Maharaja Krushnachandra Gajapati - The pride of Odisha

Maharaja Krushnachandra gajapati Maharaja was born on 26th April 1892 in the royal family of Paralakhemundi belong to the Ganga dynasty of Puri.His father Sri Gourachandra Gajapati Narayan Deo (2nd) was an able leader and a good ruler.At the age of 12 only, Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati has lost his father.As he was the minor, the Zamindari of Paralakhemundi was transferred to Mr. N. Macmichale, ICS agent to the Court of Wards .His Primary education was started in a local Maharaja School.After that he has got himself admitted into Newington residential College at Madras for higher studies.At the age of 21,he became the king of Ganjam on 26th April 1913.The Princes of Kharsuan was his Queen. (Mkcg medical college in Berhampur) Maharaja Krishna Chandra Gajapati had been dreaming of the new Odisha dream since that time.In ganjam district the MKCG medical college and Parala Maharaja engineering college was named for maharaja's respect.he was the main face of th...