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Types

NROs can be mainly of two types:

Oriya People (ancestrally or originally) settled in different parts of India, or
Oriya People (ancestrally or originally) settled in different parts of the world.

Indian NROs

Migration from Orissa has a long history. The Oriya merchants had trade links with other parts of the country during the ancient and Middle Ages.In modern times the Oriya started migrating to look out for jobs in different parts of the country.There are also various organizations in various parts of the country which include Oriya Cultural Association which is a group of Oriyas in Delhi

Delhi

Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

(Based in Haryana

Haryana

Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...

),The Oriya Association Of Delhi(Which owns the Jagannath Temple

Jagannath Temple, Delhi

The Jagannath Temple in New Delhi, India is a modern temple built by the Oriya community of Delhi dedicated to the Hindu God Jagannath. The temple located in Green Park is famous for its annual Rathyatra festival....

) and Oriya Mahasangram.
The NRO community has even honoured Jyoti Kullu former captain of National Hockey Team(women's) in 2007 on her achievement of the Arjuna Award

Arjuna award

The Arjuna Awards were instituted in 1961 by the government of India to recognize outstanding achievement in National sports. The award carries a cash prize of 500,000, a bronze statuette of Arjuna and a scroll....

.The Delhi Oriya Lawyer Association awarded the Trophy.She was honoured in a brief function held at the resident of Mr.Jual Oram M.P. and National Vice President of BJP at Delhi. Oram and his wife Jhingia Oram, garlanded Jyoti and congratulated her for her success in the field of sports.

Web Presence

Orissa News Updates
There are a lot of websites all over operated by group of oriya people such as Odisha.in and Orissadairy.com.They give all news and happenings of NROs all over the country.
Oriya Songs and Music

Non-Resident Oriya Facilitation Center

The Non Resident Oriya Facilitation Center is an organization that works in liaison with the Govt. Of Orissa

Orissa

Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...

.The Society takes the form of a Public-Private-People-Partnership and shall have representation of the government, NonResident Oriyas (henceforth called NROs) and Community. The "Society" shall take the form of a Public-Private-People-Partnership and shall have representation of the government, NROs and Community.

Oriya Diaspora

The diasporic Oriyas constitute sizeable number in several countries around the world. They are significant in number in countries such as Malaysia, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Java, Sumatra and Bali and in the European countries such as United States, Canada, Australia and England. Presently Oriyas are found in almost all countries of the globe. They maintain close contact among themselves, with the kith and kin around the world albeit relatives back home in Orissa.
Being a coastal region [Orissa], maritime trade played an important role in the development of Oriya civilisation, where cultural, commercial and political contacts with Southeast Asia, particularly southern Burma, Malaysia and Indonesia were especially extensive.

Oriya Culture in the United States

The Oriya immigrants in the United States have remained attached to their invaluable culture, which finds expression in the traditional festivals and ceremonies. They perform the festivals such as Rath Yatra, Holi, Diwali and New Year in which large number of Oriyas participate. The traditional dance and theatre forms of Orissa like Oddissi dance and Chhau dance, drama, stage shows of the story of Ramayana and Mahabharata etc. are also performed in the diaspora. Today specialised dance troupes are invited from Orissa to perform in several special occasions. While watching these performances, the Oriyas, feel a sense of nostalgia of being a member of the great civilisation. Among the well-known performers who have visited the United States are include Bagmi Das, Natasha Rao, Siddhartha Mohaptra, Satish Mishra, Mrunali Das, Rajashri Mishra, Prerana Pradhan, Shashwati Das, Suman Ojha etc.

International Organizations

There are various Oriya

Oriya people

The Oriya, known classically by various names , are an ethnic group of eastern India and of eastern Indo-Aryan stock...

organizations in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

and other countries such as The Orissa Society Of the Americas.The Indo American Friendship Foundation also supports OSA and its chapters.
The Orissa Society of the Americas organized their 40th Annual Convention on 3 & 4 July 2009 at Patriots Theatre at the War Memorial & Marriott Hotel, Trenton, New Jersey.
Other organizations safeguarding Oriya culture abroad include Toronto Jagannath Temple Association.