Odisha foundation day year
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Odisha Foundation Day 2024: Date, History, Significance, & All About Utkala Diwas
Odisha Foundation Day 2024: Today, Odisha celebrates the 87th foundation day, which is also known as Utkal Divas. In 1936, it was the first state that was formed on a linguistic basis. Earlier, it was part of Bihar. The people of Odisha are known for their simplicity and honesty.
Odisha Day: History
Earlier, present-day Odisha was the major portion of ancient Kalinga. It witnessed the Kalinga War that was led by King Ashoka, who conquered the region in 260 B.C. Later, the state was invaded and captured by the Mughals till the British took over the administrative powers and divided it into small units in 1803.
Let us tell you that the western and northern districts became part of the state of Bengal, while the coastal region was Bihar and Odisha (earlier Orissa). After three decades of revolution under prominent leaders, the state was separated from Bihar and became a separate province on April 1, 1936.
That time, the movement was more intense, with the leadership of several leaders, i
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Odisha Day
Foundation day in the Indian state of Odisha
Odisha Day, also Utkala Dibasa, is celebrated on 1 April in the Indian state of Odisha in memory of the formation of the state as a separate state out of Bihar and Orissa Province with addition of undivided Koraput District and Ganjam District from the Madras Presidency on 1 April 1936.[1][2] After losing its political identity completely in 1568 following the defeat and demise of the last king Mukunda Dev, efforts resulted in the formation of a politically separate state under British rule on a linguistic basis on 1 April 1936.[3]
State history
The main revolution in this separate state continued for three decades from the very day of formation of Utkal Sammilani that led to the foundation of a separate Odisha Province. The movement turned more intense under the leadership of Utkala Gouraba Madhusudan Das, Utkala mani Gopabandhu Das, Maharaja SriRam Chandra Bhanj Deo, Utkala Prana Brajasundar Das, Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati, Pandit Nilkantha Das, Fakir Mohan Senapati,
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Utkal Sammilani
Utkala Sammilani (Odia: ଉତ୍କଳ ସମ୍ମିଳନୀ) is an Indian social and cultural organization. It was founded in Odisha in 1903 by Madhusudan Das and continues in present times.[1]
History
Utkal Sammilani was founded by Madhusudan Das.[2] Its first meeting was held in Rambha in 1903 and included 62 "permanent members".[3] The organization's first objective was to campaign for the unification of the state of Odisha, known as the Oriya Movement.[4][5]
A conference was held in 1920 in Chakradharpur and the organization decided to join the non-cooperation movement that had recently been endorsed by the Indian National Congress.[6] It elected a new president, Basanta Kumar Panigrahi, in 2002.[7]
In 2010, Utkal Samilani, requested that the Indian government grant "Classical language status" to Odia and take appropriate actions to preserve the interests of the people who speak Odia but reside outside their home state.[8] Utkal Sammilani was a key player in the transformation of th
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