“The devastating famine of 1866 had taken place in Odisha during the tenure of TE Ravenshaw as the British Commissioner of the state. Many Odia people had perished in the famine. The calamity ...

He was also the superintendent of the Orissa Garjat Mahal comprising 19 native states. In the months subsequent to his arrival, the state faced the catastrophic famine that wiped out a third of ...

The institution was established just two years after the devastating Odisha Famine of 1866, also known as the "Na'Anka Durbhikhya" which saw an estimated million people dying of disease and ...

People want to know who the man was, what was his contribution to Odisha. Questions are being asked about his role in the death of millions due to starvation during the 1866 Na’Anka Durbhiksha, the ...

“What did Thomas Edward Ravenshaw, the then Commissioner of Odisha, do during the 1866 great famine in the state? Is the person who was found tormenting Odia people a matter of pride for us?

It is a matter of pride,” the education minister said. He added, “The devastating famine of 1866 had taken place in Odisha during the tenure of TE Raveneshaw as the British Commissioner of the ...

“What did TE Ravenshaw do during the devastating famine of 1866 in Odisha which claimed over a million lives?” Pradhan asked during his speech. “The 1866 famine, which is more known as ‘Na ...

the members said they are against changing the name of the university on the basis of what TE Ravenshaw did during the Na’Anka Durbhikshya (The Great Orissa Famine of 1866). They said the BJP ...

The BJP MP from Sambalpur also pointed out that the devastating famine of 1866 had taken place in Odisha during the tenure of TE Raveneshaw as the Commissioner of the state. “Many Odia people ...

Mahtab recalled that demands to rename Ravenshaw College (now a university) date back to 1949, following the merger of princely states to form the greater Odisha province. He pointed out that ...