The Utkala Deepika was the first Odia printed newspaper.[1] The weekly paper was started on 4 August 1866 by Gourishankar Ray and Babu Bichitrananda Das. Therefore, 4 August is celebrated as Odia Journalism Day.[2]
 First Odia newspaper Utkala Deepika that was published by Gourishankar Ray | |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founded | 4 August 1866 |
| Language | Odia |
This weekly was instrumental in campaigning of bringing all Odia speaking tracts under a single province in India to develop the Odia language.[1]