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'''Cuttack''' was the headquarters of the [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_091.gif Cuttack District] in Orissa Division of Bengal during the British period. | '''Cuttack''' was the headquarters of the [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_091.gif Cuttack District] in Orissa Division of Bengal during the British period. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_104.gif Cuttack City] Imperial Gazetteer<br> | + | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_104.gif Cuttack City] Imperial Gazetteer<br> |
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuttack_district Cuttack District] Wikipedia<br> | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuttack_district Cuttack District] Wikipedia<br> |
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_Point False Point] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendrapara Kendrapara] Wikipedia<br> | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/False_Point False Point] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendrapara Kendrapara] Wikipedia<br> |
| − | [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100509/spectrum/main6.htm True story of False Point] Sunday, 9 May 9 2010 tribuneindia.com<br> | + | *[http://www.greatmirror.com/index.cfm?countryid=564&chapterid=1167&picid=15&picturesize=masters Photograph: Cuttack: Church of St. Michael and All the Angels] greatmirror.com |
| − | [http://news24online.com/British-Cemetery-in-Orissa-in-ruins_News24_40428.aspx British Cemetery in Orissa in ruins] News 24, 22 February 2012. The False Point Lighthouse cemetery.<br> | + | *[http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100509/spectrum/main6.htm True story of False Point] Sunday, 9 May 9 2010 tribuneindia.com<br> |
| + | *[http://news24online.com/British-Cemetery-in-Orissa-in-ruins_News24_40428.aspx British Cemetery in Orissa in ruins] News 24, 22 February 2012. The False Point Lighthouse cemetery.<br> | ||
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Revision as of 12:23, 11 December 2014
| Cuttack | |
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| Coordinates: | 20.27°N 85.52°E |
| Altitude: | 36 metres (118 ft) |
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| Place Name: | Cuttack |
| State/Province: | Orissa |
| Country: | India |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
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Cuttack was the headquarters of the Cuttack District in Orissa Division of Bengal during the British period.
Contents
Spelling variants
Modern spelling: Cuttack
Variants: Kataka
Military history
Battle of Cuttack 1803
John Beames, Collector
John Beames (Wikipedia) served as Collector of Cuttack from 1875 to 1878 and earlier as Collector of Balasore district from 1869 to 1873. He wrote Memoirs of a Bengal Civilian, which describes his work "defending powerless peasants against rapacious planters, improvising fifteen-gun salutes for visiting dignitaries, and presiding over the blissful coast of Orissa". This book may be read online on the Digital Library of India website.
False Point (Batighar)
Approximately 60 km from Cuttack and the site of a lighthouse, operational from 1838 and a port, operational c 1860
External links
- Cuttack City Imperial Gazetteer
- Cuttack District Wikipedia
- False Point and Kendrapara Wikipedia
- Photograph: Cuttack: Church of St. Michael and All the Angels greatmirror.com
- True story of False Point Sunday, 9 May 9 2010 tribuneindia.com
- British Cemetery in Orissa in ruins News 24, 22 February 2012. The False Point Lighthouse cemetery.
