The Odisha Research Centre (ORC), a ground-breaking partnership between organisations like ICSSR, IIT-Kharagpur, IIT-Bhubaneswar, and IIM-Sambalpur, was established in order to investigate Odisha's cultural and historical legacy. In order to uncover Odisha's rich past, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan underlined the importance of fact-based research. Located on the extension campus of IIT-Kharagpur, ORC seeks to bridge the past, present, and future by studying the evolution of the state over three millennia.