Cuttack (ind)

Cuttack

Cuttack ranks 3,289th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Kingdom of Galicia, Eeklo, and Arnsberg. Memorable people born in Cuttack include Subhas Chandra Bose, Naveen Patnaik, and Nandini Satpathy. Cuttack has been the birth place of many politicians, and lawyers. Cuttack is located in India.

Cuttack, is the former capital and the 2nd largest city in the Indian state of Odisha. It is the headquarters of the Cuttack district. The name of the city is an anglicised form of the Odia and Sanskrit name Kataka, which literally means The Fort, a reference to the ancient Barabati Fort around which the city initially developed. Cuttack is known as the Millennium City as well as the Silver City due to its history of 1000 years and famous silver filigree works. The Orissa High Court is located there, and the city is the judiciary capital of Odisha. It is one of the commercial hubs of Odisha, which hosts many trading and business houses in and around the city. Cuttack is famous for its Durga Puja, which is one of the most important festivals of Odisha. Being the favourite destination of poets and artists, it is also a cultural hub of Odisha. Due to its beauty, the term Kataka Nagara Dhabala Tagara is coined for it. The city is categorised as a Tier II city as per the ranking system used by the Government of India. Read more on Wikipedia