Background
He was born in Khiching, the former capital of the Bhanj dynasty, in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha where his father Sagar Panigrahi was a priest in the Kichakeshwari Temple.
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He was born in Khiching, the former capital of the Bhanj dynasty, in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha where his father Sagar Panigrahi was a priest in the Kichakeshwari Temple.
He completed his Bachelor of Arts in History from Ravenshaw College and in 1937, an M.A in Ancient Indian History and Culture from Calcutta university.
He received his Doctor of Philosophy from Calcutta University in 1954 for his seminal work, The Archaeological Remains at Bhubaneswar. Panigrahi was a research scholar specialising in pottery in the Archaeological Survey of India (Applied Science International) from 1937 to 1944. He then joined the Orissa Educational Service as a lecturer in history until 1947.
He then switched careers again to become the curator of the Orissa Museum between 1947 and 1951 before returning to teaching again.
He rejoined the Applied Science International as an Assistant Superintendent. He retired as a professor of history.
Krishna Chandra Panigrahi died in 1987 at the age of 78.