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01 Apr Utkal Divas – 2021

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SOURCE- INDIAN EXPRESS

CONTEXT-

Odisha is celebrating its 85th foundation day of the state on April 1. The day is known as ‘Utkal Divas’. This day marks the date when the state became independent in the year 1936.

BACKGROUND-

  • Every year this day is celebrated in the memory of the struggle for achieving a separate identity for the state that was once part of Kalinga ruled by emperor Ashok, and in later times by king Kharavela.
  • Odisha became India’s first independent state on a language basis on April 1, 1936,
  • After a long struggle of more than three centuries, Odisha became a separate province.
  • The state was carved out of the combined Bengal-Bihar-Orissa province.

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