Title: Rethinking local history and identity politics
Description: Study based on two handwritten Oriya texts Niranjana Mahanta : mayurbhanj janajibanara eka smaraniya alekhya, a biography of Niranjan Mahanta, by his son Surendra Mahanta and autobiography of Siba Prasad Mahanta; along with original text of Niranjan Mahanta.
Subjects: Social conditions, Kurmis, Political activity, Social reformers, Biography
Places: Mayūrbhanj, India
People: Niranjan Mahanta (1872-1957), Siba Prasad Mahanta (1903-1985)