Utkala Deepika

{{Short description|Odia printed newspaper}}

{{Infobox newspaper

| name = Utkala Deepika

| image = Utkal Deepika.JPG

| caption = First Odia newspaper Utkala Deepika that was published by Gourishankar Ray

| type = Weekly newspaper

| foundation = {{start date|1866|08|04|df=yes}}

| language = Odia

}}

The Utkala Deepika was the first Odia printed newspaper.{{Cite web|url=https://incredibleorissa.com/first-odia-newspaper-utkal-deepika/|title=First Odia Newspaper 'Utkal Deepika' published today - Celebrating 153 Years of Odia Journalism|date=August 4, 2019}} The weekly paper was started on {{start date|1866|08|04|df=yes}} by Gourishankar Ray and Babu Bichitrananda Das. Therefore, 4 August is celebrated as Odia Journalism Day.{{cite web|url=http://www.merinews.com/article/august-4-marked-as-odia-journalism-day/15888838.shtml |title=Odia Journalism Day}}

This weekly was instrumental in campaigning of bringing all Odia speaking tracts under a single province in India to develop the Odia language.