Cuttack
Cuttack ( Barabati fort in Cuttack ) Photo credit - www.google.com Cuttack the ancient city of Odisha is a city of rich heritage and culture. The name of the city, Cuttack, is derived from the Sanskrit word "Kataka", which means a military camp or a fort or a government seat protected by an army. Standing at the apex of the delta formed by the Mahanadi rovers in the north and Kathjodi in the south, it is also the commercial capital and the second-largest city of Odisha. With its world-famous works of filigree of silver, ivory and brass and textiles of woven silk and cotton, the city of Cuttack is perhaps the largest showroom in Odisha. Cuttack was founded in 989 AD and was the capital of Odisha for almost nine centuries before Bhubaneswar became the capital in 1948. It was established as a military settlement by Kind Nrupa Keshari of the Keshari dynasty in 989 AD as mentioned in Madalapanji, a Chronicle of the Jagannath Temple of Puri. Later, Cuttack has witne...