Orissa socio-cultural Association, formerly known as Orissa Cultural Association (OCA) established in 20th of may 1979, is an association of non-resident oriyas at Ahmedabad. It’s an association of social, educational and cultural veracity to cater to common cultural interests among people in a small sphere of society.

Registered under Societies Regulation Act & Public Trust Act, it has a strength of more than 300 members including senior people from Civil Services, Financial & Research Institutions, Public & Private Sectors, etc

The association celebrates a number of Oriya functions throughout the year. The Basant Panchami or Saraswati Puja, Utkal Divas, Raja Sankranti, Rathayatra, Kumar Purnima or Kumarotsava to name a few. The association have always came to the forefront in an event of natural calamaties of any form. It always forwarded a helping hand, whether it is in the event of 26 Jannuary Killer quake, 29 October Super Cyclone, 25th december Tsunami or Surat flooding-06. The association members have always come forward and joined their hands to help the people in need.

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LAST UPDATED ON: 31Mar 2008