About Mumbai Utkal Samiti…

s Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow."

Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Former President of India

In the year 1956 a group of like minded and dedicated people joined together to bring all Odias living in Mumbai on a common platform and to promote and popularize the rich culture and heritage of Odisha. They sowed a seed by the name “Bombay Utkal Samiti”, which has now grown into a huge banyan tree providing an unique identity to the odiya people in Mumbai city.
Mumbai Utkal Samiti got registered as a Public Trust in 1960. The Samiti has grown in status and popularity and has been successful in creating awareness amongst Mumbaiites about Odia culture and in promotion of universal brotherhood.
Mumbai Utkal Samiti has been successful in mobilizing support viz. physical, moral and financial assistance, from the local Odia and non-Odia people, other distinguished personalities, donors, well-wishers and the Govt. of Odisha and Govt. of Maharahstra. The Samiti has raised its head from a mud thatched room to a three storied building on its own land.
To cater to the educational needs of the under-privileged Odia people in the local slum communities the Samiti initiated with an Odia medium school. Currently the complete cost of education in the Odia medium is taken care by the Samiti.
To facilitate the lower middle class people with English education, the Samiti started an english medium School by the name “Mumbai Utkal English High School”, with in the affordable fees and high standard educational facilities. The High School is recognized by the Dept. of Education, Govt. of Maharashtra and has been recognized as a “Minority Educational Institution”. There are about 600 students studying in the school.
To reach out to more Prabasi Odia people in the Mumbai City and to involve them in the developmental activities, the Samiti has memberships, which gives an identity to the Prabasi Odia people, provides new horizons and expands its wings. All the Life members are having right to vote and elect the Governing Body (Managing Committee) every three years. Mumbai Utkal Samiti’s Managing Committee has been committed towards the overall development of the Samiti and the School.
We wish to have a very positive collaboration with you, to bring about change among those, who do have the skills and the talent in them to come up in their life, but only need a push to lift themselves.

Objectives:

1. To mobilize and bring together all the prabasi Odiya people residing in and around Mumbai.
2. To organize and run a primary and secondary school to impart the best education to the poor and needy people.
3. To promote Odiya language and Odiya culture.
4. To conduct and celebrate the cultural activities representing Odiya culture and tradition.
5. To organize all kinds of social activities in the field of education, primary health and sustainable livelihood.
6. To raise funds by way of subscription, donations and memberships for executing and achieving our vision and mission.

List of Ex-Presidents of Bombay UtkalSamiti

• Name of the PresidentYear of Services
• Shri Damodar Maharana1960 – 1970
• Shri Kalucharan Maharana1970 – 78
• Shri K. C. Mahapatra1978 – 90
• Shri Bhagban Panigrahi1990 – 96
• Shri Amiya Kumar Sahu1996 – 99
• Shri KanhuCharan Mishra1999 – 2002
• Shri BipinBihari Mishra2003 – 06
• Shri Ranjan Mohanty2006 – 10
• Shri Dev Mohanty2010 - till date

Vision & Mission

Managing Committee

• 

  Shri Rudraprasad Pedini
  Internal Auditor

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  Shri Ganapati Bairi
  Secretary Public Relations

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  Shri Umacharan Raulo
  Cultural Secretary

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  Shri Rajendra Podili
  Secretary(Public Welfare)

• 

  Shri Trilochan Panda
  Committee Member

• 

  Shri Pradip Swain
  Committee Members

• 

  Shri Hajari Majhi
  Committee Member

• 

  Shri Kailash Mishra
  Committee Member

President's Message

Dear Friends,
Warm greetings to all!
In the first place, let me take this opportunity to thank one and all for their unstinted support and cooperation, in our concerted efforts to making MUMBAI UTKAL SAMITI well knownfor philanthropical activities.
It gives me immense pleasureto dedicate myself towards the development of the Prabasi Odiya brothers and sisters through the MUMBAI UTKAL SAMITI.MUMBAI UTKAL SAMITI represents the true aspirations of the Odiya people, through its long and broad presence in the city of Mumbai for more than five decades, and serving the social, cultural and educational needs of the community.
MUMBAI UTKAL SAMITI has been instrumental in bringing together the Odiya people in the city of Mumbai and providing a unique identity to them. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all my predecessors who laid the foundation and took lots of pain in bringing theMUMBAI UTKAL SAMITI to the current stature
From a cluster of small hutments our committed Odiya people have built up an educational institution, which is a matter of pride for all of us.
We, being the elected representatives of the members of the MUMBAI UTKAL SAMITI, are committed to developing and furthering MUMBAI UTKAL SAMITI’s social and philanthropical activities for the betterment of Odiya community as a whole, through various social, cultural and educational initiatives.
I am confident that with the continued support and cooperation of all our members MUMBAI UTKAL SAMITI will scale new heights in social strata in time to come.
Wishing you all a good health, peace and prosperity.

Yours sincerely,
Dev Mohanty
President
MUMBAI UTKAL SAMITI

Gen. Secretary's Message

Dear Friends
It is my pleasure to communicate with you through the website of Mumbai Utkal Samiti.
I have been associated with Mumbai Utkal Samiti, since more than 3 decades. I am glad to be a part of this huge ship, whose captain is none other than Shri Dev Mohanty, under whose able leadership, we are able to voyage through all the good and bad phases.
The Managing Committee is committed and determined to work towards the development of the Samiti and the welfare of the Prabasi Odia brothers and sisters in the Mumbai City. The Samiti is working hard to develop the infrastructure of the school and provide the best education to all the students. I am thankful to our Principal and the staff of the school, whose determined and committed efforts has resulted into 100% performance of Std X since last 4 years consecutively.
Through various cultural activities viz. Ganapati Utsav, Saraswati Pooja, Sankranti, Utkal Diwas (Odisha Day) etc, we are able to keep the Odia tradition and culture intact and alive in this huge city.
We seek to reach out to all our Odia people and work towards the overall development of the weaker section of our community.
I appeal to all our brothers and sisters to join hands together and provide a unique identity to all the Odia people in and around Mumbai. Your kind association will help us achieve our aims and objectives and help us to prepare a solid platform for the coming generations.
Bande Utkal Janani
Prabhakar Raulo
Gen. Secretary
Mumbai Utkal Samiti