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==John Beames, Collector== | ==John Beames, Collector== | ||
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Beames 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" | + | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Beames 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 [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. |
==False Point (Batighar)== | ==False Point (Batighar)== | ||
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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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Cuttack was the headquarters of the Cuttack District in Orissa Division of Bengal during the British period.
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 1911 Love to Know Encyclopaedia
Cuttack District Wikipedia
False Point and Kendrapara Wikipedia
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.
