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[[File:Odisha State map.svg|thumb|300px|right|Map of Odisha]]
'''Odisha Day''', also '''Utkala Dibasa''', is celebrated on 1 April in the Indian state of [[Odisha]] in memory of the formation of the state as a separate state out of [[Bihar and Orissa Province]] with addition of [[Koraput]] and [[Ganjam]] from the [[Madras Presidency]] on 1 April 1936.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infocera.com/Utkal_Divas_also_called_Orissa_day_is_being_celebrated_on_April_1st_today_8600.htm |title=Utkala Dibasa also called Odisha Day is celebrated on April 1st today |work=infocera.com |year=2012 |quote=The Odisha province was formed on the basis of linguistic pattern of people in the area on April 1, 1936 |access-date=3 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505195146/http://www.infocera.com/Utkal_Divas_also_called_Orissa_day_is_being_celebrated_on_April_1st_today_8600.htm |archive-date=5 May 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref name=hindu>{{cite web|title=Poor water management has made Odisha victim of drought and floods|url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/06/stories/2009040657780200.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090409010625/http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/06/stories/2009040657780200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 April 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2009-04-06|access-date=6 April 2006}}</ref>
After losing its political identity completely in 1568 following the defeat and demise of the last king [[List of rulers of Odisha#Mukunda Deva|Mukunda Dev]], efforts resulted in the formation of a [[Orissa Province|politically separate state]] under [[British Raj|British rule]] on a linguistic basis on 1 April 1936.<ref name=Orissareview08>[http://orissagov.nic.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/2008/april-2008/engpdf/17-19.pdf Orissareview]. April 2008. pp. 17-19</ref>

==State history==
The main revolution in this separate state continued for three decades from the very day of formation of [[Utkal Sammilani]] that led to the foundation of a separate Odisha Province. The movement turned more intense under the leadership of Utkala Gouraba [[Madhusudan Das]], Utkala mani [[Gopabandhu Das]], Maharaja SriRam Chandra Bhanj Deo, Maharaja [[Krushna Chandra Gajapati]], Pandita [[Nilakantha Das]], [[Fakir Mohan Senapati]], [[Gangadhar Meher]], Basudeba Sudhaladeba, [[Radhanath Ray]], [[Bhubanananda Das]], [[A. P. Patro]] and many others with the support of the public. The newly formed Odisha consisted of six districts namely [[Cuttack district|Cuttack]], [[Puri district|Puri]], [[Baleswar district|Baleswar]], [[Sambalpur district|Sambalpur]], [[Koraput district|Koraput]] and [[Ganjam district|Ganjam]] with its capital at [[Cuttack]]. John Austin Hubback took the oath of office and became the first Governor of Odisha Province.<ref name=Orissareview08/><ref>[http://odisha.gov.in/e-magazine/Orissareview/April2006/engpdf/formation_of_orissa_as_separate.pdf Formation of Orissa as a Separate Province by Pareswar Sahoo]. ''Orissareview''. April 2006</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121105024620/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-24/india/29182775_1_odia-odisha-orissa-chief-minister Orissa's new name is Odisha] [[The Times Of India]]</ref>

As of 1 April 2019, Odisha has 30 districts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Districts of Odisha|url=http://orissa.gov.in/portal/dist.asp|work=Official Portal|publisher=Government of Odisha|access-date=4 January 2013|location=Bhubaneswar}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dolr.nic.in/Hyperlink/distlistnew.htm#orissa|title=Districts of Orissa|access-date=13 January 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120116131947/http://dolr.nic.in/Hyperlink/distlistnew.htm#orissa|archive-date=16 January 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://orissa.gov.in/e-magazine/orissaannualreference/OR-Annual-2009/pdf/587-593.pdf |title=List of Districts|access-date=13 January 2012}}</ref>

==Celebration==
Odisha Dibasa or Utkala Dibasa is celebrated every year on 1 April all over Odisha. Thousands of shops and Jhankis make this festival more beautiful. There are competitions arranged by popular local politicians like [[fireworks]] competition. One can enjoy these fireworks displays which make the sky all the more stunning. On that day all across the country, the family of Odia arranges different cultural programs like a sing-song program. Utkala Dibasa the day of remembrance for all Odia helps everybody to be united.

==See also==
*[[List of districts of Odisha]]

==References==
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