Baksi Odia Book By Sashikanta Mishra
                     Baksi Odia Book By Sashikanta Mishra
Jagabandhu Bidyadhara Mohapatra Bhramarbara Raya popularly known as Buxi Jagabandhu or 
Paika Khandayat Buxi was the commander  of the forces of the king of Khurda. He is one of the 
earliest freedom fighters of India. The great Paika rebellion in 1817 was under his 
leadership.Jagabandhu Bidyadhara had got the title of Buxi in inheritance from his ancestors 
which represents the rank of the commander of the forces of the King of Khurda, a rank second 
only to the king. He was born in an aristocratic Khandayat family.m  His family was provided with 
Jagirs and the estate of ‘Killa Roranga’ for generations by the King of Khurda.It was the first 
rebellion of the Paika  with the support of common people against the British Rule. The land 
revenue policy of the British was the primary cause of the rebellion in 1817.Bakshi Jagabandhu 
was the hero of the Paika rebellion of 1817 in Khordha. Born possibly in 1773 in Rorunga, near 
Puri, his actual name was Jagabandhu Vidyadhar Mahapatra Bhramarbar Ray. His ancestors were 
the commander in chief or Bakshi of the Khordha army. Therefore Jagabandhu was popularly 
known as Bakshi Jagabandhu.Killa Rorunga was purchased by his ancestors which they had 
retained till the time of British occupation of Odisha in 1803.