EMINENT PERSONS
Krushna Sri Chandan:
1590: A minister in the Court of Khemundi Maharaj Padmanabh Deo. He
was
a great poet and a dramatist.
Hari Krushna Maharana
(Mahapatra):
1662-1734:
A great artist/painter.
Chaitanya
Rajaguru:
1758-1702: A poet in the Court of
Gajapati Jagannatha Narayana Deo.
He was a great Astroleger.
He had prepared the horoscope of Mohgul King Aurangz Jeb.
Aparna Panda:
(1860-1927): A teacher by profession in the Maharaja’s High School of
Paralakhemundi, was the private tutor of Maharaja Sri Krushna Chandra Gajapati
Narayan Deo, Secretary of the Gajapati Press & also an Astrologer of repute.
Apanna
Parichha:
(1878-1938): A great dramatist. He
had established a theater in the name of ‘Padmanabha Rangalaya’.
Nilamani
Panigrahy:
(1869-1967): A great Astrologer. For his outstanding performances he was
conferred with ‘Sidhanta’ by the maharani of Nabarangapur. (Nakshetra
Nirnaya)
Padmanabha Narayana
Deo:
(1872 December, 15 - *10 February, 04): He had mastery over Oriya, Hindi,
Bengali & Telegu language. He
had established the ‘Gajapati Press’. He is memorable for his distinction work
in ‘Drama’.
Ananta Charan
Patra:
A radio artist of great repute. He
was a master in playing Sitar. For
this he was awarded by the ‘Orissa Sangita Natak Academy’ in the year 1989.
(Ardha Chandra, Tala, Sura, & Laya on playing Sitar)
Dr.
Benimadhab Padhi:
(1919): A distinguished scholar of great repute. He is
famous in Orissa for his research in ‘Lord Jagannath Sanskruti’ and critical
analysis of works in Oriya & Sanskrit language .He was awarded by the
‘Orissa Sahitya Academy’, ‘Writers Forum’, ‘Jagannatha Research Foundation’,
‘Kedarnath Research Foundation’, Indian Sanskrit Foundation’ etc.