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Odisha Day (Odia: ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଦିବସ, also Odisha Dibasa and Utkala Dibasa(Odia: ଉତ୍କଳ ଦିବସ)is celebrated on 1 April in Odisha in the memory of the formation of the state as a separate province on 1 April 1936. After losing its complete political identity in 1568 following the defeat and demise of the last Hindu king Mukunda Dev, efforts resulted in the formation of a politically separate state under British rule on linguistic basis on 1 April 1936.
The main revolution for this separate state was continued for three decades from the very day of formation of Utkal Sammilani that lead the foundation of a separate Odisha Province. The movement was more intense with the leadership of Utkala Gouraba Madhusudan Das, Utkala mani 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 with the support of the public. The newly formed Odisha consisted of six districts namely Cutack, Puri, Baleswar, Sambalpur, Koraput and Ganjam having its capital at Cuttack. John Austin Hubback took oath of office and became the first Governor of Odisha Province.
Now it has 30 districts within it.
Celebration: Utkala Dibasa/ Utkala Utsav is celebrated every year on 1 April all over Odisha. Thousands of shops and Jhankis make this festival more beautiful. There is a competition being arranged by popular local politicians like fireworks competition. You can enjoy these fireworks which makes the sky more stunning.