
Artistes performing during the Utkal Divas celebrations organised by the Utkal Sanskrutika Samaj in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday.
| Photo Credit: Kenneth Adrian
Utkal Sanskrutika Samaj, a leading socio-cultural organisation representing the Odia community in Visakhapatnam, marked the 90th Utkal Divas (Odisha State Formation Day) at its premises in Dasapalla Hills on Tuesday.
Observed annually on April 1, the day commemorates the formation of Odisha as a separate linguistic State in 1936. Odia is recognised as one of India’s classical languages.
Published – April 01, 2026 11:32 pm IST


