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17 Oct 2024
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This famine severely affected people of Odisha (Killing Around one-third of Odisha's total population).

  • Also known as 'Na-Anka Famine' because it occurred during Gajapati Divyasinghadeva's ninth regnal year.
  • Causes: Carelessness of British administrators, natural and economic disasters. 
  • Occurred during tenure of Thomas Edward Ravenshaw (Commissioner of Odisha division).
  • Aftermath:
    • Puri Canal or Coast Canal connecting Hooghly River (West Bengal) to River Matai (Odisha) was built after Famine.
    • Thomas Edward Ravenshaw established number of vernacular schools in rural areas with an emphasis on Odia language, converted Cuttack Zilla School into Ravenshaw College.

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