Utkala Deepika
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founded | 4 August 1866 |
| Language | Odia |
The Utkala Deepika was the first Odia newspaper. The weekly paper was started on 4 August 1866 by Gourishankar Ray and Bichitrananda. Therefore, 4 August is celebrated as Odia Journalism Day.
This weekly was instrumental in campaigning of bringing all odia speaking tracts under a single province in India to develop the Odia language.
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