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'''Krishna Chandra Panigrahi''' (1 December 1909 – 25 February 1987),<ref name="kar">{{cite web|last=Kar|first=Bauribandhu|title=Dr. Krishna Chandra Panigrahi : A Master of Modern Odia Prose|url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/2012/April/engpdf/63-69.pdf|publisher=Govt. of Odisha|accessdate=29 April 2014}}</ref> often referred to as '''K.C. Panigrahi''', was a notable Indian historian, archaeologist and literary expert from [[Odisha]].<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
He was born in [[Khiching]], the former capital of the [[Bhanj dynasty]], in [[Mayurbhanj district]], [[Odisha]] where his father Sagar Panigrahi was a priest in the Kichakeshwari Temple. He completed his B.A in History from [[Ravenshaw College]] and in 1937, an M.A in Ancient Indian History and Culture from [[University of Calcutta|Calcutta university]]. He received his Ph.D from Calcutta University in 1954 for his seminal work, ''The Archaeological Remains at Bhubaneswar''.<ref name="kar" /><br />
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==Career==<br />
Panigrahi was a research scholar specialising in pottery in the [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (ASI) from 1937 to 1944. He then joined the [[Orissa Educational Service]] as a lecturer in history until 1947. He then switched careers again to become the curator of the [[Orissa Museum]] between 1947 and 1951 before returning to teaching again. He rejoined the ASI as an Assistant Superintendent. He retired as a professor of history.<ref name="kar" /><br />
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For his contribution to [[Odia literature]], he has received several [[Odisha Sahitya Academy Award|awards]] from [[Orissa Sahitya Academy]]. He received the [[Padma Shri]], an award by Government of India for his contribution to literature and education.<ref>{{cite web|title=Padma Shri Awardees|url=http://archive.india.gov.in/myindia/padmashri_awards_list1.php?start=1570|website=India.gov.in|accessdate=22 August 2015}}</ref><br />
He got award sahitya academy for his biography ''Mo samaya ra odisha".His famous Story is Puspabara re barshabarana. <br />
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==Biography==<br />
K.C. Panigrahi authored a large number of articles and books on history and archaeology.<br />
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* ''Bharata Prantatatwa'' 1960<br />
* ''Archaeological Remains at Bhubaneswar'', Orient Longmans, 1961<ref>{{cite book|last1=Panigrahi|first1=K.C.|title=Archaeological Remains at Bhubaneswar|date=1961|publisher=Orient Longmans|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eJvpAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=22 August 2015}}</ref><br />
* ''Archaeology of Orissa'', 1961<br />
* ''Itihasa o Kimbadanti'', 1964<br />
* ''Prabhanda Manas'', 1972<br />
* ''Orissa ra Sanskriti o Itihasa re Jajpur'', 1973<br />
* ''Sarala Sahitya re Aitihasika Chitra'', 1976<br />
* ''History of Orissa'', 1981<br />
* ''Mo Samaya Ra Orissa'' (autobiography), {{circa|1983}}<br />
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==Death==<br />
Krishna Chandra Panigrahi died in 1987 at the age of 78.<ref name="kar" /> He had two sons and two daughters.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* http://www.123orissa.com/person/person.asp?sno=22&cat=a<br />
{{Padma Award winners of Odisha}}<br />
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