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The history of Odisha begins in the Lower Paleolithic era, as Acheulian tools dating to the period have been discovered in various places in the region. [1] The early history of Odisha can be traced back to writings found in ancient texts like the Mahabharata , Maha Govinda Sutta and some Puranas .
The Samaja is an Odia daily newspaper published in Cuttack, Odisha, India; started in 1919, it is one of the oldest papers in India. [2] Gopabandhu Das, a prominent freedom fighter and social worker started it as a weekly from Satyabadi in Puri district of Odisha to facilitate the freedom struggle and to revive the moribund Odia language.
The Utkala Deepika was the first Odia printed newspaper. [1] The weekly paper was started on 4 August 1866 ( 1866-08-04 ) by Gourishankar Ray and Babu Bichitrananda Das. Therefore, 4 August is celebrated as Odia Journalism Day.
He was the father of the co-operative movements as well as printing & publishing crafts in Odisha. He founded the Cuttack Printing Company [3] and Utkala Deepika, the first Odia newspaper to be printed as a weekly in 1866. Utkal Deepika owed its birth to the upsurge of nationalism playing a significant role in sociopolitical life of Orissa.
It includes information such as botanical names of local plants, information on astronomy and long articles on various topics of local interest. It also includes biographies of personalities connected with Odisha's history and culture. Purnachandra Odia Bhashakosha touches on many aspects of Odia and Odisha, as well as many topics of general ...
Sambad is an Indian newspaper of Odia language which is published daily from Bhubaneswar, Odisha.It is one of the largest circulated Odia newspapers in Odisha.It is published from the capital city of Bhubaneswar, as well as from Cuttack, Brahmapur, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Baleswar, Jajpur, Jeypore, and Angul [1] The first edition of this newspaper was published on October 4, 1984, in Bhubaneswar. [2]
On 5 May 1933 the first English daily of Odisha, The New Orissa started publishing from the Asha press under the Editorship of Sashibhusan assisted by Mr. Sharma and Mr. K.N. Acharya who came from Madras. Mr. Acharya who was the colleague of Mr. Rath later became the Editor of New Orissa.
The Samaya is an Odia daily newspaper which was first published in 1996 in Bhubaneswar. Its editor was S. Hota, and its publisher was Ranjib Biswal. [1] [2] It is a popular newspaper which is read around Odisha.