History and Culture of Odisha: A New Look: In Felicitation of Dr. P.K. Dandasena
Contents: 1. Dr. Prasanna Kumar Dandasena: A multi-faceted personality/Petrus Bodra. 1. Fort settlement in ancient Odisha: an overview on Asurgarh-Narla/Baba Mishra. 2. Technology in the Tel River Valley (From prehistory up to the 6th Century AD)/Ranvir Singh. 3. The Rastrakuta rule in Western Odisha/Geetanjali Raut. 4. Selected fairs and festivals associated with Siva Worship: A historical reappraisal/RC Misro. 5. Forgotten Temple Architecture of Kalahandi-Nuapada Districts, Odisha: A preliminary study/Minakhi Dash. 6. Economic scenario of Orissa during the Muslim Rule (A reflection and reconsideration)/Mohammed Yamin. 7. Contribution of Acharya Harihara to the Bhodan Movement of Binova Bhave/Raj Kumar Rate. 8. Maharaja Rajendra Narayan Singh Deo: A Harbinger of reforms (1933-1947)/Siba Prasad Nanda. 9. Maharaja Pratap Kesari Deo and the state merger/Mantu Naik. 10. H.K. Mahtab’s approach to Orissa’s social problems (1946-1950)/Hemanta Kumar Mohapatra. 11. Dalit politics in Orissa/Dinger Suna. 12. Socio-Economic life of the Kondhs of Kalahandi, Odisha: A Preliminary study/Hrudaya Ranjan Jagadala. 13. Study of Prof. K.S. Behera’s contribution to art and architecture of Orissa/Trilochan Jena.
Dr. P.K. Dandasena, having served in the Department of History of Government Autonomous College, Bhawanipatna, Odisha for more than two decades, retired from Government Service on 31st December 2013. Students and teachers of the Department felt it necessary to publish a felicitation volume on him. Thirteen articles on diverse topics of Orissa history and culture, ably drafted by our young faculties and senior scholars are selected for this volume. Papers are arranged chronologically as far as possible notwithstanding a big sequential hiatus among different topics belonging to the ancient, medieval and modern Odisha history and culture.
The volume thus deals with ancient fort settlement technology, political aspect, fairs and festivals, temple architecture, economic condition, personalities of modern Odisha. Dalit politics, life style of the Kond tribe and last but not the least, historiography of Odisha. It is hoped that the book would cater to the academic and inquisitive need of students, scholars and interested readers. (jacket)
