He was one of the prominent figure, helping in the creation of Orissa Province (present-day Odisha, India), which was established on 1 April 1936.

Madhusudan Das was born 28 April 1848 at Satyabhamapur, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from Cuttack during the Company rule in India[1] in a Zamindar Karan family.

The house was known as ‘Madhukothi’ or ‘Balipokharikothi’, later on used as the state office of the Kasturba National Memorial Trust, in a part of which was running the Anganabadi, Balbadi.

[4] Sailabala was Bengali, and her parents had left her in the care of Madhusudan Das and his wife Soudamini Devi at Calcutta.

His insight knowledge on this field helped him to earn sufficiently and spend for the common man.

He found the Utkal Sabha in 1888 which became the provincial unit of the Indian National Congress in the same year.

[9] He later founded Utkal Sammilani which brought a revolution in the social and industrial development of Orissa.

He was elected as a member of the legislative council of Bihar and Orissa Province and under the Diarchy scheme of Government of India Act, 1919, he was appointed as Minister for Local Self-Government, Medical Public Health, Public Works in 1921.

Utkal Sammilani spearheaded the demand for unification of Odia speaking areas under a single administration.

With his support, the Tarakasi(filigree) work of silver ornaments achieved commendable feet.