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

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Early life and education

He was born in

Khiching Khiching is an ancient city and largely in ruins is situated in Panchpir sub-division of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha State of India. It is the location of the Kichakeshwari Temple made from black stone. Khiching is located about 50 km ...

, the former capital of the

Bhanj dynasty The Bhanja dynasty is a dynasty that originated in the northern and central regions of modern Odisha (in the Khiching region of Utkala and Khinjali mandalas) before the Gupta Empire became an imperial power. The dynasty, of ancient local Kshatr ...

, in

Mayurbhanj district Mayurbhanj district is one of the 30 districts in Odisha state in eastern India. It is the largest district of Odisha by area. Its headquarters are at Baripada. Other major towns are Rairangpur, Karanjia and Udala. , it is the third-most-popu ...

where his father Sagar Panigrahi was a priest in the Kichakeshwari Temple. He completed his B.A in History from Ravenshaw College and in 1937, an M.A in Ancient Indian History and Culture from

Calcutta university The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a public collegiate state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered one of best state research university all over India every year, C ...

. 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 The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is an Indian government agency that is responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural historical monuments in the country. It was founded in 1861 by Alexande ...

(ASI) from 1937 to 1944. He then joined the Orissa Educational Service as a lecturer in history until 1947. He then switched careers again to become the curator of the Orissa Museum 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

Odia literature Odia literature is literature written in the Odia language, mostly from the Indian state of Odisha. The modern Odia language is mostly formed from Tadbhava words with significant Sanskrit (Tatsama) influences, along with loanwoards from Desaj ...

, he has received several awards from Orissa Sahitya Academy. He received the

Padma Shri Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, ...

, 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