217:“Looking at it from the village, the cloud-kissing compound walls of the temple give the illusion of a five-storied palace. The picturesque situation of Nilamadhab pleases the mind and the eyes exceedingly. On one side the blue flow of the Mahanadi and its vast sand beds, and on the other, the blue-wooded hills. As the temple appears wonderfully beautiful from a distance, so also the vast carpeted surrounding below appears equally pleasing.”
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and held the distinction of an important instrument for the dispersion of new ideas and literature. In fact, Mukura was the first literary magazine focussing on nationalistic literature, setting the stage for the establishment of many newspapers. Many young intellectuals started their literary career
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A multipart series dealing with various scientific questions and explanations presented as lively chats. The topics include: vaporisation and condensation of water, clouds, rain, fog, dew; steam engine and trains; Newton, gravitation and earths revolution, hail stone, rock and soil; pebbles,
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Mrutyunjay Rath’s study of Sarala
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Mukura promoted tourism and regional awareness by publishing a series of works by
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Mukura was a literary magazine having articles, stories, and poems on nationalism, philosophy, history, religion, culture, science, social reform, and linguistics, among other subjects. The works published in Mukura carried a patriotic undertone, emphasising the need to rescue the
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Through Mukura and Mukura Press, Brajasundar Das, not only published distinguished literary pieces but also offered a platform to young talent who would later be helmed as literary giants in the Odia language. One such example is
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into Odia literature. This established a rooted relationship where Mukura Press published “Pravat Kusum” (Morning
Flowers), an anthology comprising Mahapatra’s poems. Similarly, “The Prajatantra”, started by
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wrote in Mukura editorial pieces as well as discourses on various topics of socio-cultural, literary, and political interests. Mukura was also the first journal to discuss the works of
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in Mukura Press. Besides literary publications in arts, Mukura was one of the foremost journals to publish articles and prose in science. Some examples have been enlisted below:
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It played a central role in lobbying for the amalgamation of Odia-speaking areas; a long struggle that culminated in the creation of Odisha as a separate state on April 1, 1936 (
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Pristley on combustion and oxygen, chemical composition of air, water, vermilion
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Habit and habitat of earthworms and dung beetles, their role in farming, top soil enrichment, nitrogen fixation by leguminous plants
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contributed many literary pieces to Mukura. One such poem “Sarala Dasa” was published in Mukura in 1906.
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wrote a series of eight poems encouraging people for racial unity. The important exhortations were
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