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Guide to Odishan Records Vol-VThere are many such new materials collected from public and private sources by the State Archives which the users of records can utilize for their scholarly investigations. They throw new light on some unknown aspects of socio-economic and Political History of Odisha. For example, there are records on some little known Oriya mariyrs who fought bravely against the British for the cause of their mother land of them mention may be made of Madho Singh who organized and led the great revolt against British Rule in Odisha in 1857-1858. He closed the singhara pass and prevented the British from crossing over to Eastern India from the Central India side. He fought several battles against the British forces and held them back for about a year. British troops were collected from all parts of India and a large army attacked the pass in January 1858. |
Madhu Babu and Orissa in MakingOdisha from 1900 to 1936, played a significant role in the sphere of political development in Eastern India. The role of the Oriya leaders to achieve the goal of a separate administrative unit for Odisha is an important area of study and such documents pertaining to this subject have also been acquired under the collections of Shri S. N. Rajguru, Digambar Rath and the Manager, Samastan office, Paralakhemundi. The documents acquired under the collection of Shri S. Mohanty also throw new light on the life and activities of Madhusudan Das as a legislator and the leader. |
