• sujit kumar panda

The Khurda Rebellion of 1817 in was an anti-colonial peasant uprising of Odisha vehemently challenged the oppressive and exploitive character of the British, their mal-administration and unwanted economic policy of rude taxation and rigorous collection system and monopoly over salt. Apart that the prolonged discontentment of Ryots and Paiks of Khurda, the merciless murder of Jai Rajguru, colonial ill-treatment to Raja Mukunda Deva–II and Bakshi Jagabandhu coupled with the ruthless suppression of Khurda rebellion of 1804-05 all these factors compelled for outbreak of the biggest anti-imperialist mass struggle. However, this peasant uprising obviously had shaken the foundation of the British rule in the eastern part of India. It was not an isolated one but received unconditional assistance from the neighbor Zamindars and selfless supports of patriotic people of undivided Ganjam, Boudh-Kondhmal, Cuttack, Puri district. However, the above narration is corroborated by series of scholars in their research work. But none has focused about the heroic contribution of Khallikote militia of Ganjam during Paik rebellion. Hence, the prime intension of this paper is to talk about briefly patriotic fever of the people of Khallikote along with the heroic saga of Rathi Samantasinghara.

Paik, Khurda, Bakshi Jagabandhu, Khallikote, colonial

"AN ELAPSED HISTORY OF COLONIAL ODISHA - A TRIBUTE TO THE HEROIC SAGA OF RATHI SAMANTA SINGHAR OF KHALLIKOTE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.12-16, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906440.pdf

"AN ELAPSED HISTORY OF COLONIAL ODISHA - A TRIBUTE TO THE HEROIC SAGA OF RATHI SAMANTA SINGHAR OF KHALLIKOTE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp12-16, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1906440.pdf