Odisha is an eastern coastal state in India. Its ancient history dates back to the Kalinga kingdom, which was invaded by Emperor Ashoka in 261 BCE. The modern state of Odisha was established by the British in 1936, with Cuttack as the original capital. Bhubaneswar later became the capital. Odisha has a population of over 41 million and is known for its rich cultural heritage like Odissi dance and the Jagannath Temple in Puri, as well as its varied cuisine including rasgulla sweets. The state promotes tourism through its many historic temples and is working to develop sports tourism by hosting international sporting events.

1. aip on odisha
Name : Akshat Raj
Class : ‘IX’ ‘B’
Roll no: 03
School: K V 11BRD AFS

2. ODISHA
• The ancient kingdom of kalinga ,which was invaded by
the mauryan emperor ashoka in 261 bce resulting in the
kalinga war, coincides with the border of modern day
odisha. the modern boundaries of odisha were
demaccated by the british indian goverment when orisa
province was established on 1 april 1936, consisting of
odia speaking districts bihar and orisa province. the first
of april is cellerated as utkala dilesa . cuttack was made
the capital of the region by anantavarman chodaganga in
c.1135, after which the city was used as the capital by
many rulers . through the british era
1948.therefore,bhubneshwar became the capital of
odisha.

3. about odisha
 COUNTRY:- INDIA
 STATEHOOD:- 1 APRIL 1936
 CAPITAL:- BHUBNESHWAR
 DISTRICTS :- 30
GOVERMENT
 GOVERNOR:- GANESHI LAL
 CHIEF MINISTER:- NAVEEN PATNAIK
 LEGISLATURE:- UNICAMERAL(147SEAT)

4. AREA,POPUATION AND GDP
• AREA:- 155,707 KMSQ AND 8th IN RANK
• POPULATION: 41,974,218
• RANK:- 11TH
• TOTAL GDP:- 533,822 CRORE INR
• PER CAPITA:- 116,614(US$16000)
• TIME ZONE:-UTC+05:30(IST)
• ISO 3166 CODE :-IN -OR
• HDI (2018):-0.606
• LITERACY:- 73.45%
• OFFICIAL LANGUAGE :- ODIA

5. SYMBOLS OF ODISHA
• EMBLEM:-
• SONG:- BANDE UTKALA JANANI
• DANCE:-ODISSI
• MAMMEL:- SAMBAR
• BIRD:- INDIAN ROLLER
• FLOWER:- ASHOKA
• TREE:-SACRED FLAG
• FOOD:-PAKHALA
• SWEET:-RASGOLA

6. ETYMOLOGY
• THE TERM ODISHA IS DERIVED FROM,THE ANCIENT
PRAKRIT WORK ‘ODDA VISAYA’ AS IN THE TIRUMALAI
INSCRIPION OF RAJENDRA CHOLA I ,WAS DATED AS 1025.
SARALA DAS, WHO TRANSLATED THE MAHALEHARAT
INTO THE ODIA LANGUAGE IN THE 15th CENTURY ,CALLS
INSCRIPTION OF KAPILENDRA DEVA OF THE GAJAPATI
KINGDOM (1435-67) ON THE WALLS OF THE TEMPLES IN
PURI CALL THE REGION ODISHA OR ODISHA RAJYA
• THE NAME OF THE STATE WAS CHANGED FROM ORISSA
TO ODISHA ,AND THE NAME OF ITS LANGUAGE FROM
ORIYA TO ODIA ,IN 2011 LEY THE PASSAGE OF THE
ORISSA BILL ,2010 AND THE CONSTITUION (113th
AMENDMENT) BILL .

7. CULTURE
• ODISHA HAS A CULINARY TRADITION SPAMMINF
CENTURIES OF THE SHRI JAGANNATH TEMPLE,
PURI IS REPUTED TO BE THE LARGEST IN THE
WORLD ,WITH 1000 CHEFS , WORKING AROUND
752 WOOD-BURNING CLAY HEARTHS CALLED
CHELAS ,TO FIND OVE 10,000 PEOPLE EACH DAY
• THE SYRUPY DESERT PAHALA RASGOLA MADE IN
ODISHA IS KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD .
CHENNAPHODA IS ANOTHER MAJOR ODISHA
SWEET CUISINS , WHICH ORIGINATED IN
NAYAGARH .

8. SUBDIVISIONS
• ODISHA HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO 30
DISTRICTS .THERE 30 DISTRICTS HAVE BEEN
PLACED UNDER THREE DIFFERENT REVENUE
DIVISIONS TO STREAMLINE THEIR
GOVERNANCE .THE DIVISIONS ARE
NORTH,SOTH AND CENTRAL , WITH THEIR
HEADQUATERS AT SAMBODHPUR
,EHRAMPUR,AND CUTTACK RESPECTIVELY,
EACH DIVISIONS CONSISTS OF TEN
DISTRICTS .

9. HISTORY
• PREHISTORIC ACHEULIAN TOOLS DATING TO LOWER
PALEOLITHIC ERA HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED IN
VARIOUS PLACES IN THE REGION,IMPLYING AN
EARLY SETTLEMENT BY HUMANS . KALINGA HAS
BEEN MENTIONED IN ANCIENT TEXTS LIKE
MAHABHARTA , VAYU PURANA AND MAHAGOVINDA
SUTTANTA.
• THE SALEAR PEOPLE OF ODISHA HAVE ALSO BEEN
MENTIONED IN THE MAHABHARTA. BAUDHAYANA
MENTIONS KALINGA AS NOT YET BEING INFLUENCED
BY VEDIC TRADITION IMPLYING IT FOLLOWED
MOSTLY TRIBAL TRADITIONS

10. DANCE
• ODISSI DANCE AND MUSIC ARE CLASSICAL
ART FORMS. ODISSI IS THE OLDEST
SURVIVING DANCE FORMS IN INDIA ON
THE BASIS OF THE ACHAELOGICAL
EVIDENCE . THE VARIETY OF DANCE
INCLUDE:-GHUMURA DANCE,CHHAU
DANCE,JHUMAIR,MAHARI DANCE, DALKHAI
AND GOTIPUA.

11. TOURISM IN ODISHA
• THE LINGARAJA TEMPLE AT BHUBNESHWAR HAS A
150 FOOT HIGH DEULA WHILE THE JAGGANATH
TEMPLE ,PURI IS ABOUT 61m HIGH AND DOMINATES
THE SKYLINE. ONLY A PORTION OF THE KONARK
TEMPLE, THE LARGEST OF THE TEMPLES OF THE
“HOLY GOLDEN TRIANGLE” EXISTS TODAY AND STILL
STAGGERING IN SIZE. IT STANDS OUT AS A
MASTERPIECE IN ODISHA ARCHITECTURE. SARALA
TEMPLES , REGARDED AS ONE OF THE HOTIEST
PACES IN ODISHA AND A MAJOR TOURIST
ATTRACTION. MAA TARINI TEMPLE SITUATED IN
KENDRIJHAR DISTRICT IS ALSO FAMOUS PULGIMAGE
DESTINATION .

12. SPORTS
• ODISHA HAS HESTED SEVERAL
INTERNATIONAL SPOTTTING EVENTS ,
INCLUDING THE 2018 MEN’s HOCKY WORLD
CUP , AND WILL HOST MATCHES FOR THE
2020 FIFA U-17 WOMENS WORLD CUP AND
THE 2023 MEN’s HOCKEY WORLD CUP

13. THANK YOU
SUBJECT - SOCIAL SCIENCE
SUBJECT TEACHER;-
MR SURINDER SINGH