About Us

The Utkal Association of Madras is a vibrant progressive socio-cultural association in Chennai with members from various walks of life, from administrators to technocrats including students and entrepreneurs. The Utkal Association of Madras has represented the rich cultural heritage of the state in Tamil Nadu and also has been a platform for uniting the two culturally rich states. Utkal Association has been instrumental in building the Sri Jagannath temple and Odisha Bhavan in Chennai; it has conducted over the years myriads of cultural programs by Odia artists and brought together the exponents of art, music, dance, etc from both states together. Besides, the association has contributed to the society by conducting medical camps, educational programs and voluntary services during disasters in different parts of Tamil Nadu & Odisha. There are about two lakh Odias living in Tamil Nadu who have embraced the local life and joined the mainstream by adopting local culture, yet preserving their own and have made Tamil Nadu their home.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Sri R. N. Satapathy, IAS (Retd.)
Sri D. N. Sarangi, IAS (Retd.)
Sri R. R Mishra, IAS (Retd.)
Sri Jatindranath Swain, IAS(Retd.)
Sri J. K. Tripathy, IPS (Retd.)
Sri Y. C. Mohanty
Sri Rajib Hota, IRS (Retd.)
Sri D. N. Kar, IRS(Retd.)
Sri A. Samantsinghar, IFS (Retd.)
Sri Satyabrata Sahoo, IAS
Sri Ashok Kumar Das, IPS (Retd.)
Smt. Archana Patnaik, IAS
Dr. J. B. Majhi
Dr. Sadananda Patra
Sri Banabihari Panda
Sri Bibhuti Bhushan Bishoyi

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

PRESIDENT Sri Pabitra Mohan Majhi
VICE PRESIDENT Mrs Gayatri Mohapatra
SECRETARY Sri Pravasha Pati
JOINT SECRETARY Sri Prachand Keshari Mahamalla
TREASURER Sri Ajay Kumar Mohanty

EXECUTIVE MEMBERS

Dr. Sudipta Kumar Swain
Sri. Rashmi Ranjan Mohapatra
Dr. Akshaya Panigrahi
Sri Sameer Kumar Bisoyi
Smt Milu Bisoyi
Dr. Pravat Kumar Sarangi
Sri Susanta Kumar Patra
Sri Amarendra Nath Sasmal
Sri Arup Prasad Mishra
Sri Sanjay Kumar Patanga

NOMINATED MEMBERS