Today on 13th April, We Celebrate the 73rd #Capital #Foundation Day of our state #Odisha.

The first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, laid the foundation stone of Bhubaneswar on 13th April 1948.

Eminent #German #Architect and Urban Planner Otto Koenisberger prepared the first master plan for Bhubaneswar in 1948 for a population of 40000.

Bhubaneswar was among the first four #planned cities in India.

The city has a history of over 3,000 years starting with the Mahamegha-Bahana Chedi dynasty (around the 2nd century BCE)which had its capital at #Sisupalgarh, nearby.

The name Bhubaneswar is derived from #Tribhubaneswar,which literally means the Lord (Eeswar) of the Three World (#Tribhuban), whichrefers to #Shiva.

Bhubaneswar has been know by names such as #Toshali, #Kalinga Nagari, Nagar Kalinga, #Ekamra Kanan, Ekamra Kshetra and #Mandira Malini Nagari ("City ofTemples").

Bhubaneswar replaced #Cuttack as the capital in 1948, the year after India gained its independence from #Britain.

Along with #Jamshedpur and #Chandigarh, it was one of modern India's first planned cities.

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