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CHAPTER16
The communication system of Odisha depends upon its
various television channels, radio stations, post offices,
telephone services, large number of newspapers and
magazines. Odisha also has a flourishing film industry.
Communicationisasystemofcarryingmessagestoexchangesthoughts,ideasand
information.Communicationkeepsusinformedabouttheworld’seventsandtrends.
Itbringsinpositivechangesinthelifeofthepeopleandtherebyenhancingtheir
economicconditions.
Means of Communication in Odisha
Some of the important means of communication in Odisha are discussed below:
Newspapers in Odisha
Newspapersplayamajorroleinchangingthesocio-politicalsetupofthecountry.
Pre-Independence Era
The newspapers during the pre-independence era in Odisha are as follows:
Utkala Deepika
ItwasthefirstOdianewspaper.Itwaspublishedon4thAugust,1866.Thus,4th
AugustiscelebratedasOdiaJournalismDayinthestate.Itwaspublishedfrom
CuttackandGauriShankarRaywastheeditor.Othernewspapersofthattimewere
UtkalSubhakari(1869),SambadVahika(1868),UtkalHiteisini(1869),Sambalpur
Hiteisini(1889).EnglishjournalsalsostartedpublishingsuchasCuttackStandard,
OrissaPatriot(1868).
Asha
On13thApril,1913theweekly‘Asha’waspublishedfromGanjamdistrict.It’s
editorwasShashiBhushanRath.Laterthisbecameadailynewspapertitled‘Dainik
Asha’in1928andwasfirstpublishedfromBerhampur.Thisnewspaperbecame
hugelypopular.Itisstillincirculation.BhushanalsopublishedonEnglishweekly
‘TheEastCoast’.
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CHAPTER16
The communication system of Odisha depends upon its
various television channels, radio stations, post offices,
telephone services, large number of newspapers and
magazines. Odisha also has a flourishing film industry.
Communicationisasystemofcarryingmessagestoexchangesthoughts,ideasand
information.Communicationkeepsusinformedabouttheworld’seventsandtrends.
Itbringsinpositivechangesinthelifeofthepeopleandtherebyenhancingtheir
economicconditions.
Means of Communication in Odisha
Some of the important means of communication in Odisha are discussed below:
Newspapers in Odisha
Newspapersplayamajorroleinchangingthesocio-politicalsetupofthecountry.
Pre-Independence Era
The newspapers during the pre-independence era in Odisha are as follows:
Utkala Deepika
ItwasthefirstOdianewspaper.Itwaspublishedon4thAugust,1866.Thus,4th
AugustiscelebratedasOdiaJournalismDayinthestate.Itwaspublishedfrom
CuttackandGauriShankarRaywastheeditor.Othernewspapersofthattimewere
UtkalSubhakari(1869),SambadVahika(1868),UtkalHiteisini(1869),Sambalpur
Hiteisini(1889).EnglishjournalsalsostartedpublishingsuchasCuttackStandard,
OrissaPatriot(1868).
Asha
On13thApril,1913theweekly‘Asha’waspublishedfromGanjamdistrict.It’s
editorwasShashiBhushanRath.Laterthisbecameadailynewspapertitled‘Dainik
Asha’in1928andwasfirstpublishedfromBerhampur.Thisnewspaperbecame
hugelypopular.Itisstillincirculation.BhushanalsopublishedonEnglishweekly
‘TheEastCoast’.
The Samaja
Itwasstartedin1919fromCuttack.Itisadailynewspaperandratedasmost
popularnewspaperofthestate.Itispublishedis OdialanguagefromCuttack
district.ThepaperwasstartedbyGopabandhuDas,whowasaprominentfreedom
fighterandsocialworker.ItwasfirstpublishedinPuridistricttofacilitatefreedom
struggleandin1928,thepaperwashandedovertoLokSevakMandal(Servantsof
PeopleSociety),whichisanon-profitorganisationstartedbyLalaLajpatRai.
New Orissa
ThefirstEnglishdailyofOdishawas NewOrissathatwaspublishedfrom
BerhampurundertheeditorshipofShashiBhushanRath.Itspublicationstarted
from5thMay,1933.
Post Independence Era
Thepostindependenceerasawtheriseofmanydailyandweeklynewspapers.
Amongthem,theimportantonesare Prajatantra (1947),Mathrubhumi(1947),
Ganatantra (1956),Kalinga(1960),TheJanashakti(1966)andSwarajya.
On24thNovember,1974,anewOriyadaily Dharitrystartedpublishingfrom
Bhubaneswar.ItwasfoundedbySamajbadiSociety.Itisalso availableinelectronic
medianow.OrissaTimesestablishedasaweeklynewspaperin 1965wasconverted
intoadailyin1985.SincethenithasbeencontinuingitspublicationfromBhubaneswar.
List of other important newspapers are as follows:
Name Year Place Language
Dinalipi 1981 Bhubaneswar Odia
Sakala 1983 Bhubaneswar Odia
Sambad 1984 Berhampur, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Balasore Odia
Pragativadi 1985 Bhubaneswar Odia
Matrubhasa 1989 Bhubaneswar, Cuttack Odia
Kalinga Bharti 1989 Bhubaneswar, Rourkela Hindi
The Samaya 1996 Bhubaneswar Odia
Anupam Bharat 1996 Berhampur, Bhubaneswar and Rayagada Odia
Paryabekhyak 1997 Bhubaneswar Odia
Pratigyan 2008 Bhubaneswar Odia
Media Age 2008 Bhubaneswar English
Hiranchal 2010 Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur Odia
Orissa Post 2011 Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur,Angul, Rayagada Odia
The Utkalmail 2011 Rourkela, Bhubaneswar, (Hindi), Rourkela,
Bhubaneswar, Paradeep (Odia)
Odia and Hindi
NF Times — Bhubaneswar, Rourkela English
The Kalinga Chronicle — Bhubaneswar English
171 Communication and Cinema in Odisha
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CHAPTER16
The communication system of Odisha depends upon its
various television channels, radio stations, post offices,
telephone services, large number of newspapers and
magazines. Odisha also has a flourishing film industry.
Communicationisasystemofcarryingmessagestoexchangesthoughts,ideasand
information.Communicationkeepsusinformedabouttheworld’seventsandtrends.
Itbringsinpositivechangesinthelifeofthepeopleandtherebyenhancingtheir
economicconditions.
Means of Communication in Odisha
Some of the important means of communication in Odisha are discussed below:
Newspapers in Odisha
Newspapersplayamajorroleinchangingthesocio-politicalsetupofthecountry.
Pre-Independence Era
The newspapers during the pre-independence era in Odisha are as follows:
Utkala Deepika
ItwasthefirstOdianewspaper.Itwaspublishedon4thAugust,1866.Thus,4th
AugustiscelebratedasOdiaJournalismDayinthestate.Itwaspublishedfrom
CuttackandGauriShankarRaywastheeditor.Othernewspapersofthattimewere
UtkalSubhakari(1869),SambadVahika(1868),UtkalHiteisini(1869),Sambalpur
Hiteisini(1889).EnglishjournalsalsostartedpublishingsuchasCuttackStandard,
OrissaPatriot(1868).
Asha
On13thApril,1913theweekly‘Asha’waspublishedfromGanjamdistrict.It’s
editorwasShashiBhushanRath.Laterthisbecameadailynewspapertitled‘Dainik
Asha’in1928andwasfirstpublishedfromBerhampur.Thisnewspaperbecame
hugelypopular.Itisstillincirculation.BhushanalsopublishedonEnglishweekly
‘TheEastCoast’.
The Samaja
Itwasstartedin1919fromCuttack.Itisadailynewspaperandratedasmost
popularnewspaperofthestate.Itispublishedis OdialanguagefromCuttack
district.ThepaperwasstartedbyGopabandhuDas,whowasaprominentfreedom
fighterandsocialworker.ItwasfirstpublishedinPuridistricttofacilitatefreedom
struggleandin1928,thepaperwashandedovertoLokSevakMandal(Servantsof
PeopleSociety),whichisanon-profitorganisationstartedbyLalaLajpatRai.
New Orissa
ThefirstEnglishdailyofOdishawas NewOrissathatwaspublishedfrom
BerhampurundertheeditorshipofShashiBhushanRath.Itspublicationstarted
from5thMay,1933.
Post Independence Era
Thepostindependenceerasawtheriseofmanydailyandweeklynewspapers.
Amongthem,theimportantonesare Prajatantra (1947),Mathrubhumi(1947),
Ganatantra (1956),Kalinga(1960),TheJanashakti(1966)andSwarajya.
On24thNovember,1974,anewOriyadaily Dharitrystartedpublishingfrom
Bhubaneswar.ItwasfoundedbySamajbadiSociety.Itisalso availableinelectronic
medianow.OrissaTimesestablishedasaweeklynewspaperin 1965wasconverted
intoadailyin1985.SincethenithasbeencontinuingitspublicationfromBhubaneswar.
List of other important newspapers are as follows:
Name Year Place Language
Dinalipi 1981 Bhubaneswar Odia
Sakala 1983 Bhubaneswar Odia
Sambad 1984 Berhampur, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Balasore Odia
Pragativadi 1985 Bhubaneswar Odia
Matrubhasa 1989 Bhubaneswar, Cuttack Odia
Kalinga Bharti 1989 Bhubaneswar, Rourkela Hindi
The Samaya 1996 Bhubaneswar Odia
Anupam Bharat 1996 Berhampur, Bhubaneswar and Rayagada Odia
Paryabekhyak 1997 Bhubaneswar Odia
Pratigyan 2008 Bhubaneswar Odia
Media Age 2008 Bhubaneswar English
Hiranchal 2010 Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur Odia
Orissa Post 2011 Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur,Angul, Rayagada Odia
The Utkalmail 2011 Rourkela, Bhubaneswar, (Hindi), Rourkela,
Bhubaneswar, Paradeep (Odia)
Odia and Hindi
NF Times — Bhubaneswar, Rourkela English
The Kalinga Chronicle — Bhubaneswar English
171 Communication and Cinema in Odisha
Magazines
ThefirstOriyamagazineofOdishawas BodhaDayini.Itwaspublishedfrom
Balasorein1861.InApril1891,aliterarymagazine UtkalPrabhawasstartedfrom
theplaceBaripadawiththefinancialhelpfromMaharajaofMayurbhanj.
GopalabandhuDas(FounderofNewspaperSamaja),startedhisfirstmonthly
magazine‘Satyavadi’fromBerhampur.In1938Oriyamonthlymagazine
‘Niakhunta’wasstartedfromBerhampur.Itcontainedsatricalwritings.Other
magazinestomaketheirmarkwere Jana-Sakha,Ajikali,Durmukha,Achalapatra
etc.Thepostindependenceerasawasurgeofmagazines.The popular ones are
discussed as follows:
RockPebblesItisthefirstEnglishmagazineofOdisha.Itwaspublishedin1987
fromJajpur.
NandanKananItisoneofthemostpopularOdiamagazinesforchildren.Itwas
publishedin1988.
SunaBhauniItwaspublishedin1990inOdialanguagebyLateBijayaMohapatra.
ItistheonlyOdiamagazinetogettranslatedin100differentlanguages.Itisa
children’smagazine.Duetothis,itfoundaplaceintheLimcaBookofWorld
Records.
Kadambini Startedpublicationintheyear2000.Itisthelargestsellingfamily
magazineinOdialanguage.Kunikathaisthechildren’smagazineofthesamegroup.
Ameodia ItisthefirstonlinemagazineinOdia.Itwasfoundedin2009.
Monthly Magazines Published from Odisha
Magazine Published from
Aaina, Alaukik Shakti, Bhagyalipi, Bignan Barta, Bignan Jyoti, Bignan Prabha,
Daibi Shakti, Janasudha, Jhankar, Kamana, Neeyati
Cuttack
Achyuta Bani Nemaala
Amrutayan, Bignan Taranga, Chitra, Estahar, Kabyaloka, Kadambini,
Manorama, Nabalipi, Nakshatra, Pourusha, Shobhana, Succharita
Bhubaneswar
Chitralipi, Ruparanga Baleswar
Go Karnika Jaraka (Jajpur)
Sachitra Bijaya Berhampur
Shri Mandir Puri
Radio Stations in Odisha
ThemainregionallanguageinOdishaisOdia/Oriya,butradiostationsalso
broadcastinEnglishandotherlocaltribaldialects.Odishahas28mainradio
stations.TheseareBalangir,Angul,Baliguda,Baripada,Berhampur,Bhawanipatna,
Bhadrak,Bhubaneswar,Cuttack,Daspalla,Deogarh,Jagatsinghpur,Jeypore,Jajpur,
Keonjhar,Khordha,Konark,Koraput,Nuapada,Paradip,Paralekhamundi,Phulbani,
Puri,Rairangpur,Rayagada,RourkelaaSambalpurandSundargarh.
172 Know Your State ODISHA
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The communication system of Odisha depends upon its
various television channels, radio stations, post offices,
telephone services, large number of newspapers and
magazines. Odisha also has a flourishing film industry.
Communicationisasystemofcarryingmessagestoexchangesthoughts,ideasand
information.Communicationkeepsusinformedabouttheworld’seventsandtrends.
Itbringsinpositivechangesinthelifeofthepeopleandtherebyenhancingtheir
economicconditions.
Means of Communication in Odisha
Some of the important means of communication in Odisha are discussed below:
Newspapers in Odisha
Newspapersplayamajorroleinchangingthesocio-politicalsetupofthecountry.
Pre-Independence Era
The newspapers during the pre-independence era in Odisha are as follows:
Utkala Deepika
ItwasthefirstOdianewspaper.Itwaspublishedon4thAugust,1866.Thus,4th
AugustiscelebratedasOdiaJournalismDayinthestate.Itwaspublishedfrom
CuttackandGauriShankarRaywastheeditor.Othernewspapersofthattimewere
UtkalSubhakari(1869),SambadVahika(1868),UtkalHiteisini(1869),Sambalpur
Hiteisini(1889).EnglishjournalsalsostartedpublishingsuchasCuttackStandard,
OrissaPatriot(1868).
Asha
On13thApril,1913theweekly‘Asha’waspublishedfromGanjamdistrict.It’s
editorwasShashiBhushanRath.Laterthisbecameadailynewspapertitled‘Dainik
Asha’in1928andwasfirstpublishedfromBerhampur.Thisnewspaperbecame
hugelypopular.Itisstillincirculation.BhushanalsopublishedonEnglishweekly
‘TheEastCoast’.
The Samaja
Itwasstartedin1919fromCuttack.Itisadailynewspaperandratedasmost
popularnewspaperofthestate.Itispublishedis OdialanguagefromCuttack
district.ThepaperwasstartedbyGopabandhuDas,whowasaprominentfreedom
fighterandsocialworker.ItwasfirstpublishedinPuridistricttofacilitatefreedom
struggleandin1928,thepaperwashandedovertoLokSevakMandal(Servantsof
PeopleSociety),whichisanon-profitorganisationstartedbyLalaLajpatRai.
New Orissa
ThefirstEnglishdailyofOdishawas NewOrissathatwaspublishedfrom
BerhampurundertheeditorshipofShashiBhushanRath.Itspublicationstarted
from5thMay,1933.
Post Independence Era
Thepostindependenceerasawtheriseofmanydailyandweeklynewspapers.
Amongthem,theimportantonesare Prajatantra (1947),Mathrubhumi(1947),
Ganatantra (1956),Kalinga(1960),TheJanashakti(1966)andSwarajya.
On24thNovember,1974,anewOriyadaily Dharitrystartedpublishingfrom
Bhubaneswar.ItwasfoundedbySamajbadiSociety.Itisalso availableinelectronic
medianow.OrissaTimesestablishedasaweeklynewspaperin 1965wasconverted
intoadailyin1985.SincethenithasbeencontinuingitspublicationfromBhubaneswar.
List of other important newspapers are as follows:
Name Year Place Language
Dinalipi 1981 Bhubaneswar Odia
Sakala 1983 Bhubaneswar Odia
Sambad 1984 Berhampur, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Balasore Odia
Pragativadi 1985 Bhubaneswar Odia
Matrubhasa 1989 Bhubaneswar, Cuttack Odia
Kalinga Bharti 1989 Bhubaneswar, Rourkela Hindi
The Samaya 1996 Bhubaneswar Odia
Anupam Bharat 1996 Berhampur, Bhubaneswar and Rayagada Odia
Paryabekhyak 1997 Bhubaneswar Odia
Pratigyan 2008 Bhubaneswar Odia
Media Age 2008 Bhubaneswar English
Hiranchal 2010 Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur Odia
Orissa Post 2011 Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur,Angul, Rayagada Odia
The Utkalmail 2011 Rourkela, Bhubaneswar, (Hindi), Rourkela,
Bhubaneswar, Paradeep (Odia)
Odia and Hindi
NF Times — Bhubaneswar, Rourkela English
The Kalinga Chronicle — Bhubaneswar English
171 Communication and Cinema in Odisha
Magazines
ThefirstOriyamagazineofOdishawas BodhaDayini.Itwaspublishedfrom
Balasorein1861.InApril1891,aliterarymagazine UtkalPrabhawasstartedfrom
theplaceBaripadawiththefinancialhelpfromMaharajaofMayurbhanj.
GopalabandhuDas(FounderofNewspaperSamaja),startedhisfirstmonthly
magazine‘Satyavadi’fromBerhampur.In1938Oriyamonthlymagazine
‘Niakhunta’wasstartedfromBerhampur.Itcontainedsatricalwritings.Other
magazinestomaketheirmarkwere Jana-Sakha,Ajikali,Durmukha,Achalapatra
etc.Thepostindependenceerasawasurgeofmagazines.The popular ones are
discussed as follows:
RockPebblesItisthefirstEnglishmagazineofOdisha.Itwaspublishedin1987
fromJajpur.
NandanKananItisoneofthemostpopularOdiamagazinesforchildren.Itwas
publishedin1988.
SunaBhauniItwaspublishedin1990inOdialanguagebyLateBijayaMohapatra.
ItistheonlyOdiamagazinetogettranslatedin100differentlanguages.Itisa
children’smagazine.Duetothis,itfoundaplaceintheLimcaBookofWorld
Records.
Kadambini Startedpublicationintheyear2000.Itisthelargestsellingfamily
magazineinOdialanguage.Kunikathaisthechildren’smagazineofthesamegroup.
Ameodia ItisthefirstonlinemagazineinOdia.Itwasfoundedin2009.
Monthly Magazines Published from Odisha
Magazine Published from
Aaina, Alaukik Shakti, Bhagyalipi, Bignan Barta, Bignan Jyoti, Bignan Prabha,
Daibi Shakti, Janasudha, Jhankar, Kamana, Neeyati
Cuttack
Achyuta Bani Nemaala
Amrutayan, Bignan Taranga, Chitra, Estahar, Kabyaloka, Kadambini,
Manorama, Nabalipi, Nakshatra, Pourusha, Shobhana, Succharita
Bhubaneswar
Chitralipi, Ruparanga Baleswar
Go Karnika Jaraka (Jajpur)
Sachitra Bijaya Berhampur
Shri Mandir Puri
Radio Stations in Odisha
ThemainregionallanguageinOdishaisOdia/Oriya,butradiostationsalso
broadcastinEnglishandotherlocaltribaldialects.Odishahas28mainradio
stations.TheseareBalangir,Angul,Baliguda,Baripada,Berhampur,Bhawanipatna,
Bhadrak,Bhubaneswar,Cuttack,Daspalla,Deogarh,Jagatsinghpur,Jeypore,Jajpur,
Keonjhar,Khordha,Konark,Koraput,Nuapada,Paradip,Paralekhamundi,Phulbani,
Puri,Rairangpur,Rayagada,RourkelaaSambalpurandSundargarh.
172 Know Your State ODISHA 173 Communication and Cinema in Odisha
Cuttackhas7networks(maximum),includingAllIndiaRadio andFM.TheRadio
StationsthatdonothaveAllIndiaRadioareDaspalla,Jagatsinghpur,Jajpur,
Khordha,Konark,PhulbaniandKoraput.Thestatealsohasmanyprivateradio
networks.
Television Channels in Odisha
Odishahasmanytelevisionchannelswhichbroadcastdifferentvaritiesof
programmesinOdialanguage,whichistheofficiallanguage ofOdisha.DDOdiais
astateownedTVchannelwhichistelecastedfrom DoordarshanKendra,Cuttack.
Itwaslaunchedinthestatein 1994.Itbroadcastsvariousprogrammeslikeserials,
culturalprogrammes,news,currentaffairsandsoon.Mostofitsprogrammesare
producedatKendrasofBhubaneswar,SambalpurandBhawanipatna.Other
channelsareColoursOdia,TarangTV,ZeeSarthak,OTV,KalinagaTV,Prarthana
TV,KanakNews,FocusOdisha,News18Odia,MBCTV,etc.
Post Offices in Odisha
TheOrissapostandtelegraphofficewasestablishedatCuttackon12thSeptember,
1949.Thenin1970,itsheadquarterswasshiftedtothestate capitalBhubaneswar.
AsperEconomicSurveyReport,2017-18thereare8175PostOfficesinOdisha.
Amongthese,7578(92.7%)areinruralareas.ThemaximumnumberofPost
OfficesareinGanjamdistrict(679)whereasDeogarhhasonly59PostOffices
whichislowestinnumber.GopalpurPostOfficeinBerhampurPostalDivisionin
Ganjamdistricthasbeenratedasthebestatthenationallevel.The postaldensityof
Odishaishigherthanthenationalaverage.
Odishaisdividedinto3postalcircles(regions).Theseare Bhubaneswar,Berhampur
andSambalpur.Balasore,Bhadrak,Cuttack,Mayurbhanj,Purifallsunder
Bhubaneswarregion.Kalahandi,Asika,Koraput,PhulbanifallsunderBerhampur
region.Bolangir,Dhenkanal,Keonjhar,SundargarhfallsunderSambalpurregion.
Telephone Companies in Odisha
ThedevelopmentoftelecomsectorinOdishahasbeenquiteimpressiveoverthe
pastdecade.Thestatehasabout2.90%oftotaltelephonesubscribersinthecountry.
Outofthis,99.15%arewirelesssubscribersand0.85%arewirelinesubscribers. The
totalteledensityofOdishais80.05asonMarch,2017.
ThisislowerthanallIndialevelof91.08.Theurbanteledensityis180.92andrural
teledensityis58.02.Thereisawidegapintheurbanandruralteledensityof
Odisha.E-governancebasedpublicservicedeliverysystem isalsooperationalin
Odisha.
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CHAPTER16
The communication system of Odisha depends upon its
various television channels, radio stations, post offices,
telephone services, large number of newspapers and
magazines. Odisha also has a flourishing film industry.
Communicationisasystemofcarryingmessagestoexchangesthoughts,ideasand
information.Communicationkeepsusinformedabouttheworld’seventsandtrends.
Itbringsinpositivechangesinthelifeofthepeopleandtherebyenhancingtheir
economicconditions.
Means of Communication in Odisha
Some of the important means of communication in Odisha are discussed below:
Newspapers in Odisha
Newspapersplayamajorroleinchangingthesocio-politicalsetupofthecountry.
Pre-Independence Era
The newspapers during the pre-independence era in Odisha are as follows:
Utkala Deepika
ItwasthefirstOdianewspaper.Itwaspublishedon4thAugust,1866.Thus,4th
AugustiscelebratedasOdiaJournalismDayinthestate.Itwaspublishedfrom
CuttackandGauriShankarRaywastheeditor.Othernewspapersofthattimewere
UtkalSubhakari(1869),SambadVahika(1868),UtkalHiteisini(1869),Sambalpur
Hiteisini(1889).EnglishjournalsalsostartedpublishingsuchasCuttackStandard,
OrissaPatriot(1868).
Asha
On13thApril,1913theweekly‘Asha’waspublishedfromGanjamdistrict.It’s
editorwasShashiBhushanRath.Laterthisbecameadailynewspapertitled‘Dainik
Asha’in1928andwasfirstpublishedfromBerhampur.Thisnewspaperbecame
hugelypopular.Itisstillincirculation.BhushanalsopublishedonEnglishweekly
‘TheEastCoast’.
The Samaja
Itwasstartedin1919fromCuttack.Itisadailynewspaperandratedasmost
popularnewspaperofthestate.Itispublishedis OdialanguagefromCuttack
district.ThepaperwasstartedbyGopabandhuDas,whowasaprominentfreedom
fighterandsocialworker.ItwasfirstpublishedinPuridistricttofacilitatefreedom
struggleandin1928,thepaperwashandedovertoLokSevakMandal(Servantsof
PeopleSociety),whichisanon-profitorganisationstartedbyLalaLajpatRai.
New Orissa
ThefirstEnglishdailyofOdishawas NewOrissathatwaspublishedfrom
BerhampurundertheeditorshipofShashiBhushanRath.Itspublicationstarted
from5thMay,1933.
Post Independence Era
Thepostindependenceerasawtheriseofmanydailyandweeklynewspapers.
Amongthem,theimportantonesare Prajatantra (1947),Mathrubhumi(1947),
Ganatantra (1956),Kalinga(1960),TheJanashakti(1966)andSwarajya.
On24thNovember,1974,anewOriyadaily Dharitrystartedpublishingfrom
Bhubaneswar.ItwasfoundedbySamajbadiSociety.Itisalso availableinelectronic
medianow.OrissaTimesestablishedasaweeklynewspaperin 1965wasconverted
intoadailyin1985.SincethenithasbeencontinuingitspublicationfromBhubaneswar.
List of other important newspapers are as follows:
Name Year Place Language
Dinalipi 1981 Bhubaneswar Odia
Sakala 1983 Bhubaneswar Odia
Sambad 1984 Berhampur, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Balasore Odia
Pragativadi 1985 Bhubaneswar Odia
Matrubhasa 1989 Bhubaneswar, Cuttack Odia
Kalinga Bharti 1989 Bhubaneswar, Rourkela Hindi
The Samaya 1996 Bhubaneswar Odia
Anupam Bharat 1996 Berhampur, Bhubaneswar and Rayagada Odia
Paryabekhyak 1997 Bhubaneswar Odia
Pratigyan 2008 Bhubaneswar Odia
Media Age 2008 Bhubaneswar English
Hiranchal 2010 Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur Odia
Orissa Post 2011 Bhubaneswar, Sambalpur,Angul, Rayagada Odia
The Utkalmail 2011 Rourkela, Bhubaneswar, (Hindi), Rourkela,
Bhubaneswar, Paradeep (Odia)
Odia and Hindi
NF Times — Bhubaneswar, Rourkela English
The Kalinga Chronicle — Bhubaneswar English
171 Communication and Cinema in Odisha
Magazines
ThefirstOriyamagazineofOdishawas BodhaDayini.Itwaspublishedfrom
Balasorein1861.InApril1891,aliterarymagazine UtkalPrabhawasstartedfrom
theplaceBaripadawiththefinancialhelpfromMaharajaofMayurbhanj.
GopalabandhuDas(FounderofNewspaperSamaja),startedhisfirstmonthly
magazine‘Satyavadi’fromBerhampur.In1938Oriyamonthlymagazine
‘Niakhunta’wasstartedfromBerhampur.Itcontainedsatricalwritings.Other
magazinestomaketheirmarkwere Jana-Sakha,Ajikali,Durmukha,Achalapatra
etc.Thepostindependenceerasawasurgeofmagazines.The popular ones are
discussed as follows:
RockPebblesItisthefirstEnglishmagazineofOdisha.Itwaspublishedin1987
fromJajpur.
NandanKananItisoneofthemostpopularOdiamagazinesforchildren.Itwas
publishedin1988.
SunaBhauniItwaspublishedin1990inOdialanguagebyLateBijayaMohapatra.
ItistheonlyOdiamagazinetogettranslatedin100differentlanguages.Itisa
children’smagazine.Duetothis,itfoundaplaceintheLimcaBookofWorld
Records.
Kadambini Startedpublicationintheyear2000.Itisthelargestsellingfamily
magazineinOdialanguage.Kunikathaisthechildren’smagazineofthesamegroup.
Ameodia ItisthefirstonlinemagazineinOdia.Itwasfoundedin2009.
Monthly Magazines Published from Odisha
Magazine Published from
Aaina, Alaukik Shakti, Bhagyalipi, Bignan Barta, Bignan Jyoti, Bignan Prabha,
Daibi Shakti, Janasudha, Jhankar, Kamana, Neeyati
Cuttack
Achyuta Bani Nemaala
Amrutayan, Bignan Taranga, Chitra, Estahar, Kabyaloka, Kadambini,
Manorama, Nabalipi, Nakshatra, Pourusha, Shobhana, Succharita
Bhubaneswar
Chitralipi, Ruparanga Baleswar
Go Karnika Jaraka (Jajpur)
Sachitra Bijaya Berhampur
Shri Mandir Puri
Radio Stations in Odisha
ThemainregionallanguageinOdishaisOdia/Oriya,butradiostationsalso
broadcastinEnglishandotherlocaltribaldialects.Odishahas28mainradio
stations.TheseareBalangir,Angul,Baliguda,Baripada,Berhampur,Bhawanipatna,
Bhadrak,Bhubaneswar,Cuttack,Daspalla,Deogarh,Jagatsinghpur,Jeypore,Jajpur,
Keonjhar,Khordha,Konark,Koraput,Nuapada,Paradip,Paralekhamundi,Phulbani,
Puri,Rairangpur,Rayagada,RourkelaaSambalpurandSundargarh.
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Cuttackhas7networks(maximum),includingAllIndiaRadio andFM.TheRadio
StationsthatdonothaveAllIndiaRadioareDaspalla,Jagatsinghpur,Jajpur,
Khordha,Konark,PhulbaniandKoraput.Thestatealsohasmanyprivateradio
networks.
Television Channels in Odisha
Odishahasmanytelevisionchannelswhichbroadcastdifferentvaritiesof
programmesinOdialanguage,whichistheofficiallanguage ofOdisha.DDOdiais
astateownedTVchannelwhichistelecastedfrom DoordarshanKendra,Cuttack.
Itwaslaunchedinthestatein 1994.Itbroadcastsvariousprogrammeslikeserials,
culturalprogrammes,news,currentaffairsandsoon.Mostofitsprogrammesare
producedatKendrasofBhubaneswar,SambalpurandBhawanipatna.Other
channelsareColoursOdia,TarangTV,ZeeSarthak,OTV,KalinagaTV,Prarthana
TV,KanakNews,FocusOdisha,News18Odia,MBCTV,etc.
Post Offices in Odisha
TheOrissapostandtelegraphofficewasestablishedatCuttackon12thSeptember,
1949.Thenin1970,itsheadquarterswasshiftedtothestate capitalBhubaneswar.
AsperEconomicSurveyReport,2017-18thereare8175PostOfficesinOdisha.
Amongthese,7578(92.7%)areinruralareas.ThemaximumnumberofPost
OfficesareinGanjamdistrict(679)whereasDeogarhhasonly59PostOffices
whichislowestinnumber.GopalpurPostOfficeinBerhampurPostalDivisionin
Ganjamdistricthasbeenratedasthebestatthenationallevel.The postaldensityof
Odishaishigherthanthenationalaverage.
Odishaisdividedinto3postalcircles(regions).Theseare Bhubaneswar,Berhampur
andSambalpur.Balasore,Bhadrak,Cuttack,Mayurbhanj,Purifallsunder
Bhubaneswarregion.Kalahandi,Asika,Koraput,PhulbanifallsunderBerhampur
region.Bolangir,Dhenkanal,Keonjhar,SundargarhfallsunderSambalpurregion.
Telephone Companies in Odisha
ThedevelopmentoftelecomsectorinOdishahasbeenquiteimpressiveoverthe
pastdecade.Thestatehasabout2.90%oftotaltelephonesubscribersinthecountry.
Outofthis,99.15%arewirelesssubscribersand0.85%arewirelinesubscribers. The
totalteledensityofOdishais80.05asonMarch,2017.
ThisislowerthanallIndialevelof91.08.Theurbanteledensityis180.92andrural
teledensityis58.02.Thereisawidegapintheurbanandruralteledensityof
Odisha.E-governancebasedpublicservicedeliverysystem isalsooperationalin
Odisha.
Cinema of Odisha
TheoriginofOdishacinemacanbeseenfromits firstfilmSitaBibahawhichwas
madebyMohanSundarDebGoswamiin1936.Itsstorywasdrawnfromthe
IndianepicRamayana,whichwasbasedonthemarriageofSita andRam.
ThefirstOdiafilmwithanEnglishnamewasRolestoEight,whichwasreleasedin
1951.ItwasthefourthOdiafilmandwasproducedbyRatikant Padhi.Sri
Lokenath,theeleventhOdiafilmwhichwasdirectedbyPrafullaSengupta,received
theNationalAwardin1960.TheOdiafilmindustry,whichisalsoknownas
Ollywood,becamearecognisedfilmindustryinthestatebytheGovernmentof
Odishain1974.OdishaFilmDevelopmentCorporation inCuttackwasalso
establishedbytheStateGovernmentin1976.
Title Director Year
Sita Bibaha (First Odia film) Mohan Sundar Deb Goswami 1936
Lalita (first Odia film post-Independence) Kalyan Gupta
1949
Saptasajya
Kalyan Gupta 1950
Roles to Eight (first Odia film with an English name)
Kalyan Gupta 1951
Nua Bou (National Award in Regional category) Prabhat Mukherjee
1962
Gapa Hele Bi Sata (First Oriya color movie) Nageen Roy 1976
Hisab Nikas (First Cinemascope film in Odia) Prashanta Nanda 1982
Swapna Sagar (First 70mm film in Odia)
Prashanta Nanda 1983
Bhookha (First Sambalpuri language movie)
Sabyasachi Mahapatra 1989
Shunya Swaroopa (National Award in 1997, and five State
Film Awards)
Himanshu Khatua 1996
Ahalya (Won eight major Odisha State Awards for 1997)
Bijoy Ketan Mishra 1997
Shesha Drushti (National Award for Best Film in Oriya
language)
AK Bir 1997
Biswaprakash Participated in Shanghai International Film
Festival (1999) and Cairo International Film Festival (1999).
Susant Misra 1999
Magunira Sagada (National Award for Best Oriya Film, 2002 Prafulla Mohanty 2001
Nari Nuhen Tu Narayani Himanshu Parija
2002
Aw Aaakare Aa Subash Das 2003
Saathire Hara Patnaik 2004
Dhanare Rakhibu Sapatha Mora Sanjay Nayak 2008
Diwana Ashok Pati 2010
Badhu Nuhen Mu Bandhu Chinmay Das Pattnaik 2013
Akhire Akhire Susanta Mani 2014
Bhauri : The Sinking Reality Sudhanshu Mohan Sahoo 2015
Gote Sua Gote Sari Mrutyunjaya Sahoo 2016
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