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Berhampur University
Berhampur University is a public teaching-cum-affiliating university in Brahmapur, Odisha, India. History Berhampur University was established on 2 January 1967 as an affiliating University by the Odisha Act 21 of 1966. Lingaraj Law College is the only constituent college of the university. Campus The present campus is known as Bhanja Vihar, named after Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja, a celebrated poets of Odisha. The campus is spread over about and is about 12 kilometres from the city of Brahmapur and about six kilometres from Gopalpur beach. Academics The university has 24 departments in the streams of Science, Humanities and Business Studies at the postgraduate level, and carries out Ph.D. & D.Litt. programmes. It offers self-financing PG courses in Finance, Pharmacy & Women's studies. The university also offers a B.Ed. course on self-financing mode. It offers 28 undergraduate and postgraduate courses through its constituent colleges as well as in distance education mode ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brahmapur, Odisha
Berhampur (; also known as Brahmapur) is a city on the eastern coastline of Odisha, India. Known as the "Silk City" it is the headquarter of Ganjam district and home to Odisha's one of the major and the oldest railway station. It rank the 4th most populous town of Odisha. Berhampur is also called the "food capital of Odisha". Etymology The name of the city is said to have been derived from the name of Brahmeswara, a deity in Hinduism, worshipped in a temple at Lathi, 4 km from the main city. History Ancient and Medieval Period Berhampur, along with regions of southern Odisha, have been a core part of ancient Kalinga empire. Jaugada also known as ''Samapa'', 35 km away from Berhampur on the banks of the Rushikulya, was an ancient fort and city existing from 3rd century BC to 7th century AD. Its existence before and after this time period cannot be ruled out. After Kalinga war, Samapa turned into a provincial headquarter of Maurya empire along with ''Dhauli'' as e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krishna Mohan Pathi
Dr. Krishna Mohan Pathi (born 6 September, 1939) is an Indian orthopedic surgeon from Odisha, India, who is known for his work in Odisha's tribal areas. He treats the poor for free of cost. He is the founder of Bharadwaj Gurukul Ashram, a charitable organization that helps the poor and needy with medical treatment for the last three decades, as of 2021. On January 26, 2021, the Government of India conferred him India's fourth-highest civilian award the Padma Shri. He was born on September 6, 1939 (Krishna Janmashtami), in Sukunda village near Berhampur in Ganjam district of the Indian state of Odisha. He holds an MBBS from S.C.B. Medical College and Hospital. Later, he did his MS from England. As a Commonwealth Medical Fellow, he went to England in 1972 and worked at Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, Liverpool and Birmingham. Later, Pathi returned to India and worked in Veer Surendra Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (VIMSAR), Burla and Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulamani Parida
Professor Kulamani Parida, also known as K. M. Parida (born 9 May 1952) is an Indian chemical science professor and scientist best known for his work and research, mainly on material chemistry. Parida is amongst World’s Top 2% Scientist 2020 with global rank 109 in Inorganic Chemistry ( Ranking based on C-score) and Rank 1 in the area of photocatalysis in India and 131 rank in the world based on Scopus author profile during 2016-2021. He has won 19 state and national level scientific awards, and authored around 521 research articles, and 10 book chapters. Parida has also more than 38 national scientific patents. Parida has also an outstanding google scholar citation index with citations of more than ~32316, h-index ~98, and i10-index ~444. Early life and education Born and brought up in Kendrapara district of Odisha, Parida completed his schooling in Jayaram High school of Karilopatna (1969) and bachelor's degree in chemistry from Kendapara Autonomous College. After comple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chief Minister Of Odisha
The chief minister of Odisha, an Indian state, is the head of the Government of Odisha. As per the Constitution of India, the governor is the state's ''de jure'' head, but '' de facto'' executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the Odisha Legislative Assembly, the governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given that he has the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits. Durga Das Basu. ''Introduction to the Constitution of India''. 1960. 20th Edition, 2011 Reprint. pp. 241, 245. LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. . Note: although the text talks about Indian state governments in general, it applies for the specific case of Odisha as well. On 1 April 1936, Orissa Province was formed. The first provincial governme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giridhar Gamang
Giridhar Gamang (born 8 April 1943) is an Indian politician who is a leader in the Indian National Congress and a former Chief Minister of Odisha. He was born at Dibirisingi village in Rayagada district of Odisha. In 1972, he was elected for the first time to the 5th Lok Sabha from Koraput. Subsequently, he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha in 1977, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1998 and 2004. He was the Chief Minister of Odisha from 17 February 1999 to 6 December 1999. His wife, Hema Gamang, won from Koraput constituency in the 1999 elections to the 13th Lok Sabha, while he was serving as the Chief Minister of Odisha. In 1998, while he was a member of the 12th parliament, he was asked to become Chief minister of Odisha. Two months later, there was a vote-of-confidence against the BJP government and Giridhar still went to the parliament to vote against the government as he was from congress (despite the fact that he had to quit either being CM or the MP office and become MLA, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mrinal Chatterjee
Mrinal Chatterjee (born 10 February 1961) is an Indian academic and author. He heads the Indian Institute of Dhenkanal. He has authored five academic books on media studies in Odia, including ''History of Journalism in Odisha'' and ''Glossary of Terms for Media Persons''. His has authored ten novels and seven short story collections in Odia, including ''Jagate Thiba Jate Dina'' published (2010), ''Kandhei'' (2013), ''Eka Sundar Chandini Ratire'' (2016), ''Yamraj Chutire'' (2015), ''Yamraj Number 5003'' (2016), which is translated into Assamese, and a series of columns in Odia Career He started his career as a lecturer in English in 1983, joined Sambad, an Odia daily in 1984 as sub-editor and became Edition-in-Charge of Sambad's North Odisha edition in December 1996. As a Journalist, Chatterjee has written extensively on Environment. He has been awarded the K.K. Birla Foundation Fellowship(1996) and Journalist Fellowship by Centre for Science and Environment(1991 and 1992). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gastroenterologist
Gastroenterology (from the Greek gastḗr- "belly", -énteron "intestine", and -logía "study of") is the branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders. The digestive system consists of the gastrointestinal tract, sometimes referred to as the ''GI tract,'' which includes the esophagus, stomach, small intestine and large intestine as well as the accessory organs of digestion which include the pancreas, gallbladder, and liver. The digestive system functions to move material through the GI tract via peristalsis, break down that material via digestion, absorb nutrients for use throughout the body, and remove waste from the body via defecation. Physicians who specialize in the medical specialty of gastroenterology are called gastroenterologists or sometimes ''GI doctors''. Some of the most common conditions managed by gastroenterologists include gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastrointestinal bleeding, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subrat Kumar Acharya
Subrat Kumar Acharya (born 1 November 1951) is a gastroenterologist and liver transplant physician, a physician scientist, a writer and a teacher. Acharya worked for almost 40 years at AIIMS, New Delhi. He is the Pro Chancellor KIIT University Bhubaneswar and HOD Gastroenterology and Hepatology PBMH KIMS (KIIT University, Bhubaneswar) and Executive Director of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Fortis Flt. Lt. Rajan Dhall Hospital, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi. In 2012 he was appointed director of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, but chose to continue his service as the Head of the Department of Gastroenterology at AIIMS New Delhi. Awards * Padma Shree The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. In ..., 2014 * Mitra Olympus Endoscopy Award * P N Berry Award * Commonwealth Medical Fellowship Awa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeypore
Jeypore is a city in Koraput district in the Indian state of Odisha. It was established by Vir Vikram Dev in the mid 17th century. Dev's kingdom was defeated by the East India Company in 1777 who declared it a Zamindari or Feudatory of the British Crown and much later a Princely state until its dissolution in the Dominion of India in 1947. The erstwhile kingdom was spread over the region of Uttarandhra and Southern Odisha. Geographically, Jeypore is a hilly region surrounded by Eastern Ghats and the Araku hills on three sides like a horseshoe with the western side opening up to Chhattisgarh in central India. History Before being named ‘Jeypore’ by the Suryavanshi kings, this land was ruled by various dynasties like the Satavahanas, Ikshavakus, Nalas, Gangas and Shilavanshis. In 1443, Vinayak Dev the prince of Northern Kashmir married the only daughter of the Shilavanshi king and inherited the kingdom of Nandapur. He extended his territory while ruling as a vassal rul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikram Dev University
Vikram Dev University (formerly ''Vikram Deb Autonomous College'') is a public state university located in the city of Jeypore, Koraput district in Odisha, that offers courses primarily at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It was established in 1947 by Maharaja of Jeypore Sri Vikram Dev IV or Vikram Deo Verma as Jeypore College and later named after him. History Foundation As a part of welfare activities of the British-Indian government, on 1 July 1947 the government of Jeypore Estate (Orissa Province) under Maharaja Vikram Deo Verma started this institution of higher education at Jeypore as 'Jeypore College'. As a tribute to his philanthropy the college was renamed to 'Vikram Deb College' in 1961. The college was also upgraded to a first grade college from 1961 and undergraduate courses were started. Honours teaching provisions were made in 1968–73 and Post Graduate courses were started from 1979. The college was declared a lead college in 1991–92. Upgradati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khallikote University
Khallikote University was a state university situated in Brahmapur, Odisha Berhampur (; also known as Brahmapur) is a city on the eastern coastline of Odisha, India. Known as the "Silk City" it is the headquarter of Ganjam district and home to Odisha's one of the major and the oldest railway station. It rank the 4t .... It was founded in 2015 as a cluster university with five constituent colleges, transformed into a unitary university in 2020 and merged with Berhampur University in 2021, thus ceasing operation. History Khallikote University was established in 2015 as the first cluster university in Odisha. This was achieved by excluding five colleges from the jurisdiction of Berhampur University (BU) and granting them autonomy, also allowing them to share infrastructure and faculty. The five colleges were Khallikote College, Sashi Bhusan Rath Government Women's College, Government Science, Chhatrapur College, Binayak Acharya College and Gopalpur College. In 2020, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
