Update- "Bachendri Pal" of Dhenkanal: Kalpana Das

In my earlier post , I had mentioned about Kalpana Das of Dhenkanal. On 16th of March, Kalpana set out on an expedition to climb Mt. Everest. The latest news informs that she has reached the first base camp at 5,900 m. Now, she will aim at reaching base camps at 6400m, 7500m, 7950m and 8048m. Wish her good luck in this mission.
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Road: How to reach Dhenkanal from Bhubaneswar

Dhenkanal is about 100 KMs from state capital, Bhubaneswar. The cities are connected through 4-lane National Highways and all-weather road. There are 2 primary routes to reach Dhenkanal town from Bhubaneswar. The first one takes National Highway 16 (NH 16) from Bhubaneswar- Cuttack-Jagatpur-Manguli Chowk for a distance of ~ 60 KM. The stretch usually sees heavy truck traffic because of its prominence of NH 16 which connects two metropolitan cities Kolkata, Bengal with Chennai, Tamilnadu. At Manguli, it takes a left to NH 55 through Choudwar- Khuntuni to Dhenkanal. This passage with filled picturesque scene of trees, forests and mountains. Bus: Buses run between both cities round the clock. People traveling farther can take direct buses from Bhubaneswar to Angul, Talcher, Sambalpur, Rourkela, etc. The long distance buses (to Sambalpur, Rourkela, Jharsuguda) typically run in night time and start from 7:00 PM up to 10:00 PM. One traveling to Dhenkanal can get on the buses and ali...

IIMC-Dhenkanal

Indian Institute of Mass communication (IIMC) was set-up in August 1993 as a branch of IIMC, Delhi . The institute offers 2 Post Graduate Diploma courses in Oriya and English Journalism. Besides teaching, the institute carries out media studies and research work. In the past, the institute has conducted assessment study for State AIDS cell and also for Ministry of Tribal Affairs on NGOs working for tribal community. The institute has been instrumental in operating a few FM stations for villages in the outskirts Dhenkanal ( Read Ex-Resident Director, Prof. Bibhuti Bhusan Mohanty's comment ). Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal Photo obtained: From here The Institute is situated right behind the Rajbati. For the first few years, the institute was operating from a make-shift class room in Kunjakant Temple. The institute had rented, in Kunjakanta area, a few buildings/houses and used them as Boys and Girls hostels. After 3/4 years, the institute moved to their own c...

War Poet "Brajanath Badajena"

Brajanath Badajena is better known as "Samar Kabi" (War Poet). He borned in 1730 in the family of Mr. Balukeswar Patanaik in Kabara village of Dhenkanal District. He was a poet, an artist, an ayurvedician, an astrologer and a musician rolled into one. Though he was adept in numerous Shastras, he was famous for "Ritiyuga". ‘Keli Kalanidhi’, ‘Bidesh’ ‘Anuchinta’, ‘Dasapoi’, ‘Gopi Bilapa’, ‘Shyamarasostav’, Bichakhyanae’, ‘Ambika Bilasha’ and ‘Samarataranga' are some of his gems. He also wrote many short stories: 'Chandi Malashri’, ‘Rajananku Chhala Bhakti’, ‘Raja Sabha’& 'Ketoti Janana O Sangeeta'. Some of his works has been collected and compiled by eminent historian Late Mr. Sudhakara Pattanaik. For Brajanath's contributions to literature, erstwhile King of Dhenkanal coferred on his family the title "Badajena". Barajanath died at the age of 70. A high school in Dhenkanal town has been named after him as "Barajanath Badajena ...

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