Odisha celebrated
Utkal Divas
marking its 77th Foundation Day
Utkal Divas іѕ
celebrated on April 1 each year to mark the formation of Odisha state, whісh
wаѕ carved out οf thе combined Bengal-Bihar-Orissa province in 1936.
The 77th foundation day of Odisha was celebrated across the State on 1 April 2013 with a number of government and non-government organisations organising various programmes to mark the occasion.
The people from
different walks of life paid tributes to the late leaders such as Madhusudan Das,
Gopabandhu Das, Maharaja Krusha Chandra Gajapati, Fakir Mohan Senapati, and
Gouri Shankar Ray who played a key role in the formation of a separate Odisha State