Paramananda Acharya

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Paramananda Acharya Indian Oriya-language writer

Paramananda Acharya (1893 - 1971) was the first archaeologist in Odisha. He became famous for his research on the archeology of Odisha. In 1964, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India for his fourth Indian Citizenship Award.

Biography--

Pre-life--

Paramananda Acharya was born in the village of Baidyapur in the Indian state of Odisha. Amarda M.E. After graduating from high school and teaching in Baripada, he graduated with honors in 1923 from the University of Calcutta (now Kolkata).

Professional life--

On the advice of the then Mayurbhanj Maharaja Purnachandra Bhanjdeo, he left to study for a master's degree and joined the team of renowned archaeologist Rai Bahadur Rama Prasad Chand in 1924. Although he had no formal education in archeology, he joined the Archaeological Survey of Mayurbhanj in 1925 and remained in the department as a student. His first place of work was the maintenance of the Khiching and Kichkeshwari temples. He then received further training in archeology at Pahadpur (now Bangladesh). Returning from there, he excavated in the vicinity of Khiching and recovered many medieval antiquities. The Khiching Museum was founded with all these statues. In 1928 he was appointed chief archaeologist of the museum. In 1930, under the direction of Maharaja Purnachandra Bhanjdeo, he was responsible for the restoration of the Hariharpur Palace. After the annexation of Mayurbhanj to Odisha in 1949, Paramananda was appointed Superintendent of State Archeology at Ravensa College and retired in 1950. After retirement, he became the Superintendent of the Odisha State Museum. In 1955 he was re-appointed Superintendent of the State Archaeological Survey.

Honors and Awards--

Padma Shri - 1964

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