Mathili is a town and an administrative block headquarters of

Malkangiri district Malkangiri district is the southwesternmost district in the Indian state of Odisha. It has two Vidhan sabha constituencies. History Local legend claims Valmiki wrote the Ramayana on the banks of the Tamasa river. The region was known as ''Mal ...

Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...

, India. The Sports festival of the Annual, 'Malyabanta Mahotsav'-2009, the cultural festival of Malkangiri district, will start from Mathili on 19 October

Geography

Mathili is located at . It has an average elevation of 170 metres (558

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History

Mathili came into National News when

Laxman Nayak Laxman Nayak or Laxman Naik (22 November 1899 – 29 March 1943) was a tribal civil rights activist of South Odisha in eastern India. He belonged to Bhumia tribe of Odisha. Nayak, an Odia folk-hero of Koraput of southernmost part of Odish ...

or Laxman Naik (22 November 1899 – 29 March 1943), the greatest freedom fighter ever this place had led the tribals for a non-cooperation movement against the British. He was a follower of non-violence principle of Mahatma Gandhi. In 1942, he led a demonstration in Mathili on 21 August police opened fire at the peaceful mob killing and demonstrators namely Nakula Pujari, Samara Nayak, Narasingha Bhumia and Linga Kotia. In this incident, a forest guard namely G.Ramaya was killed for which Laxman Naik was accused of and arrested. The trial continued for four months and on 13 November 1942 the then Sessions Judge V.Ramanathan put forward his verdict, " Accused No.1 Sri Laxman Naik is convicted under section 302 I.P.C. and sentenced to death subject to confirmation by the Hon'ble High Court ".Laxman Naik - The Immortal Martyr of Quit India Movement

Government of Odisha The government of the Indian state of Odisha and its 30 districts consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Odisha, a judiciary, and a legislative branch. Like other states in India, the head of state of Odisha is the Governor, appoi ...

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References

External links

History

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Village Panchayats under Mathili
National Panchayat Directory.
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Map of Malkangiri district
{{Malkangiri district Cities and towns in Malkangiri district