Knowledge

Pathani Samanta

Source 📝

370:(598 CE) and Bhaskara – II (1114 CE) and others, with real observations of celestial objects in the night sky. Although traditional Indian astronomy had veered more toward astrology, focusing more on future predictions based on planetary positions and the preparation of auspicious almanacs for rituals, Samanta focused minutely on the mathematical calculations and observational facts that went into these predictions. When he found discrepancies, he designed his own instruments to measure the phenomena, using everyday materials such as wood and bamboo! 25: 233: 136: 486:
However, the general public is mostly unaware of this brilliant astronomer who observed the universe with only the naked eye, as well as of the incredible scientific advances he accomplished with only a few pieces of bamboo and wood and the sheer force of his brilliance. He deserves to be celebrated
378:
Samanta was a self-taught astronomer and learned by reading the books available at the Royal Library until age 15. During his research, Samanta designed many of his instruments by using everyday materials such as wooden sticks and bamboo. After studying mathematics and traditional astronomy he used
418:
to calculate distance, height, and time. There are many local tales of Samanta measuring the height at which birds fly, finding the height of trees, and persons using the length of shadows and calculating the distance and height of mountains from his fixed location using an instrument he invented
349:
He was home-schooled by his father, who introduced him to the joys of night star-gazing, and later by a Brahmin teacher, who gave him a basic education in both Odia and Sanskrit. By the age of 15, he had become a self-learner, referring to the books available in the royal library. Samanta was a
336:
He was the only Indian astronomer who discovered all three irregularities of the moon independently of European astronomers, which were unknown to ancient Indian astronomers. He continued to teach and attracted pupils worldwide despite his persistent health problems and
461:, in 1857 in a rather dramatic way after the bride's family rejected the alliance on the couple's wedding day because Samanta didn't look princely enough, according to his family history, which was written by his grandson 481:
after him; and dedicating educational institutions, scholarships, and amateur astronomy clubs to his memory. Astronomers and astrophysicists both in India and beyond have praised his work, earning him the moniker
422:
He used his own versions of the sundial and imprsundialater clocks to measure time. Here are a few sketches of these instruments from the article published by Prof P.C. Naik and Prof. L Satpathy in the
410:
The treatises Samanta was referring to had only clues to the observational devices used, so he decided to make his own measuring instruments made of locally available bamboo and wood. They used basic
200:
with a bamboo pipe, and traditional instruments. He was born on 13 December 1835 in Purnimanta Pousha Krishna Ashtami, and died on 11 June 1904 in Purnimanta Adhika Jyeshtha Krishna Trayodashi.
449:
in 1893 and awarded him a pension of Rs 50 per month for his contributions to astronomy after he correctly predicted the time and place of a solar eclipse that was visible only in Britain.
443:
still adheres to the calendar rules he suggested for carrying out its ceremonies. The British government, which ruled India during Samanta's lifetime, conferred upon him the title of
307:
states that he was born to a royal couple the loss of many children, leaving them yearning for a healthy child. Hence, soon after his birth, he was given away in adoption to a
358:. It was during this time that he pursued mathematics and traditional astronomy, and started matching predictions made by ancient Indian mathematician-astronomers such as 325:
During his youth time, Samanta measured the length of the shadows throughout the day by using bamboo and wood to create measuring instruments, which he called
424: 597: 1545: 727: 394:
He carried out research in measurements using only a bamboo pipe and two wooden sticks. His findings were recorded in his book titled
1112: 1148: 1702: 1692: 398:
and were mentioned in the European and American press in 1899. Samanta's calculations were eventually used in the preparation of
89: 61: 685:
Sriram, M. S.; Ramasubramanian, K.; Srinivas, M. D. (2002). "Samanta Chandra Sekhara and His Treatise Siddhantadarpana.".
1586: 1571: 68: 696: 675: 108: 487:
just like Aryabhatta, Bhaskara, and others - probably as the last torch bearer of the Indian traditional astronomy.
42: 75: 1078: 720: 643: 46: 57: 855: 435:
Samanta received the title "Harichandan Mahapatra" from the Gajapati King of Puri in 1870, and the revered
251: 1576: 311:
fakir to ward off the evil eye, a belief that was strongly prevalent at the time. In remembrance of the
800: 664:
Satpathy, L., ed. (2003). "Samanta Chandra Sekhar and his Contributions to Ancient Indian Astronomy.".
1055: 885: 713: 291:. He was the son of Samanta Syamabandhu Singha and Bishnumali Devi. He was born into a royal family. 1697: 1528: 860: 1011: 1566: 1538: 850: 379:
his knowledge to match predictions made by ancient Indian mathematicians and astronomers such as
35: 469:. He reportedly won over the bride's family at the wedding with his faultless sloka recitation. 1288: 1278: 436: 686: 1533: 1523: 1354: 1273: 1070: 910: 82: 1687: 1682: 1561: 1470: 1364: 795: 561: 8: 1409: 1359: 1132: 1106: 1000: 935: 915: 579: 247: 192:, was an Indian astronomer, mathematician and scholar who measured the distance from the 1490: 565: 1324: 1253: 1092: 790: 1155: 1581: 1502: 1435: 1339: 1329: 1099: 993: 900: 880: 692: 671: 549: 284: 208: 473:
has kept his legacy relevant by displaying his work in the state museum, naming the
1616: 1384: 1334: 1268: 1238: 1228: 1218: 1162: 1118: 945: 736: 216: 1641: 1475: 1389: 1248: 1125: 1062: 905: 870: 665: 280: 219:
in 1893, for his usage of traditional instruments for astronomical observations.
156: 626: 384: 363: 1636: 1598: 1374: 1349: 1344: 1141: 1085: 1048: 815: 805: 526:[mɔhamɔhoːpadʰjajɒt͜ʃɔndroseːkʰɔrsiŋhohorit͜ʃɔndoːnmɔhapatroːsamoːntoː] 276: 255: 212: 775: 1676: 1518: 1423: 1404: 1034: 1027: 1020: 930: 925: 895: 820: 525: 508: 770: 1429: 1194: 940: 875: 760: 415: 1414: 1009: 1416: 1399: 1293: 1178: 977: 955: 890: 825: 785: 765: 478: 474: 388: 367: 304: 1646: 1465: 1440: 1314: 1298: 1041: 830: 780: 1626: 1621: 1455: 1450: 1445: 1223: 835: 810: 755: 750: 380: 359: 315:
and to ward off bad omens, the couple nicknamed their son 'Pathani'.
190:
Mahamahopadhyaya Chandrasekhara Singha Harichandana Mahapatra Samanta
667:
Ancient Indian Astronomy and Contributions of Samanta Chandra Sekhar
647: 24: 1661: 1611: 1480: 1460: 1369: 985: 950: 705: 688:
500 years of Tantrasangraha: a landmark in the history of astronomy
411: 399: 338: 319: 1631: 1606: 1319: 1283: 1243: 1233: 1185: 920: 840: 330: 308: 135: 1656: 1651: 1379: 1263: 865: 470: 341:. On June 11, 1904, he died suddenly from fever and infection. 288: 203:
His research and observations were compiled into a book called
550:"Samanta Chandra Sekhar : The great naked eye astronomer" 1485: 1394: 1258: 1170: 845: 684: 458: 312: 193: 125:
Mahamahopadhyaya Chandrasekhara Singha Harichandana Mahapatra
1496: 440: 1201: 197: 520:ମହାମହୋପାଧ୍ୟାୟ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରଶେଖର ସିଂହ ହରିଚନ୍ଦନ ମହାପାତ୍ର ସାମନ୍ତ; 16:
Indian astronomer, mathematician and scholar (1835-1904)
350:
voracious reader and devoured classical treatises like
591: 589: 352:
Lilavati, Bijaganita, Jyotisha, Siddhanta, Vyakarana,
322:, and later researched traditional Indian astronomy. 627:"PATHANI SAMANTA AND HIS THEORY OF PLANETARY MOTION" 586: 49:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 329:. He also measured time by using his version of a 405: 1674: 547: 457:Samanta married Sita Devi, the daughter of King 598:"Chandrasekhar Samanta: India's Eye in the Sky" 721: 554:Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India 425:Bulletin of the Astronomical Society of India 663: 452: 430: 1546:Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics 728: 714: 134: 109:Learn how and when to remove this message 1149:Treatise on Astrology of the Kaiyuan Era 299:The legend depicted on the walls of the 1675: 709: 624: 524: 507: 735: 620: 618: 226: 47:adding citations to reliable sources 18: 541: 373: 13: 548:Naik, P. C.; Satpathy, L. (1998). 14: 1714: 615: 595: 179:Astronomy, Mathematics, Astrology 467:Pathani Samanta Jeebani Darpana" 295:Why the "Pathani Samanta" ? 231: 23: 657: 34:needs additional citations for 1703:Astronomical instrument makers 1693:Astronomers from British India 636: 572: 514: 497: 406:Working With Wood & Bamboo 1: 535: 1113:Rājamṛgāṅka (astronomy book) 856:Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis 625:Panda, Bipin Bihari (2000). 344: 222: 7: 1415: 1010: 509:[pɔntʰanisamoːntoː] 465:and published in the book " 301:Pathani Samanta Planetarium 10: 1719: 801:Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar 207:which was written in both 1595: 1554: 1511: 1307: 1211: 969: 886:Venkatraman Radhakrishnan 743: 175: 163: 142: 133: 123: 490: 453:Personal life and legacy 431:Awards & Recognition 275:Samanta was born in the 1567:Ancient Greek astronomy 851:Madhava of Sangamagrama 644:"Samanta Chandrasekhar" 463:Raghunath Singh Samanta 287:of the Indian state of 242:is written like a story 217:Mahamahopadhyaya Award 1572:Hellenistic astronomy 1355:Deferent and epicycle 1079:Brāhmasphuṭasiddhānta 911:Jai Singh II of Amber 650:on February 22, 2014. 580:"EMINENT PERSONALITY" 256:neutral point of view 1562:Babylonian astronomy 796:Radhagobinda Chandra 419:called mana yantra. 318:He went on to study 248:rewrite this article 43:improve this article 1410:Hindu units of time 1133:Vasishtha Siddhanta 1107:Paitamaha Siddhanta 1001:Shatapatha Brahmana 916:Nilakantha Somayaji 566:1998BASI...26...33N 522:Odia pronunciation: 505:Odia pronunciation: 1587:European astronomy 1325:Cardinal direction 1254:Equatorial sundial 1093:Pancha-Siddhantika 791:Sandip Chakrabarti 602:Live History India 252:encyclopedic style 205:Siddhanta Darpana, 1670: 1669: 1582:Chinese astronomy 1577:Islamic astronomy 1340:Celestial spheres 1330:Celestial equator 1100:Paulisa Siddhanta 994:Aitareya Brahmana 901:Jagannatha Samrat 881:Achyuta Pisharati 446:'Mahamahopadhyay' 396:Siddhanta Darpana 285:Nayagarh district 273: 272: 183: 182: 119: 118: 111: 93: 58:"Pathani Samanta" 1710: 1420: 1390:Geoheliocentrism 1360:Earth's rotation 1335:Celestial sphere 1269:Mural instrument 1219:Armillary sphere 1163:Vedanga Jyotisha 1119:Romaka Siddhanta 1015: 946:Shankara Variyar 737:Indian astronomy 730: 723: 716: 707: 706: 702: 681: 652: 651: 646:. Archived from 640: 634: 633: 631: 622: 613: 612: 610: 608: 596:Katti, Madhuri. 593: 584: 583: 576: 570: 569: 545: 529: 528: 523: 518: 512: 511: 506: 501: 437:Jagannath Temple 374:Instrument maker 268: 265: 259: 250:to introduce an 235: 234: 227: 215:. He earned the 188:better known as 170: 153:13 December 1835 152: 150: 138: 121: 120: 114: 107: 103: 100: 94: 92: 51: 27: 19: 1718: 1717: 1713: 1712: 1711: 1709: 1708: 1707: 1698:Khandpara State 1673: 1672: 1671: 1666: 1597: 1591: 1550: 1507: 1476:Spherical Earth 1303: 1249:Equatorial ring 1229:Celestial globe 1207: 1126:Surya Siddhanta 1063:Makarandasarini 965: 961:Pathani Samanta 906:Bapudeva Sastri 871:Jayant Narlikar 821:M. K. Das Gupta 739: 734: 699: 691:. p. 127. 678: 660: 655: 642: 641: 637: 629: 623: 616: 606: 604: 594: 587: 578: 577: 573: 546: 542: 538: 533: 532: 521: 519: 515: 504: 502: 498: 493: 484:"Indian Tycho." 455: 433: 408: 376: 347: 269: 263: 260: 245: 236: 232: 225: 186:Pathani Samanta 168: 159: 157:Khandpara State 154: 148: 146: 129: 128:Pathani Samanta 126: 115: 104: 98: 95: 52: 50: 40: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1716: 1706: 1705: 1700: 1695: 1690: 1685: 1668: 1667: 1665: 1664: 1659: 1654: 1649: 1644: 1639: 1634: 1629: 1624: 1619: 1614: 1609: 1603: 1601: 1599:Vedic calendar 1593: 1592: 1590: 1589: 1584: 1579: 1574: 1569: 1564: 1558: 1556: 1552: 1551: 1549: 1548: 1543: 1542: 1541: 1536: 1531: 1526: 1515: 1513: 1509: 1508: 1506: 1505: 1500: 1493: 1488: 1483: 1478: 1473: 1468: 1463: 1458: 1453: 1448: 1443: 1438: 1433: 1426: 1421: 1412: 1407: 1402: 1397: 1392: 1387: 1382: 1377: 1375:Elliptic orbit 1372: 1367: 1362: 1357: 1352: 1350:Circular orbit 1347: 1345:Center of mass 1342: 1337: 1332: 1327: 1322: 1317: 1311: 1309: 1305: 1304: 1302: 1301: 1296: 1291: 1286: 1281: 1276: 1271: 1266: 1261: 1256: 1251: 1246: 1241: 1236: 1231: 1226: 1221: 1215: 1213: 1209: 1208: 1206: 1205: 1198: 1191: 1190: 1189: 1182: 1166: 1159: 1152: 1145: 1142:Tantrasangraha 1138: 1137: 1136: 1129: 1122: 1115: 1110: 1103: 1096: 1089: 1086:Maha-Siddhanta 1082: 1066: 1059: 1052: 1049:Khandakhadyaka 1045: 1038: 1031: 1024: 1017: 1006: 1005: 1004: 997: 981: 973: 971: 967: 966: 964: 963: 958: 953: 948: 943: 938: 933: 928: 923: 918: 913: 908: 903: 898: 893: 888: 883: 878: 873: 868: 863: 858: 853: 848: 843: 838: 833: 828: 823: 818: 816:Gautama Siddha 813: 808: 806:Amil Kumar Das 803: 798: 793: 788: 783: 778: 773: 768: 763: 758: 753: 747: 745: 741: 740: 733: 732: 725: 718: 710: 704: 703: 697: 682: 676: 659: 656: 654: 653: 635: 614: 585: 571: 539: 537: 534: 531: 530: 513: 503:ପଠାଣି ସାମନ୍ତ; 495: 494: 492: 489: 454: 451: 432: 429: 407: 404: 375: 372: 346: 343: 277:princely state 271: 270: 239: 237: 230: 224: 221: 181: 180: 177: 176:Known for 173: 172: 171:(aged 67) 165: 161: 160: 155: 144: 140: 139: 131: 130: 127: 124: 117: 116: 31: 29: 22: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1715: 1704: 1701: 1699: 1696: 1694: 1691: 1689: 1686: 1684: 1681: 1680: 1678: 1663: 1660: 1658: 1655: 1653: 1650: 1648: 1645: 1643: 1640: 1638: 1635: 1633: 1630: 1628: 1625: 1623: 1620: 1618: 1615: 1613: 1610: 1608: 1605: 1604: 1602: 1600: 1596:Months of the 1594: 1588: 1585: 1583: 1580: 1578: 1575: 1573: 1570: 1568: 1565: 1563: 1560: 1559: 1557: 1555:Other regions 1553: 1547: 1544: 1540: 1537: 1535: 1532: 1530: 1527: 1525: 1522: 1521: 1520: 1519:Jantar Mantar 1517: 1516: 1514: 1510: 1504: 1503:Zodiacal sign 1501: 1499: 1498: 1494: 1492: 1489: 1487: 1484: 1482: 1479: 1477: 1474: 1472: 1469: 1467: 1464: 1462: 1459: 1457: 1454: 1452: 1449: 1447: 1444: 1442: 1439: 1437: 1434: 1432: 1431: 1427: 1425: 1424:Kali ahargaṇa 1422: 1419: 1418: 1413: 1411: 1408: 1406: 1405:Heliocentrism 1403: 1401: 1398: 1396: 1393: 1391: 1388: 1386: 1383: 1381: 1378: 1376: 1373: 1371: 1368: 1366: 1363: 1361: 1358: 1356: 1353: 1351: 1348: 1346: 1343: 1341: 1338: 1336: 1333: 1331: 1328: 1326: 1323: 1321: 1318: 1316: 1313: 1312: 1310: 1306: 1300: 1297: 1295: 1292: 1290: 1287: 1285: 1282: 1280: 1277: 1275: 1272: 1270: 1267: 1265: 1262: 1260: 1257: 1255: 1252: 1250: 1247: 1245: 1242: 1240: 1237: 1235: 1232: 1230: 1227: 1225: 1222: 1220: 1217: 1216: 1214: 1210: 1204: 1203: 1199: 1197: 1196: 1192: 1188: 1187: 1183: 1181: 1180: 1176: 1175: 1174: 1173: 1172: 1167: 1165: 1164: 1160: 1158: 1157: 1153: 1151: 1150: 1146: 1144: 1143: 1139: 1135: 1134: 1130: 1128: 1127: 1123: 1121: 1120: 1116: 1114: 1111: 1109: 1108: 1104: 1102: 1101: 1097: 1095: 1094: 1090: 1088: 1087: 1083: 1081: 1080: 1076: 1075: 1074: 1073: 1072: 1067: 1065: 1064: 1060: 1058: 1057: 1053: 1051: 1050: 1046: 1044: 1043: 1039: 1037: 1036: 1035:Shulba Sutras 1032: 1030: 1029: 1028:Jyotirmimamsa 1025: 1023: 1022: 1021:Ganitagannadi 1018: 1016: 1014: 1013: 1012:Bṛhat Saṃhitā 1007: 1003: 1002: 998: 996: 995: 991: 990: 989: 988: 987: 982: 980: 979: 975: 974: 972: 968: 962: 959: 957: 954: 952: 949: 947: 944: 942: 939: 937: 934: 932: 931:Govind Swarup 929: 927: 926:Mahendra Suri 924: 922: 919: 917: 914: 912: 909: 907: 904: 902: 899: 897: 896:Megh Nad Saha 894: 892: 889: 887: 884: 882: 879: 877: 874: 872: 869: 867: 864: 862: 859: 857: 854: 852: 849: 847: 844: 842: 839: 837: 834: 832: 829: 827: 824: 822: 819: 817: 814: 812: 809: 807: 804: 802: 799: 797: 794: 792: 789: 787: 784: 782: 779: 777: 774: 772: 769: 767: 764: 762: 759: 757: 754: 752: 749: 748: 746: 742: 738: 731: 726: 724: 719: 717: 712: 711: 708: 700: 698:9788179860090 694: 690: 689: 683: 679: 677:9788173194320 673: 669: 668: 662: 661: 649: 645: 639: 628: 621: 619: 603: 599: 592: 590: 581: 575: 567: 563: 559: 555: 551: 544: 540: 527: 517: 510: 500: 496: 488: 485: 480: 476: 472: 468: 464: 460: 450: 448: 447: 442: 438: 428: 426: 420: 417: 413: 403: 401: 397: 392: 390: 386: 382: 371: 369: 365: 362:- 1(476 CE), 361: 357: 353: 342: 340: 334: 332: 328: 323: 321: 316: 314: 310: 306: 302: 297: 296: 292: 290: 286: 282: 278: 267: 264:February 2020 257: 253: 249: 243: 240:This section 238: 229: 228: 220: 218: 214: 210: 206: 201: 199: 195: 191: 187: 178: 174: 166: 162: 158: 145: 141: 137: 132: 122: 113: 110: 102: 91: 88: 84: 81: 77: 74: 70: 67: 63: 60: –  59: 55: 54:Find sources: 48: 44: 38: 37: 32:This article 30: 26: 21: 20: 1647:Margashirsha 1495: 1428: 1365:Eccentricity 1200: 1195:Yavanajataka 1193: 1184: 1177: 1169: 1168: 1161: 1154: 1147: 1140: 1131: 1124: 1117: 1105: 1098: 1091: 1084: 1077: 1069: 1068: 1061: 1054: 1047: 1040: 1033: 1026: 1019: 1008: 999: 992: 984: 983: 976: 960: 941:Varahamihira 876:Parameshvara 761:Aryabhata II 687: 666: 658:Bibliography 648:the original 638: 607:28 September 605:. Retrieved 601: 574: 557: 553: 543: 516: 499: 483: 466: 462: 456: 445: 444: 434: 421: 416:trigonometry 409: 395: 393: 385:Varahamihira 377: 364:Varahamihira 355: 351: 348: 335: 326: 324: 317: 300: 298: 294: 293: 274: 261: 246:Please help 241: 204: 202: 189: 185: 184: 169:(1904-06-11) 167:11 June 1904 105: 99:October 2020 96: 86: 79: 72: 65: 53: 41:Please help 36:verification 33: 1688:1904 deaths 1683:1835 births 1385:Geocentrism 1294:Water clock 1239:Cross-staff 1212:Instruments 1179:Atharvaveda 1156:Vākyakaraṇa 978:Aryabhatiya 956:Yajnavalkya 891:J. J. Rawal 826:Jyesthadeva 786:Brahmagupta 776:Bhāskara II 766:Vainu Bappu 756:Aryabhata I 744:Astronomers 479:Bhubaneswar 475:planetarium 402:in Odisha. 389:Brahmagupta 368:Brahmagupta 327:mana yantra 305:Bhubaneswar 213:Odia script 1677:Categories 1632:Bhadrapada 1466:Precession 1441:Manvantara 1315:Axial tilt 1299:Yantraraja 1289:Triquetrum 1071:Siddhantas 1042:Panchangam 831:Kamalakara 811:P. Devadas 781:Baudhayana 771:Bhāskara I 536:References 366:(503 CE), 360:Aryabhatta 149:1835-12-13 69:newspapers 1627:Shraavana 1622:Aashaadha 1529:New Delhi 1456:Nityayoga 1451:Nakshatra 1446:Moonlight 1224:Astrolabe 986:Brahmanas 836:Katyayana 751:Apastamba 560:: 33–49. 381:Aryabhata 345:Education 283:, in the 281:Khandpara 223:Biography 1662:Phalguna 1612:Vaisakha 1539:Varanasi 1481:Sunlight 1461:Parallax 1370:Ecliptic 1308:Concepts 1274:Quadrant 1056:Mahādevī 951:Vasistha 861:Mahavira 427:(1998). 412:geometry 400:almanacs 339:insomnia 320:Sanskrit 211:and the 209:Sanskrit 1617:Jyeshta 1607:Chaitra 1512:Centres 1417:Jyotiṣa 1400:Gravity 1320:Azimuth 1284:Sundial 1279:Sextant 1244:Dioptra 1234:Compass 1186:Rigveda 921:Sripati 841:Lagadha 562:Bibcode 331:sundial 196:to the 83:scholar 1657:Maagha 1652:Pausha 1642:Kartik 1637:Ashvin 1534:Ujjain 1524:Jaipur 1436:Karana 1380:Equant 1264:Gnomon 936:Utpala 866:Manava 695:  674:  471:Odisha 459:Anugul 387:, and 309:Muslim 289:Odisha 254:and a 85:  78:  71:  64:  56:  1486:Tithi 1430:Kalpa 1395:Globe 1259:Globe 1171:Vedas 970:Works 846:Lalla 630:(PDF) 491:Notes 356:Kavya 313:fakir 194:Earth 90:JSTOR 76:books 1497:Yuga 1491:Vāra 1471:Ritu 693:ISBN 672:ISBN 609:2020 441:Puri 414:and 354:and 164:Died 143:Born 62:news 1202:Zij 477:in 439:in 303:in 279:of 198:Sun 45:by 1679:: 670:. 617:^ 600:. 588:^ 558:26 556:. 552:. 391:. 383:, 333:. 729:e 722:t 715:v 701:. 680:. 632:. 611:. 582:. 568:. 564:: 266:) 262:( 258:. 244:. 151:) 147:( 112:) 106:( 101:) 97:( 87:· 80:· 73:· 66:· 39:.

Index


verification
improve this article
adding citations to reliable sources
"Pathani Samanta"
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
Learn how and when to remove this message

Khandpara State
Earth
Sun
Sanskrit
Odia script
Mahamahopadhyaya Award
rewrite this article
encyclopedic style
neutral point of view
princely state
Khandpara
Nayagarh district
Odisha
Bhubaneswar
Muslim
fakir
Sanskrit
sundial

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.