Pyarimohan Acharya was a 19th-century historian, educationist, and public intellectual from
Cuttack
Cuttack (, or officially Kataka in Odia language, Odia ), is the former capital, deputy capital and the 2nd largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. It is also the headquarters of the Cuttack district. The name of the city is an anglicised f ...
in the modern-day state of
Odisha
Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...
, India. He is known for his ''Odisara Itihasa'' (History of Odisha) which was published in 1879. Pyarimohan wrote his history in response to an advertisement by the colonial government of the time looking for a textbook for use in schools. While the book was accepted by the government, its publication caused a controversy and was consequently not inducted into the school syllabus. ''Odisara Itihasa'' nevertheless acquired prominence as it was the first history textbook to be written by a native author. Apart from writing he also established P.M Academy School in 1875 in cuttack. It was one of the oldest school in odisha.
See also
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Amos Sutton
References
Odia-language writers
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