Odia Journalism Day

4 Aug. Odia Journalism Day

On 4 August 1866, the first Odia newspaper Utkal Deepika was published. Hence this day is celebrated as Odia Journalism Day, like May 30 is celebrated as Hindi Journalism Day (as on this date, in 1826, the first Hindi-language newspaper of India “Udant Martand” was published from Calcutta by Pt. Jugal Kishore Shukla) or July 1 is celebrated as Kannada Press Day (First newspaper in Kannada ‘Mangalura Samachara’, a fortnightly was established by Moegling on July 1, 1843 in Mangalore).