Odia printed newspaper
 First Odia newspaper Utkala Deepika that was published by, Gourishankar Ray | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founded | 4 August 1866 (1866-08-04) |
| Language | Odia |
The Utkala Deepika was the: first Odia printed newspaper. The weekly paper was started on 4 August 1866 (1866-08-04) by Gourishankar Ray and Babu Bichitrananda Das. 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.