Krishna Chandra Panigrahi (1 December 1909 – 25 February 1987), often referred to as K.C. Panigrahi, was a notable Indian historian, archaeologist and literary expert from Odisha.

Early life and education

He was born in

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, the former capital of the Bhanj dynasty, in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha where his father Sagar Panigrahi was a priest in the Kichakeshwari Temple. He completed his B.A in History from

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and in 1937, an M.A in Ancient Indian History and Culture from Calcutta university. He received his Ph.D from Calcutta University in 1954 for his seminal work, ''The Archaeological Remains at Bhubaneswar''.

Career

Panigrahi was a research scholar specialising in pottery in the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) from 1937 to 1944. He then joined the

Orissa Educational Service Previously a neglected aspect of the Indian Central government, Education in Odisha is witnessing a rapid transformation. Its capital city, Bhubaneswar, is emerging as a knowledge hub in India with several new public and private universities, in ...

as a lecturer in history until 1947. He then switched careers again to become the curator of the

Orissa Museum Odisha State Museum is a museum in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. In its original form it was established in 1932 and later moved to the current building in 1960. The museum is divided into eleven sections, viz, Archaeology, Epigraphy, Numismatics, Armour ...

between 1947 and 1951 before returning to teaching again. He rejoined the ASI as an Assistant Superintendent. He retired as a professor of history. For his contribution to

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, he has received several

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from

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. He received the Padma Shri, an award by Government of India for his contribution to literature and education. He got award sahitya academy for his biography ''Mo samaya ra odisha".His famous Story is Puspabara re barshabarana.

Biography

K.C. Panigrahi authored a large number of articles and books on history and archaeology. * ''Bharata Prantatatwa'' 1960 * ''Archaeological Remains at Bhubaneswar'', Orient Longmans, 1961 * ''Archaeology of Orissa'', 1961 * ''Itihasa o Kimbadanti'', 1964 * ''Prabhanda Manas'', 1972 * ''Orissa ra Sanskriti o Itihasa re Jajpur'', 1973 * ''Sarala Sahitya re Aitihasika Chitra'', 1976 * ''History of Orissa'', 1981 * ''Mo Samaya Ra Orissa'' (autobiography),

Death

Krishna Chandra Panigrahi died in 1987 at the age of 78. He had two sons and two daughters.

References

External links

* http://www.123orissa.com/person/person.asp?sno=22&cat=a {{DEFAULTSORT:Panigrahi, Krishna Chandra 1909 births 1987 deaths Scientists from Odisha 20th-century Indian archaeologists 20th-century Indian historians Odia-language writers University of Calcutta alumni Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature & education Recipients of the Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award