“Odisare Durbhiksha O Banya” is a essay book authored by Surya Narayana Das in 1934.Natural catastrophes including cyclones, plagues, floods, and drought have regularly struck Odisha throughout its history. The main cause of the Odia people’s demise during their numerous travels in the nineteenth century was their. The people of Odisha have experienced various natural calamities. The 1866 famine, also known as the Na-anka famine in Odisha history, was the most well-known of them all. For many decades, it has wrecked havoc on Odisha’s social structure. One of the worst famines ever happened in Odisha in 1866. Natural and economic calamities, as well as the negligence of the British authorities in charge of the Odisha Division, contributed to this catastrophe. A third of all people in Odisha died as a result of the terrible famine.. This severe famine is also known as the ‘Na-Anka Famine’ because it occurred during Gajapati Divyasinghadeva’s ninth regnal year. The calamity was so devastating that the people of Odisha retained a tragic memory of it for at least several decades.
Books Info
| Books name | Odishare Durbhiksa O Banya/ ଓଡିଶାରେ ଦୁର୍ଭିକ୍ଷ ଓ ବନ୍ୟା |
| Author | Surya Narayana Das |
| No Of pages | 36 |
| Publisher | NA |
| Publication | 0934 |
| Printed At | NA |
| Distributor | NA |