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Berhampur Patta or Brahmapuri Patta saree is registered (application no. 220) under the Geographical Indications (GI) of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act by Government of India. [1] The "sari" meant for women and the "joda" meant for men. For this famous silk work, Brahmapur is also known as silk city of India.
A patta painter's home with all the members of family is his studio. Woman members prepare the glue, the canvas and apply colours what we call the fill-in, and give the final lacquer coating. The master hand, mostly the male member, draws the initial line and gives the final finishing. Patta paintings are done on small strips of cotton cloth.
Raghurajpur is a heritage crafts village in Puri district, Odisha, India, known for its master Pattachitra painters, an art form which dates back to 5 BC in the region, and Gotipua dance troupes, the precursor to the Indian classical dance form of Odissi.
Odisha State Museum is a museum in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. In its original form it was established in 1932 and later moved to the current building in 1960. [ 1 ] The museum is divided into eleven sections, viz, Archaeology , Epigraphy , Numismatics , Armoury , Mining & Geology , Natural History , Art & Craft, Contemporary Art, Patta Painting ...
The economy of Odisha is the 15th-largest state economy in India with ₹ 5.86 trillion (US$69 billion) in gross domestic product and a per capita GDP of ₹ 127,383 (US$1,500). [8] Odisha ranks 32nd among Indian states in Human Development Index. [29]
The Orissa Tributary States, also known as the Gadajats (ଗଡ଼ଜାତ) [1] and as the Orissa Feudatory States, [2] were a group of princely states of British India now part of the present-day Indian state of Odisha.
The Government of Odisha and its 30 districts consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Odisha, a judiciary, and a legislative branch. Like other states in India, the head of state of Odisha is the Governor , appointed by the President of India on the advice of the Central government, and their post is largely ceremonial.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Odisha's Scheduled Tribes constitute 22.84% (9,590,756) of the state's total population. [8] Among them, Odia is spoken by 44.98% of the population, Kui by 10.17% (including 106,101 Khond speakers), and Santali by 8.81%.