Odisha Itihaas

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on April 9, unveiled the Hindi translation of Dr Harekrushna Mahtab's 'Odisha Itihaas'. Originally written in Odia, the book was earlier released in English and now it has been translated into Hindi by Shri Shankarlal Purohit. Mahtab, the two times Chief Minister of Odisha and a prominent freedom fighter had written the book in Ahmednagar Fort Jail when he was imprisoned during 1942-45.