Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people of Odisha on the auspicious Utkala Dibasa today.

Odisha celebrates April 1 as the Utkala Dibasa to remember the greatmen and legendaries who sacrificed their lives for formation of Odisha as the separate state based on language in the year 1936.

Taking to microblogging site Twitter, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik wished people on the 83rd Utkala Dibasa celebration.

ଓଡ଼ିଶା ଦିବସରେ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ମୋର ହାର୍ଦ୍ଦିକ ଅଭିନନ୍ଦନ। ସ୍ଵତନ୍ତ୍ର ପ୍ରଦେଶ ଗଠନର ମନୀଷୀମାନଙ୍କୁ ମୋର ବିନମ୍ର ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଞ୍ଜଳି। ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଭାଷା, ସଂସ୍କୃତି ଓ ଐତିହ୍ୟକୁ ବିଶ୍ଵବ୍ୟାପୀ କରିବା ସହ ସବୁ କ୍ଷେତ୍ରର ଜନସାଧାରଣଙ୍କ ସର୍ବାଙ୍ଗୀନ ଉନ୍ନତି କରି ଓଡ଼ିଶାକୁ ଦେଶର ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ରାଜ୍ୟରେ ପରିଣତ କରିବା ଆମ ସଂକଳ୍ପ।
ବନ୍ଦେ ଉତ୍କଳ ଜନନୀ। pic.twitter.com/r910zKdXzl

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) April 1, 2018

Worth mentioning, Odisha is the first state to have been created based on linguistic in India.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi too conveyed his message to Odisha people through Twitter.

Best wishes to my sisters and brothers of Odisha on Utkala Dibasa. pic.twitter.com/mspuBqMYQW

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) April 1, 2018

Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik is always remembered on every special occasion. He also wished people of the state through sand sculpture at Puri beach.

Greetings on the occasion of #UtkalaDibasa . My SandArt at Puri beach in Odisha. #BandeUtkalJanani. pic.twitter.com/GcI09BUlDt

— Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsansand) April 1, 2018

His students also created a beautiful sand art on the auspicious occasion at Chandrabhaga beach in Konark.

My students Sarita and Silpa created beautiful #sandart on #UtkalDivas at chandrabhaga beach #konark . pic.twitter.com/d7uuL19xm2

— Sudarsan Pattnaik (@sudarsansand) April 1, 2018

Eminent sand artist Manas Sahoo also greeted people creating a beautiful sand art at Chandrabhaga beach in Konark.

My #sandart on #UtkalDivas at chandrabhaga #konark . pic.twitter.com/20mRbW9usw

— Manas sahoo (@MrManassahoo) April 1, 2018