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• Shri Modi Ji, Hon’ble PM of India to honour 16 Odisha families tied to 1817 revolt.

More about  Paik Rebellion:

• The Paik Rebellion also called the Paika Rebellion was an armed rebellion against the British East India Company’s rule in Odisha in 1817.
• The Paiks rose in rebellion under their leader Bakshi Jagabandhu and, projecting Lord Jagannath as the symbol of Odia unity, the rebellion quickly spread across most of Odisha before being ruthlessly put down by the company’s forces.
• The rebellion, by the landed militia of Khurda called Paiks, predates the first war of independence in 1857 but did not get similar recognition.
• It took place when the British East India company wrested the rent-free land that had been given to the Paiks for their military service to the Kingdom of Khurda.

Source: The Hindu & Wiki