Oriya owes in an incalculable magnitude the contribution of Krushna Chnadra Gajapati Narayan Dev for his outstanding contribution to the formation of separate state of Orissa. His strong and irrefutable argument had not only astonished the leaders of the conference but this thundering declaration got support and admiration from Gopabandhu Das, Fakhir Mohan Senapati, SashiBhusanaRatha and MadhuBabu. His indomitable spirit of endeavor and perseverance to make Orissa a separate state is unparalleled and will remain as a golden chapter in the history of modern Orissa. The Congress protested the formation of the ministry as it was contrary to its ideology. Some members of the Congress were put behind the bars. He reiterated the fact that as a new born province Orissa had to depend on Bihar for the provincial Civil Service and a better administration (12). The Central Rice Research Institute at Cuttack was established during his tenure, which today finds a prominent place in the world's scientific map(26).
Krushna Chandra Gajapati, Coalition, world war, committee, Utkal University, council, Assembly, Administration
