Kalyani Gajapati
Head of the Parlakhemundi Ganga dynasty
Reign10 January 2020 CE - current (titular)
PredecessorGopinath Gajapati Narayan Deo
Born
Personal details
Political partyBiju Janata Dal
Parent
ResidenceGajapati Palace, Parlakhemundi
Occupation
  • Estate management
  • Politician
DynastyEastern Ganga (Paralakhemundi branch)

Kalyani Gajapati or Kalyani Devi[1] is the current head of the Parlakhemundi Ganga dynasty. She became the first woman to head the Ganga dynasty of Paralakhemundi.[2]

Life

Kalyani Gajapati spent her early years away from Paralakhemundi as she pursued her education in Bangalore and Chennai visited the palace occasionally.

Kalyani Gajapati was crowned at age 50[3] on 10 January 2020, after her father Gopinath Gajapati Narayan Deo died in Bhubaneswar. She is the 17th head of the dynasty. A puja was performed at Ramaswami temple near the palace. Kalyani was taken in a procession to the Darbar Hall or her court, where she sat on the throne in the attire of a princess. After coronation, Kalyani issued her first order: the funeral and cremation of her father.[4]

Kalyani Gajapati joined the political party BJD (Biju Janata Dal) in February 2019.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Gajapati's royal scion joins BJD- The Hindu". The Hindu. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Meet Kalyani, first woman Gajapati of Parala royal family". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Kalyani Gajapathi(BJD):Constituency- PARALAKHEMUNDI(GAJAPATI) - Affidavit Information of Candidate". myneta.info. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Kalyani Gajapati Crowned As First Queen Of Paralakhemundi". ODISHA BYTES. 11 January 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.


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