Odisha Day or Utkal Divas is celebrated on 1st April 2023

Odisha Day or Utkal Divas is celebrated on 1st April 2023

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Category : State Published on: April 03 2023

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  • Odisha day or Utkala Dibasa is celebrated on April 1. 
  • On this day in 1936, the state of Odisha came into being after its separation from Bengal province. 
  • It started with six districts but today it has 30 districts within its boundary.
  • Odisha day is celebrated as a restricted holiday and is also known as Vishuva Milan.
  • The state of Odisha, which has Bhubaneswar as its capital, is located on the eastern edge of the Indian subcontinent. 
  • On April 1, the state will commemorate its 88th anniversary of its founding. About a decade before India gained independence from the British Raj, in the year 1936, the state of Odisha was established. 
  • Odisha was formerly a part of the Bengal Presidency, but after three decades of local resistance, it became an independent state.
  • Odisha first rose to prominence in the third century, when Ashoka, the Mauryan monarch, invaded Kalinga, then known as Odisha.
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