 First Odia newspaper Utkala Deepika that was published by Gourishankar Ray | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founded | 4 August 1866 |
| Language | Odia |
The Utkala Deepika was the first Odia printed newspaper.[1] The weekly paper was started on 4 August 1866 by Gourishankar Ray and Babu Bichitrananda Das. Therefore, 4 August is celebrated as Odia Journalism Day.[2]
This weekly was instrumental in campaigning of bringing all Odia speaking tracts under a single province in India to develop the Odia language.[1]
References
- 1 2 "First Odia Newspaper 'Utkal Deepika' published today - Celebrating 153 Years of Odia Journalism". August 4, 2019. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ↑ "Odia Journalism Day". Archived from the original on 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2017-04-02.