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In 1765 the Mughal Empire formally ceded Bengal (with Bihar and Orissa) to the
E.I.C. (Bengal Presidency).
In 1912 the Province of Bihar and Orissa was separated from Bengal; in 1936 the Province of Orissa was
separated from Bihar and Orissa. In the tradition to independence, the Province of Orissa absorbed
24 princely states (among others Athmalik, Bamra, Boudh, Banaili, Dashapalla, Dhenkanal, Kalahandi, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, Pal Lahara, Sonepur, Talcher).
Orissa in 1950 was one of the founding states of the Republic of India. Orissa since 1971 . Republic of India Orissa 1947-1971 . Republic of India For earlier history see British India, Madras Presidency Timeline : Orissa British India, India Page |
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| DIRECTORY OF INTERNET SOURCES . . . EXTERNAL FILES |
| Country Profiles | Current |
from India Net Zone;
from Wikipedia;
from Webindia 123 Orissa State Portal |
| Historical |
S. Playne, Bengal and Assam, Behar and Orissa, their History, People, Commerce and Industrial Resources (1917), posted on
Internet Archive A. Stirling, Orissa, its geography, statistics, history, religion and antiquities (1846), posted on Internet Archive |
| Links | General |
from Orissa Links Category : Orissa, from Wikipedia |
| on History |
from Orissa Links Category : History of Orissa, from Wikipedia |
| Organizations |
| Timelines |
Chronological Account of Orissan History, from
Orisa Reference Annual 2005 |
| Accounts of History | General |
Article : History of Orissa, from Wikipedia History of Orissa, from Webindia 123, from Wikipedia, from Rourkela.com, from South Asian History |
| Specific Periods |
S.K. Panda, Merger of Princely States in Orissa 1946, in
Orissa Review 2007 P.B. Misra, Orissa under the Bhaumya Kings (1934), posted on Internet Archive J. Campbell, Narrative of Major-General John Campbell of his Operations in the Hill Tracts of Orissa for the Suppression of Human Sacrifices and Female Infanticide (1861), posted on Internet Archive |
| Politics |
Category : Indian Political Parties - Orissa, from
Wikipedia |
| Military |
Buxi Jagabandhu : The Chief Architect of Khurda Paik Rebellion of 1817, by
Braja Paikaray Paika Rebellion (1817), from khordha.nic.in Article Santal Rebellion (1855-1856), from Banglapedia, from Wikipedia Adivasis and the Freedom Movement, from akhra.co.in |
| Economy & Finances |
The Economy of Orissa, from Webindia 123,
from Economy Watch,
from Indyahills Metal Craft of Orissa, from Orissa Review 2004 B. Patra, Maritime Contact of Ancient Orissa with the Western World, from Orissa Review 2005 E.N. Mahalik, Maritime Trade of Ancient Orissa, from Orissa Review 2004 Orissa - the Crafts Wonderland, from India Crafts |
| Social History |
J. Campbell, Narrative of Major-General John Campbell of his Operations in the Hill Tracts of Orissa for the Suppression of Human Sacrifices and Female Infanticide (1861),
posted on Internet Archive |
| Ethnography |
People of Orissa, from Webindia 123 Article Adivasi, from Wikipedia Oriya, from Languages of the World, from Ethnologue; Article Oriya Language, from Wikipedia |
| Religion |
Temples of Orissa, from The Templenet Encyclopedia;
from India Net Zone |
| History of Regions |
Article : Orissa Tributary States, from Wikipedia |
| Local History |
History of Cuttack, from Cuttack District Portal Indian Princely States, by H. Soszynski, index page List of Indian Princely States, from Wikipedia Article Orissa Tributary States, from Wikipedia Article Eastern States Agency, from Wikipedia |
| Institutions |
History, of Utkal University Structurae : Orissa R.P. Shastry, History of Press in Orissa, from Orissa Reference Annual 2005 R.K. Mahapatra, Growth and Development of Press in Orissa, from Orissa Review 2004 |
| Culture |
| Biographies |
| Others |
Agitation against British Raj in Orissa (1942), by
Janmejay Choudhury India Environment Portal : Orissa Terrestrial Ecoregions : Indo-Malayan, from WWF; scroll down for Goadavari-Krishna Mangroves, Orissa Semi-Evergreen Forests, Northern Dry Deciduous Forests |
| DIRECTORY OF INTERNET SOURCES . . . EXTERNALLY POSTED DOCUMENTS |
| Historical Data | Lists of Statesmen |
from World Statesmen (B. Cahoon), scroll down Athmalik, Aul, Balarampur, Bamra, Baramba, Chikiti, Daspalla, Dharakote, Dhenkanal, Dompada, Gangpur, Hindol, Jarada, Kalahandi, Khallikote & Atagada, Khandpara, Kheonjhar, Khariar, Khurda, Manjusha, Mayurbhanj, Narsinghpur, Nayagarh, Nilgiri, Pal Lahara, Parla Khimedi, Patna, Puri, Rairakhol, Ranpur, Sonepur, Surangi, Talcher, Tigiria, from Indian Princely States |
| Population Figures |
Historical Population Statistics : India, by State (Province), from Population Statistics, by J. Lahmeyer Population of Cities : India, Orissa, from City Population |
| Election Results |
from Psephos (since 2000) Assembly Election Results of Orissa, from Wikipedia India Election Database, results since 1989 Election Database, from Election Commission of India, results since 1977 Statistical Reports of State Elections, from Election Commission of India |
| Documents | Modern Newspapers |
links from IPL The History of Orissa, from World History Archives |
| Image Databanks |
Wikimedia Commons Photos of Orissa, by Peter Langer Search Delcampe Picture Postcards for Orissa |
| Archival Deposits |
Search National Archives (UK) Search New Zealand Electronic Text Centre Search Janus (catalogues of archives and manuscript collections held throughout Cambridge) Search ARCHIEVEN.NL |
| Constitutions, Laws |
Firman du Roi Schah Aalem, qui accorde le Divani du Bengale, Bahar & Orixa, a la Compagnie, 22 Aout 1765, pp.496-498 in vol.2 of
J. Tieffenthaller, Description historique et geographique de l'Inde
, 1787, in French, GB |
| Document Collections |
Indian Records, with a Commercial View of the Relations between the British Government and the Nawabs Nazim of Bengal, Behar and Orissa (1870),
posted on Internet Archive |
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Historical Encyclopedia Entries |
General |
Search Brockhaus Conversations-Lexikon 1809
for Orixa (in German) Article Orissa, from Meyers Konversationslexikon 1885-1892, in German Articles Orissa, Cuttack, Balasore, Jajpur, Oriya (language), from EB 1911 |
| Religious |
De la Religion du Royaume d'Orixa, pp.571-572 in vol.4 of J. Jovet,
L' Histoire des Religions de tous les Royaumes du Monde,
1724, in French, GB |
| Economic |
E.G. Balfour, The cyclopaedia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia, commercial, industrial, and scientific; products of the mineral, vegetable, and animal kingdoms, useful
arts and manufactures (1885), vol.1,
vol.2,
vol.3, posted on Internet Archive; search for Orissa |
| Geographical |
Orixa or Orissa, pp.476-481 in vol.5 of J. Playfair,
A System of Geography, Ancient and Modern, 1813, GB G.Th. Landmann, A universal gazetteer; or, Geographical dictionary of the world (1835), posted on Internet Archive; search for Orissa Articles Bengalen, Balasore, Cuttack, Midnapur Orissa, from Geografisk-Statistisk Haandbog 1858-1863, in Danish Article Orissa Tributary States, Orissa Division, Cuttack District, from Imperial Gazetteer of India (1909), posted by DSAL |
| Historical |
Orixa, pp.247-248 in vol.1 of Th. Salmon,
Modern History or the Present State of All Nations, 1744, GB Royaume d'Orixa, p.43 in J.J. Vaissette, Geographie historique, ecclesiastique et civile, 1755, in French, GB Orixa, p.129 in vol.4 of F. de Marsy, Histoire moderne des Chinois, des Japonnois, des Indiens ..., 1765, in French, GB |
| Parliamentary Debates | foreign |
Hansard (British Parliament) |
| Tour Guides, Travelogues |
| Institutions | Archives |
Orissa State Archives, from
Libraries & Archives in South Asia Wiki, UChicago |
| Musea |
Orissa State Museum, from National Missions for Manuscripts |
| Monuments |
Alphabetical List of Monuments - Orissa, from
Archaeological Survey of India Lighthouses of India : West Bengal, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh Orissa Temples, from Indian Temples Portal Showcaves : Orissa Category : Forts in Orissa, from Wikipedia |
| Libraries |
Harekrushna a Mahtab State Library, Orissa |
| State Symbols | Flags, Coats of Arms |
| Coins |
Bharati Pal, Ancient Coins of Orissa, from
Orissa Review |
| PRINTED REFERENCE |
| Bibliographies | general |
Datenbasis Internationale Beziehungen und Länderkunde
(Data Base on International Relations and Country Studies) (site in German, most titles listed in English;
numerous entries; publications mostly since 1970) RHS Bibliography UK National Archive Online Library ISBN Database Search DBNG for Orixa etc. |
| on Orissa |
Indcat, Online Union Catalogue of Indian Universities, from INFLIBNET, click Union Database Orissa Review, Index 1948-2005; Orissa Review 2003-2008 Sacred Groves of India - an Annotated Bibliography, by Malhotra / Gokhale / Das D. Ludden, Bibliography on South Asian Agrarian History (c.1990) |
| Online Libraries | general |
Project Gutenberg, Online Catalogue, keywords Ceylon Internet Archive e-corpus |
| on India |
Digital Library of India History of India Digital Library |
| Online Journals |
| General Accounts |
W.W, Hunter, Andrew Stirling. John Beams, N.K. Sahu, A History of Orissa, Kolkata 2 vols. 2005 (reprinted articles from the 19th/early 20th century) [G] |
| Specific Topics |
| Economic History |
J.K. Samal, Economic History of Orissa, New Delhi : Mittal 1990 [G] |
| Yearbooks |
Article Behar and Orissa, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1913 p. 614 (on events of 1912) [G] Articles : India and Dependencies : Bihar and Orissa, in : Statesman's Yearbook 1928 pp.151-152 (data of 1926-1928); India and Dependencies : Bihar and Orissa, Feudatory States, ibid. p.165 [G] Article : India and Dependencies : Orissa, in : Statesman's Yearbook 1937 pp.169-170 (data of 1935-1937) [G] Article : India : Orissa, in : Statesman's Yearbook 1970-1971 pp.371-373, 1975-1976 pp.378-381, 1976-1977 pp.379-381, 1978-1979 pp.646-648, 1979-1980 pp.651-653, 1980-1981 pp.649-651, 1981-1982 pp.653-655, 1983-1984 pp.655-657, 1984-1985 pp.656-658, 1985-1986 pp.660-662, 1986-1987 pp.662-664, 1987-1988 pp.669-671, 1988-1989 pp.671-674, 1989-1990 pp.678-680, 1990-1991 pp.679-681, 1991-1992 pp.677-679, 1992-1993 pp.750-752, 1993-1994 pp.750-752, 1994-1995 pp.742-744, 1995-1996 pp.739-741, 1996-1997 pp.681-683, 1997-1998 pp.687-689, 1998-1999 pp.738-740, 2000 pp.848-850, 2001 pp.825-827, 2002 pp.859-861, 2003 pp.862-864, 2004 pp.866-869, 2005 pp.868-870, 2006 pp.864-866 [G] |
