Utkala Sammilani (Odia:ଉତ୍କଳ ସମ୍ମିଳନୀ) The Utkal Sabha Sammilani was a welfare organization formed on August 16, 1882, in Cuttack, Odisha primarily meant for the unification of Odia (Oriya)-speaking tracts and promotion of elected local self- Government. It is an Indian social and cultural organization. It was founded in Cuttack, Odisha byMadhusudan Das and continues in present times.^[1]

Utkal Sammilani was founded by Madhusudan Das.^[2] Its first meeting was held inRambha in 1903 and included 62 "permanent members".^[3] The organization's first objective was to campaign for the unification of the state of Odisha, known as theOriya Movement.^[4][5]

A conference was held in 1920 inChakradharpur and the organization decided to join thenon-cooperation movement that had recently been endorsed by theIndian National Congress.^[6] It elected a new president, Basanta Kumar Panigrahi, in 2002.^[7]

In 2010, Utkal Samilani, requested that the Indian government grant "Classical language status" to Odia and take appropriate actions to preserve the interests of the people who speakOdia but reside outside their home state.^[8] Utkal Sammilani was a key player in the transformation of the state ofOrissa to its modern-day status as Odisha and it opposedAndhra Pradesh's Polavaram project in 2010.^[9]

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