


The legend of the heroics of Baxi Jagabandhu as well as the valiant Paikas of Odisha continues to inspire the 4.5 crores Odias since the last two centuries. This battle was fought under the leadership of Baxi Jagabandhu of Odisha. This was the First War of Independence for India which was 40 years before the revolt of1857, which was later termed as the 1st War of Indian Independence against British Colonialism. The MPs submitted a memorandum which read: ” “Paika Bidroha” also known as the Paika Rebellion took place in 1817, which was India’s first organized armed rebellion against the British raj. Bhubaneswar: A delegation of Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MPs on Monday met Union Minister of State for Culture, Arjun Ram Meghwal, and demanded to declare Paika Bidroha as the First War of Independence.
