Cuttack: Author, academic and administrator Devdas Chhotray will get the prestigious ‘Sahitya Bharati Samman’ for the year 2021.
He will receive Rs 1 lakh cash prize and silver memento at a literary function, which will be held at Kala Vikash Kendra in Cuttack on April 4.
The literary is famous for his poems, short stories, lyrics and screenplays.
Cardiologist and artist Dr Jadunath Pasad Das will be conferred with ‘Gangadhar Rath Smaraki Samman’.
Notably, this award has been named after the founder of the foundation, former advocate general of Odisha late Gangadhar Rath.
Rath had also instituted ‘Sahitya Bharati Samman’ for Odia littérateurs.
Poet Sadasiba Das will receive the ‘Bhanuji Rao Smaraki’ award.
While writer Sarojini Sahu will get ‘Binapani Mohanty Katha Sahitya Puraskara’ and writer Chittaranjan Chiranjit and poet Manoj Meher will be awarded ‘Subrat Rath Smaraki Puraskar’.
Orissa High Court Chief Justice S Muralidhar will be the chief guest on the occasion, informed foundation trustee Dr Jayanti Rath at a press meet on Friday.
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