Odia Magazine Utkal Darpan

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Publication of Utkal Darpan started in 1873, a year after Baleswar Sambadabahika became a weekly. It started as a monthly literary magazine ? the first in Odia language ? but became a fortnightly newspaper in 1975. It stopped publication in 1885. Indraballav Vattacharya was its editor. The first articles of Radhanath Roy was published in it. Its chief role was to create many new writers. It carried articles on various topics and covered areas like culture, literature, social situations, science etc. Book reveiws formed a regular part of its contents. Utkal Darpan is credited to have created/nurtured the first group of writers in modern odia literature.