 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]