Berhampur...The Silk city

Brahmapur (or old name Berhampur) nicknamed "The Silk City", is a city located in the eastern coastline of Ganjam district of the Indian state of Orissa. It is one of the oldest and largest cities of Orissa. It is famous for its silk, its temples and its culture.

The city's official Sanskrit name is Brahmapur [means Home of Lord Bramha]. In the age of British India time, it was known as Berhampur(English name). Now this city is renamed as Brahmapur to retain its original name.

Brahmapur is the primary rail head for nearby tourist destinations. It serves as a node for the nearby small towns and villages, so trade is predominant. A majority of the people are self-employed in various businesses of different scales. Brahmapur is well known for its intricately designed silk sarees called Berhampuri patto, handloom cloth and Jewellery shops. It is also known as the "Silk City".

The city is famous for the shops in Bada Bazaar, Annapurna Market and Bhapur bazar .

The town is also a major center of education in south Orissa. There are many major educational institutions in Brahmapur like Berhampur University, Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gjapati (MKCG) Medical College & Hospital, Khallikot Govt College, Government Engineering School (Polytechnic). There are some prominent private engineering colleges as well National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST), Sanjaya Memorial Institute of Technology (SMIT), Roland Institute of Technology (RIT) and others.
The place where i spent my three glorious years and there's one more to go.

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Tata Crucible Campus Quiz 2009: Bhubaneswar

Hi all
Urs truly and Rohit Mohanty participated in the Bhubaneswar edition of the Tata Crucible Campus Quiz 2009 hosted at Hotel Crown Plaza, Bhubaneswar on March 03. About 125 teams from all over Orissa and West Bengal participated in the event. NIST Berhampur along with IIT kgp , KIIT, XIMB emerged as the final six on stage. Duos from IIT kgp won the regional round and qualified for the national round. We played with the spirit of the game and won prizes worth Rs.11000 which included DVD players, Pen drives and Fast Track sunglasses.

Quiz was really a great experience and rounds were very innovative. PickBrain was superb and at his best as always. Hats off to Tata for conducting such an fabulous event.
Tata Crucible Rocks !!

Urs truly, PickBrain and Rohit Mohanty at Crown Plaza during Tata Crucible Campus Quiz (March 03' 2009).

Here I am providing the questions of the Prelims round.
click here for Prelims: Tata Crucible Campus Quiz 2009: Bhubaneswar
Hope u will find the questions interesting and will benefit from it.

Thus i will like to start off my new blog PanchTantra. This blog will cover various quizzing events, current affairs, sporting events, movies, books and almost every chore of curiosity.

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Dheeraj Kumar Bhatt
+919861683855