About The Author
Baba Mishra (b. 1959) obtained Ph.D from Sambalpur University in 1990. In professional carcer, he joined as Assit Professor in History, Dept. of Higher Education, Govt. of Odisha. He served as the coordinator of Archaeology -Musiology of Govt. College (Autonomous) Bhawanipatna and Head of the P.G Dept of History from 2010 onwards till his retirement in May 2019. Mishra, is a historian as well as archacologist. He adopted archaeology in interpreting historical topic that makes his research original, distinctive and thought provoking. Mishra is best known for his monographs - Medieval Orissa and Cult of Jagannath, 1995, and 2025[reprint] Early Orissa: Urbanization in Tel Valley, 2011, Early Historical Tel Valley from 600 BC to 600 A.D, 2013. He has Five Edited Volumes consisting of diverse topics on History, Culture and Archaeology of Odisha and has hundreds of research papers published in various Peer reviewed Research Journals and edited volumes of India and foreign countries. He was executive editor of Kalahandi Renaissance (A multi-disciplinary Research Journal) of Govt. College Autonomous Bhawanipatna from 2005 to 2019. He has been Felicitated by Odisha History Congress [43 session, 20 January 2024], Dept. of History, Ravenshaw University, Cuttack on January 21, 2024 and other academic bodies and institutions. Mishra was the President of West Odisha History Congress [WOHC, 2019-2023]. At present, he is the President of Odisha History Congress [OHC, 2025-2026]
About The Book
The monograph is a microscopic study. Attempt is made to interpret carly historical settlementat Budhigarh of the Tel valley, Southwest Odisha on the light of archacological data. As such, Survey and Excavation results are highlighted. Astonishingly, many antiquities spotted in exploration are found embedded in the stratigraphy of the excavation. The material remains, thus, provide a clue to understand the life style of the then people of Early Historic Budhigarh. The spade work of archaeologist also provides a base to widen its Chronology. Comprehensive discussion on the early historical remnants, moreover, facilitates to justify Budhigarh as Urban Centre having agricultural output, craft and industry, trade and commerce and political as well as religious activities as sustainable base of the concerned archacological site. Urbanites of Budhigarh did not create history for posterity, yet their discarded materials speak volumes on their life style. Next part of the book deals with the Iron Age - Early History of Budhigarh. Iron Age of the site has been determined on the basis of C 14 dating viz, 1660+-70 years BCE. It was super-imposed by the settlement layer of the Early Historic denizens roughly around 5 -4" century BCE. Budhigarh fulfills most of the criteria of Early Urban centre. From Urbanism context, Budhigarh was a satellite urban centre of the metropolis Kharligarh. Budhigarh urbanism, however, continued from C. 3th century BCE to C. 4th century CE. The 5th and 6th centuries were the decline and fall of the Early Urbanism at Budhigarh. The book would cater to the need of archaeologist and historians of our time. At the same time, the work would satiate the inquisitiveness of the general reader.
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