April
1 of every year is celebrated as Utkal Divas by all Odias all over the
world. In 1936, on this day Odisha became a Swatantra Pradesh. After the
defeat and demise of the last Hindu king Mukunda Dev, Odisha lost its
complete political identity in 1568.
To regain our pride, Odia
people revolt in the leadership of Utkala Gouraba Madhusudan Das,
Utkalamani Gopabandhu Das, Maharaja Krushna Chandra Gajapati, Pandita
Nilakantha Das, Fakir Mohan Senapati, Gangadhar Meher, Basudeba
Sudhaladeba, Radhanath Ray, Bhubanananda Das, A. P. Patro and many
others. They founded Utkal Sammilani and fought for three decades and
their effort resulted into the formation of a politically separate state
under British rule on linguistic basis on 1 April 1936.
The
newly formed Odisha consisted of six districts as Cuttack, Puri,
Balaswar, Sambalpur, Koraput and Ganjam having its capital at Cuttack.
John Austin Hubback took oath of office and became the first Governor of
Orissa Province.
The All India Postal Employees Union, Group-C, Bhubaneswar Division while
salutes the sacrifice of its ancestors for forming Odisha Swatantra
Pradesh, greets all its brothers and sisters and wish a very happy Utkal
Diwas.
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