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19-499: The Odia ( ଓଡ଼ିଆ ), formerly spelled Oriya , are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group native to the Indian state of Odisha who speak the Odia language . They constitute a majority in the eastern coastal state, with significant minority populations existing in the neighboring states of Andhra Pradesh , Chhattisgarh , Jharkhand and West Bengal . The Shailodbhava dynasty ruled
38-413: A combination of high taxes, administrative malpractice by the zamindars and dissatisfaction with the new land laws led to a revolt against Company rule breaking out, which many Odias participated in. The rebels were led by General Jagabandhu Bidyadhara Mohapatra Bhramarbara Raya . Under Maratha control, major Odia regions were transferred to the rulers of Bengal that resulted in successive decline of
57-761: A diverse collection of peoples speaking Indo-Aryan languages in the Indian subcontinent . Historically, Aryans were the Indo-Iranian speaking pastoralists who migrated from Central Asia into South Asia and introduced the Proto-Indo-Aryan language . The early Indo-Aryan peoples were known to be closely related to the Indo-Iranian group that have resided north of the Indus River ; an evident connection in cultural, linguistic, and historical ties. Today, Indo-Aryan speakers are found south of
76-477: A lesser extent, Central Asian steppe pastoralists. South Indian Tribal Dravidians descend majorly from South Asian hunter-gatherers, and to a lesser extent Iranian hunter-gatherers. Additionally, Austroasiatic and Tibeto-Burmese speaking people contributed to the genetic make-up of South Asia. Indigenous Aryanism propagates the idea that the Indo-Aryans were indigenous to the Indian subcontinent, and that
95-551: A merger with the newly formed state, while many major Odia-speaking areas were left out due to political incompetence. The Odia people are subdivided into several communities such as the Brahmin , Karan , Kayastha , Khandayat , Gopal , Kumuti , Chasa , Bania , Kansari , Gudia , Patara , Tanti , Teli , Badhei , Kamara , Barika , Mali , Kumbhar , Siyal , Sundhi , Keuta , Dhoba , Bauri , Kandara , Domba , Pano , Hadi . Seafood and sweets dominate Odia cuisine. Rice
114-489: Is the staple cereal and is eaten throughout the day. Popular Odia dishes are rasagolla , rasabali , chhena poda , chhena kheeri , chhena jalebi , chenna jhilli, chhenagaja , khira sagara , dalma , tanka torani and pakhala . A wide variety of festivals are celebrated throughout the year; There is a saying in Odia, ‘Baarah maase, terah parba’, that there are 13 festivals in a year. Well known festivals that are popular among
133-583: The Bhauma-Kara dynasty . They were introduced as a new style of architecture in Odisha, and the dynasty's rule shifted from Buddhism to Brahmanism . Odisha remained an independent regional power until the early 16th century. It was conquered by the Mughals under Akbar in 1568 and was thereafter subject to a succession of Mughal and Maratha rule before coming under British control in 1803. In 1817,
152-794: The BMAC, and then migrated further south into the Levant and north-western India. The migration of the Indo-Aryans was part of the larger diffusion of Indo-European languages from the Proto-Indo-European homeland at the Pontic–Caspian steppe which started in the 4th millennium BCE. The GGC , Cemetery H , Copper Hoard , OCP , and PGW cultures are candidates for cultures associated with Indo-Aryans. The Indo-Aryans were united by shared cultural norms and language, referred to as aryā 'noble'. Over the last four millennia,
171-471: The Indian subcontinent. Chhena jilapi are made in a manner very similar to regular jalebis which are popular throughout India. However, the basic ingredient is fresh curd cheese called chhenna . Fresh chhena is thoroughly kneaded and rolled up into shapes similar to pretzels, before being deep fried. The fully fried chhena pretzels are then soaked in a sugary syrup. Chhena jilapis are served either hot or chilled. This Indian cuisine –related article
190-471: The Indo-Aryan culture has evolved particularly inside India itself, but its origins are in the conflation of values and heritage of the Indo-Aryan and indigenous people groups of India. Diffusion of this culture and language took place by patron-client systems, which allowed for the absorption and acculturation of other groups into this culture, and explains
209-831: The Indo-Aryans developed, are identified with the Sintashta culture (2100–1800 BCE), and the Andronovo culture , which flourished ca. 1800–1400 BCE in the steppes around the Aral Sea , present-day Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. The Proto-Indo-Aryan split off around 1800–1600 BCE from the Iranians, moved south through the Bactria-Margiana Culture , south of the Andronovo culture, borrowing some of their distinctive religious beliefs and practices from
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#1732797627370228-584: The Indo-European languages spread from there to central Asia and Europe. Contemporary support for this idea is ideologically driven, and has no basis in objective data and mainstream scholarship. Chhena jalebi Chhena jalebi or Chhena jilapi is a sweet dish originally from the eastern state of Odisha in the Indian subcontinent a dessert made from chhena . It's popular in Odisha , West Bengal , Bangladesh and other eastern regions of
247-570: The Indus, across the modern-day regions of Bangladesh , Nepal , eastern- Pakistan , Sri Lanka , Maldives and northern- India . The introduction of the Indo-Aryan languages in the Indian subcontinent was the result of a migration of Indo-Aryan people from Central Asia into the northern Indian subcontinent (modern-day Bangladesh , Bhutan , India , Nepal , Pakistan , and Sri Lanka ). These migrations started approximately 1,800 BCE, after
266-632: The Odia people include the Ratha Yatra , Durga Puja , Rajo , Maha Shivratri , Kartika Purnima , Dola Purnima , Ganesh Puja , Chandan Yatra , Snana Yatra , Makar Mela , Chhau Festival , and Nuakhai . Odisha is one of the most religiously and ethnically homogeneous states in India. More than 94% of the people are followers of Hinduism. Hinduism in Odisha is more significant due to the specific Jagannath culture followed by Odia Hindus due to independent rule of Odia Hindu kings . Hinduism flourished in
285-894: The eastern coastal region under patronage of the Hindu kings: arts, literature, maritime trade, vedic rituals were given importance. The practices of the Jagannath sect is popular in the state and the annual Ratha Yatra in Puri draws pilgrims from across India. Indo-Aryan peoples Pontic Steppe Caucasus East Asia Eastern Europe Northern Europe Pontic Steppe Northern/Eastern Steppe Europe South Asia Steppe Europe Caucasus India Indo-Aryans Iranians East Asia Europe East Asia Europe Indo-Aryan Iranian Indo-Aryan Iranian Others European Indo-Aryan peoples are
304-636: The invention of the war chariot, and also brought Indo-Aryan languages into the Levant and possibly Inner Asia . Another group of Indo-Aryans migrated further westward and founded the Mitanni kingdom in northern Syria (c. 1500–1300 BC); the other group was the Vedic people. Christopher I. Beckwith suggests that the Wusun , an Indo-European Caucasoid people of Inner Asia in antiquity , were also of Indo-Aryan origin. The Proto-Indo-Iranians , from which
323-477: The language over the course of time in vast regions that stretched until today's Midnapore district of West Bengal. Odisha became a separate province and the first officially recognized language-based state of India in 1936, after the amalgamation of the Odia regions from Bihar and Orissa Province , Madras Presidency and Chhattisgarh Division was successfully executed. 26 Odia princely states , including Sadheikala-Kharasuan in today's Jharkhand , also signed
342-623: The region from the sixth to the eighth century. They built the Parashurameshvara Temple in the 7th century, which is the oldest known temple in Bhubaneswar. The ruled Odisha from the 8th to the 10th century. They built several Buddhist monasteries and temples, including Lalitgiri , Udayagiri and Baitala Deula . The Keshari dynasty ruled from the 9th to the 12th century. The Lingaraj Temple , Mukteshvara Temple and Rajarani Temple in Bhubaneswar were constructed during
361-422: The strong influence on other cultures with which it interacted. Genetically, most Indo-Aryan-speaking populations are descendants of a mix of Central Asian steppe pastoralists, Iranian hunter-gatherers, and, to a lesser extent, South Asian hunter-gatherers—commonly known as Ancient Ancestral South Indians (AASI). Dravidians are descendants of a mix of South Asian hunter-gatherers and Iranian hunter-gatherers, and to
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