'Samanta' Madhab Chandra Routray (Odia: 'ସାମନ୍ତ' ମାଧବ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ରାଉତରାୟ) was the dalabehera, or the Paika unit commander of Tapanga, in the modern-day Khordha district of Odisha.

Poet Madhu Sudhan Bipra later wrote the Odia poem "Firangi Kali Bharatare" giving accounts about the battles that took place at Tapanga.

[4] The local populace observed that the British provincial government did not act in their best interests and removed civil rights and privileges by force.

The sibundies, a local battalion organized by the British for tax collection purposes, broke into open revolt in 1801 and were disbanded in 1803 after causing considerable disturbances.

The Treaty of Deogaon was concluded later that year on 17 December and gave British occupation of Odisha recognition by Raghuji Bhonsale II.

With the war cry of "Mara Firangiku" meaning "Kill the British", local fighters and their leaders like Dalei, Dalabehera and Paika Karanas assembled under Routray to fight the enemy.

[10] The forces of Tapang consisting of cavalry and war elephants mounted with guns were put under the command of Dhanurjaya Dalei by Routray.

Dhanurjaya Dalei was killed on the third day of the battle and Routray took direct command of the Tapanga forces on the fourth, resulting in 85 further British casualties.

A traitor by the name Madhusudhan, revealed the secret to British that Routray does not wield weapons on Tuesday as he devotes the day to his tutelary goddess, Hateswari.

Due to the capture of the armory and the sense of impurity forced on the Paika belligerents, Routray lost the battle and fled from the spot into the forests.

According to another story, Routray was emotionally broken as he encountered a desperate and poor boatman near Sorana village who, being unaware of his identity, told him that he is going to meet the dalabehera of Tapanga for help as his boat sunk and his house burned.