MANGALORE: The Mangaluru Odia Cultural Association (MOCA) organised  the Utkal  Divas Celebration on April 1st, 2019. The Day was celebrated in the memory of the formation of the Odisha state as a separate province on 1st  April 1936.

The Venue was Sujir C V Nayak Hall, Kadri Road, Near Bunts Hostel Circle  Mangaluru. Inauguration was at 6.30pm.

Chief Guest for the event was Shri. Shri. Mrutyunjay  Mahapatra  Managing Director and CEO of Syndicate bank. He said he is very happy to participate in the Odia cultural programme at Mangalore. He mentioned to serve the society at large assimilating the syncretic Jagannath Culture".

Guest of Honors:

Birupaksha Mishra, Executive Director, Corporation Bank, Corporate Office, Mangalore. He said the odia culture is very old, rich and colourful, he is very happy to see  the participation of young kids to perform culture of Odisha.

Dr.K.Mohan Pai, Cardiologist and President, GSB Seva Sangh said that " He is very fond of Odia culture, he mentioned about great poet Jayadeva and shared excellent experience of his visit to Jagannath Temple, Puri during Navakalevara function.

 Gaurang Swain, Chief Finance Officer, Special Economic ZONE.  ( SEZ), Mangalore. He mentioned about the great architecture of konark,   and Silver works of Cuttack.

Office Bearers

MOCA General Secretary Dr. Umasankar Mohanty, President, Manual Therapy Foundation of India said about the social aim and objective of MOCA and invited all the Odia people in the region to  collaborate to serve across the world and make our culture and heritage proud.

MOCA President Dr. Ramesh Chandra Sahoo, Professor Emeritus, Manipal University mentioned " He was very Happy to be part of Jagannath rath yatra of ISKCON since so many years, appreciated participation of children in the programme."

MOCA Treasurer Mr. Sarbeswar Malla, Service Engineer, Air India, Mangalore  thanked the Guests, Invitees, Media and Press.

MOCA Cultural Secretary Mrs. Kalyani Mohanty, Lecturer of Physics, Canara PU College was   Master of Ceremony of the Programme.

The following Dignitaries  were Present

 Sushant Mahapatra, Senior Manager, Finance,MRPL

 Shantanu Kumar Das, DGM ( Company Secretary), Corporation Bank Corporate office

 Subrata Kumar Das, Manager, The New Indian Express, Mangalore

Dr. Kausalya Sahoo, Professor of Pathology, KMC, Mangalore.

Earlier in the day on 1st April 11 am MOCA organised Fruit Distribution at Mangalore Healthcare Centre for old age people and patients.

In the city of Mangalore several Odia people work in all major sectors in Hospitals, Banks, NMPT, MRPL, Railways, Medical Colleges and Teaching institutions.

In Mangalore Utkal Divas celebrations nearly 120 families comprising of 300 members people participated in the event.


About ODISHA(UTKAL) : The Soul of Incredible India

Odisha has been rightly regarded as a land of myriad marvels and is one of the oldest civilizations of the world. Odisha is mainly known for its rich culture and the enormous number of ancient temples. The best known of these are the Jagannath Temple, Puri, Lingaraja Temple at Bhubaneswar,  and the Konark Sun Temple.