Cuttack

alternative Kataka

1. A city and district, the former capital of Odisha, India.

   The firſt had conſtantly reſided with his father at Cuttack, the capital of Oriſſa, and the other, with his grandfather at Morſhadabad.

   1765, John Zephaniah Holwell, Interesting Historical Events, Relative to the Provinces of Bengal, and the Empire of Indostan: With a Seasonable Hint and Perswasive to the …, volume 1, T. Becket and P.A. De Hondt, page 53

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   Looking back through centuries to the process of history, one observes the amazing phenomenon that although only the tiny area of present districts of Balasore, Cuttack and Puri have all along remained together without any [...] formation of the State of Orissa.

   1964, Nabin Kumar Sahu, Utkal University History Of Orissa, volume 1, The Utkal University, page 3

   As the city prepares to welcome Goddess Durga, the streets of Cuttack are set to come alive with devotion, artistry, and celebration, reinforcing its reputation as the cultural capital of Odisha.

   2025 September 12, Mrudu Malay Mohapatra, Odialive