Kabisuryanagar (Odisha)

Odi: କବିସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ନଗର kabisūryẏa nagara

‘The Sun of Poets’  [Boirani] Town, Odisha

From Skt: kavi, ‘poet’, ‘sage’; sūrya, ‘sun’;  and nagar, ‘city’.

Kavisurya Baladeva Ratha (c. 1789 – 1845) was an 18-19thC Odia/Sanskrit poet , composer, musician and literary scholar.

Kabisuryanagar or Kavisuryanagar, abbreviated to  K.S.N, was originally called Boirani.

It has become a centre for Odissi following Kavisurya Baladeva Ratha’s initiatives to promoye and develop it.

For related place names see Indian Place names and Odisha place names.

Kabisurjya Baladeba Ratha depicted in talapatra (palm leaf manuscript)