Odisha (formerly known as Orissa @ oˑɽisaˑ), is an Indian state on the subcontinent`s east coast, by the Bay of Bengal. It is surrounded by the Indian states of West Bengal to the north-east and in the east, Jharkhand to the north, Chhattisgarh to the west and north-west and Andhra Pradesh to the south. It is the modern name of the ancient kin....