What is the old name of ORISSA?

Answer 1

in modern india, when the state restructuring happened.... Orrisa was divided from Bengal presidency.....
In the anceint age.. it has had many names... different ruler gave different name....
( they were like our politician.. who likes to change the places name...)
Ancient names of Orissa
Kalinga
Utkal
Utkalraata
Udra
Odra
Odrabisha
Oda
Odrarashtra
Trikalinga
Koshala
Kangoda
Toshali
Chedi
Matsa

Answer 2

When the renowned poet wrote the verses which later on was given the status of our National Anthem, Orissa was refered to as Uthkala. How ever the area which is now called Orissa was the seat of a lot of famous dynasties which had ruled northern part of India and the name of the place changed accordingly.The most well known in the recent past being Kalinga,because of emperor Ashoka.

Answer 3

There are many ancient names for Orrissa, which are liosted below;

Kalinga
Utkal
Utkalraata
Udra
Odra
Odrabisha
Oda
Odrarashtra
Trikalinga
Koshala
Kangoda
Toshali
Chedi (Mahabharata)
Matsa (Mahabharata)

In the Ramayana, Lord Rama's mother, Queen Kaushalya is the daughter of the king of Koshal. In the Mahabharata, the Pandavas spent the one year as 'Agyatavasa' as servants of King Virata, ruler of Matsa.

For more details, please check the following link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orissa#Ancient_names_of_Orissa

Answer 4

Orissa pronunciation (help·info) (Odisa: ଓଡ଼ିଶା, Devanagari: उड़ीसा) is a state situated in the east coast of India. Orissa is bounded on the north by Jharkhand, on the north-east by West Bengal, on the east by the Bay of Bengal, on the south by Andhra Pradesh and on the west by Chhattisgarh.

The relatively unindented coastline (c.200 mi/320 km long) lacks good ports, except for the deepwater facility at Paradip. The narrow, level coastal strip, including the Mahanadi River delta, is exceedingly fertile. Orissa is home to the Hirakud Dam, one of the longest dams in the world. Rainfall is heavy and regular, and two crops of rice (by far the most important cereal) are grown annually. The state is known for its temples, especially in the cities of Konark, Puri, and Bhubaneswar.

Orissa has several popular tourist destinations. Puri, with the Jagannatha's temple near the sea, and Konark, with the Sun Temple, are visited by thousands of tourists from the West every year. Along with the Lingaraja Temple of Bhubaneswar, the Jagannatha Temple and the Sun Temple of Konark are important in the archaeological history of India.

The dense population, concentrated on the coastal alluvial plain, is inhabited by the non-tribal speakers of the Oriya language. The interior, inhabited largely by the indigenous people known as Adivasis is hilly and mountainous. Orissa is subject to intense cyclones; in October 1999, Tropical Cyclone 05B caused severe damage and some 10,000 deaths.

Orissa is a littoral state with a long coastline and a storehouse of mineral wealth. Because of its mineral wealth and strategic location it attracts foreign investment in steel, aluminum, power, refineries, and infrastructure. Orissa is also emerging as a player in the outsourcing IT (Information Technology) and IT services industry. The total planned investment in the state is projected to be 90 billion U.S. dollars. However, there are environmental concerns and land acquisitions for some of these projects have been opposed by the local people

[edit] Ancient names of Orissa
Kalinga
Utkal
Utkalraata
Udra
Odra
Odrabisha
Oda
Odrarashtra
Trikalinga
Koshala
Kangoda
Toshali
Chedi (Mahabharata)
Matsa (Mahabharata)
In the Ramayana, Lord Rama's mother, Queen Kaushalya is the daughter of the king of Koshal. In the Mahabharata, the Pandavas spent the one year as 'Agyatavasa' as servants of King Virata, ruler of Matsa.

Answer 5

ORISSA was popularly known by its old name - UTKAL.

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But as per Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orissa#Ancient_names_of_Orissa - Orissa was known with the following ancient names from tme to time.-

Ancient names of Orissa-
Kalinga
Utkal
Utkalraata
Udra
Odra
Odrabisha
Oda
Odrarashtra
Trikalinga
Koshala
Kangoda
Toshali
Chedi (Mahabharata)
Matsa (Mahabharata)
In the Ramayana, Lord Rama's mother, Queen Kaushalya is the daughter of the king of Koshal. In the Mahabharata, the Pandavas spent the one year as 'Agyatavasa' as servants of King Virata, ruler of Matsa.-

Answer 6

UTKAL

Answer 7

UTKAL !!!!!!!!