This Work, Drawn Largely From Oriya Sources, Provides A Much-Needed Analysis Of An Important But Often Neglected Topic. This Is The First Book That Provides A Comprehensive Assessment Of The Many-Sided Contributions Of Gourisankar Roy, Fakir Mohan Senapati, Radhanath Roy, Baikunthanath De And Maharaja Krushana Chandra Bhanj Who Were Some Of The Foremost Among The Makers Of Modern Orissa. It Explores The Evolution Of This Area, Its Problems And Triumphs, And Studies The Thoughts And Deeds Of These Five Towering Personalities Of Orissa In The Second Half Of 19Th Century. It Provides An Overall Picture Of The Different Aspects Of 19Th Century Orissa, Social, Political And Cultural. The Text Is Accessible To A Broad Readership And Will Be Of Service To Students And Scholars At All Levels.

Description: The work provides a readable analysis of the economy of British Orissa, Princely Orissa and hill tribes of Orissa. The impact of colonial economy combined with the consequences of fragmentation of Oriya-speaking areas brought about colossal change in the material condition of the people of Orissa. The poverty and starvation had taken root among the common mass of Orissa while a select class lived a parasitic life in abundance of wealth, thriving easy on the cheaply available labour and the back-breaking toil of the farmers and artisans. The crux of the problem was that indigenous economic system remained nearly intact, though stagnant and ossified, scarcely able to release more wealth to meet the growing demands. Even today any excursion to an Orissan village, unless modernised under the Five Year Plans, reveal to an observer that traditional economy in its structure in the system that supports the land-based people, however inadequately. This was the root cause of extreme economic backwardness of colonial Orissa. This work will provide some insight into the operation of a vital system in regional economy so that defects that still continue to plague it may be remedied towards a healthy regeneration of this system.

Development Of Transport And Communication Unfolds How A Weak Economy Perpetuated The Weak Transport System And Weak Transport System Hindered The Economic Progress Of A State. The Province Of Orissa Since Its Inception Remained An Administrative Appendage Of Bengal. The Prolonged Neglect Of Transport System Reached Its Climax. The Famine Of 1866 Came As A Nightmare For The Province. The Feeble Transport System Became A Potent Factor For The Aggravation Of The Famine. Te Famine Commission Made Recommendations Which Laid The Foundation Stone Not Only To Change The Transport Picture Entirely But Also To Develop The Economy.The Post-Famine Period Witnessed A Momentous Change In The Province. The Blue-Print For The Development Of The Roads, Railways, Ports, Inland Navigation And Post And Telegraph Was Prepared. Its Sophisticated Analysis Highlights The March Of Transport System Which Coincided With Speedy Rise And Growth Of Economy. By 1936, The Chariot Of Transport Embraced The Nook And Corner Of Orissa Which Provided Formidable Ground For The Unification Of Orissa In 1936.This Book Is A Meticulous Scholarly Effort And Purely Based On Primary Sources. This Will Undoubtedly Deepen And Broaden Our Understanding On Transport In British Period. It Is Hoped That Everyone Interested In Transport History Of India In General And Orissa In Particular Will Find This Work Quite Informative And Illuminating.Contents: Introduction; Development Of Roads; Development Of Railways; Development Of Ports; Development Of Inland Navigation; Development Of Post And Telegraph; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography, And Index.

This Present work Trade And Commerce of South Orissa (A .D. 1858-1936) is the product of keen interest based on primary and secondary sources like Reports