Middle East and part of the national cuisines of India, Pakistan, and Trinidad and Tobago. Kulfi is denser and creamier than regular ice cream. It comes in various flavours. Traditional ones include cream (''malai''), rose, mango, cardamom (''elaichi''), saffron (''kesar'' or ''zafran''), and pistachio. Newer flavours include apple, orange, strawberry, peanut, and avocado. Unlike ice cream, kulfi is not whipped, resulting in a solid, dense dessert similar to frozen custard. Thus, it is sometimes considered a distinct category of frozen dairy-based dessert. The density of kulfi causes it to melt more slowly t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dahibara Aludam
Dahibara Aludum (; ) is a variant of Dahi vada and originated from Cuttack of the state Odisha. It is a type of ''chaat'' (snack) from Cuttack and is popular throughout India. The dish is prepared by soaking vadas (fried flour balls) in light dahi (yogurt) water which is tempered with mustard seeds and curry leaves. Then adding Aludum (potato curry) and Ghugni (pea curry) to it. History It is said that it was first made and sold at Bidanasi (old Cuttack), the vendors who were selling near Barabati Fort. The item for widely spread around Cuttack and whole state of Odisha. The dish is now popular throughout India. It also got an award at National street food Festival held at New Delhi in the year 2020. Preparation Washed urad lentils are soaked in normal water overnight and ground into a batter for the vada, then deep fried in hot oil. The deep-fried vadas are first put in water and then again transferred to light yogurt water for soaking for 3–5 hrs. Then the Vadas are added ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The International Academic Forum
The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) is an NGO research organization based in Japan. In 2017, IAFOR established a research centre at the Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), a graduate school of Osaka University, Japan. IAFOR holds interdisciplinary academic events in partnership with universities and academic societies in different countries around the world. It also holds more policy-oriented events in collaboration with governments, international organisations, foundations and NGOs, and provides Open Access publications, audiovisual media repositories and an online research archive. It is the publisher of the Scopus indexed journals, the ''IAFOR Journal of Education'' and the ''IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship''. Since the holding of its first conference in October 2009, The Asian Conference on Education (ACE2009), under the theme of "Global Problems, Local Solutions", IAFOR has held more than 200 events on three continents. Organisation D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boita
Boitas ( or, ବୋଇତ) were larger boats and ships that were built in the ancient Kalinga region during its maritime history. Kalinga's sea facing regions consisting of coastal Odisha had major trading ports for which ''boita''s were used. Ancient Sadhabas (mariner merchants) sailed from Kalinga to distant lands such of Sri Lanka and South-East Asia including both mainland and insular Southeast Asian regions for trade. Construction Rules and regulations regarding construction of ships were recorded in the Sanskrit text ( Juktikalpataru) authored by King Bhoja. The () records that king Bhoja built many ships with local wood. The recovery of many woodworking adzes and other artifacts from Chilika Lake () shows that Golabai was a boat-building center. Yuktikalpataru The treatise ''Yuktikalpataru'' has sections on ships which deals with classification and characteristics of ship building such as varieties of woods best suited for construction of ships, the classification of ves ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradeep
Paradeep, also spelt Paradip (originally Paradweep, also spelt Paradwip), is a major seaport city and municipality, from Jagatsinghpur city in Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha, India. Paradeep Municipality was constituted as an NAC on 27 September 1979 and converted into a Municipality on 12 December 2002. Paradeep (210 15’ 55-44" N 806 40’ 34-62" E) is the main outlet and inlet of the seaborne trade of the eastern port. It also signaled the economic development of the state, giving impetus to trade and commerce. It has become the gateway of Odisha to the International community. Paradeep has become a hub of industrial activities. Industries like IFFCO, Paradeep Phosphates Limited, CARGILL, IOCL, BPCL, HPCL, Carbon etc. have been established here. From an administrative view point, Paradeep N.A.C. was constituted vide H & U.D. Department Notification No. 31169, dated 27 September 1979, and became functional with effect from 18 September 1980. Subsequently, Paradeep N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalinga (historical Kingdom)
Kalinga (Sanskrit: ), is a historical region of India. It is generally defined as the eastern coastal region between the Mahanadi and the Godavari rivers, although its boundaries have fluctuated with the territory of its rulers. The core territory of Kalinga now encompasses a large part of Odisha and northeastern part of Andhra Pradesh. At its widest extent, the Kalinga region also included parts of present-day Chhattisgarh, extending up to Amarkantak in the west. The Kalingas have been mentioned as a major tribe in the legendary text ''Mahabharata''. In the 3rd century BCE, the region came under Mauryan control as a result of the Kalinga War. It was subsequently ruled by several regional dynasties whose rulers bore the title ''Kalingādhipati'' ("Lord of Kalinga"); these dynasties included Mahameghavahana, Vasishtha, Mathara, Pitrbhakta, Shailodbhava, Somavamshi, and Eastern Ganga. The medieval era rulers to rule over the Kalinga region were the Suryavamsa Gajapatis, Bho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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