City

Odisha Writer Tarun Kanti Mishra To Get Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award

By
OB Bureau
December 18, 2019 3:09 pm

Bhubaneswar: Renowned writer from Odisha Tarun Kanti Mishra will receive the Kendra Sahitya Akademi award for 2019. He will get the award for his book Bhaswati.

Mishra was born on August 3, 1950 in  Keonjhar. He had  joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1975. He retired from service as the Chief Secretary to the Odisha government.
Mishra is a recipient of DLitt from North Odisha University.
His first anthology of short stories was published in 1968. He has written more than  200 short stories.
He has also authored a novel against the backdrop of Dandakaranya, a vast territory inhabited by immigrants of erstwhile East Pakistan and a large tribal population.
Earlier, he had received Odisha Sahitya Akademi award, Sarala Award, and Katha Award among others.
OB Bureau

Share
By
OB Bureau
Tags: Kendra Sahitya Akademi AwardTarunkanti Mishra
December 18, 2019 3:09 pm

Recent Posts

Odisha IAS Officer New DoPT Secy

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Tuhin Kanta Pandey, 1987-batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre, was on Monday assigned…

November 4, 2024

Bhubaneswar & Cuttack Bali Jatras To Open On Same Date

Bhubaneswar: The opening date of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack Bali Jatras this year face a clash…

November 4, 2024

Next Mass Extinction To Be Linked With Soaring Temperatures, Warn Scientists

Bhubaneswar: A recent study has warned that humans and animals will be wiped out from…

November 4, 2024

Did Shraddha Kapoor Reject Offer In Allu Arjun’s ‘Pushpa 2’ Due To Low Renumeration?

Mumbai: Ever since ‘Pushpa 2: The Rule’ went on floors, speculation was rife that ‘Stree…

November 4, 2024

‘Govt Framing Me’, Says RG Kar Rape-Murder Accused; Charges Drawn Up, Trial To Star On Nov 11

Kolkata: Sanjay Roy, the prime suspect in the brutal rape and murder of a Kolkata…

November 4, 2024

Vigilance Seizes Suspected Ill-Gotten Money Of Rs 2.8 Lakh From Govt Official In Odisha’s Keonjhar

Bhubaneswar: Vigilance officials seized suspected ill-gotten money amounting to Rs 2.8 lakh from an official…

November 4, 2024

Man Saved From Drowning For Timely Action By Fire Personnel In Odisha’s Mayurbhanj

Baripada: A man was saved from drowning in a deep well due to timely rescue…

November 4, 2024

‘Singham Again’: Netizens Compare Badass Arjun Kapoor With Amrish Puri

Mumbai: Actor Arjun Kapoor, who joined the third instalment of Rohit Shetty’s cop universe franchise…

November 4, 2024