The 1st of April is the most significant day for the state of Odisha. It was on this day that the state was formed in the year 1936.
This day celebrates the contributions and sacrifices that were made by various people for this state.
Known as Odisha Day or Utkal Divas, this day is celebrated all over the state, places outside the state (in India) and abroad where people from Orissa live.
It was the joined efforts of people likeUtkala Gaurav Madhusudan Das, Utkalamani Gopabandhu Das, Maharaja Shri Ramachandra Bhanjadeo, Maharaja Shri Krushna Chandra Gajapati, Raja Baikunthanath Dey, Fakir Mohan Senapati, Gangadhar Meher, and Gourishankar Ray that helped Odisha emerge as an independent linguistic state.
“On Utkal Diwas, I convey my greetings to the kind & industrious people of Odisha & hope that Odisha’s development will attain new heights.”- writes PM Narendra Modi.
