Bhubaneswar: Litterateur and dramatist Ramesh Chandra Panigrahi will be conferred with the ‘Sahitya Bharati Samman’ for 2020 for his contributions to Odia modern drama.
The award instituted by Shri Gangadhar Rath Foundation, carries a silver emblem of the Sun Temple, Konark, cash prize of Rs 1 lakh and a citation.
Besides, eminent poet Dr Haraprasad Paricha Patanaik will be awarded ‘Bhanujee Rao Smaraki Puraskar’ and eminent fictionist Bijoyinee Das honoured with ‘Binapani Mohanty Katha Sahitya Puraskar’
‘Subrat Rath Smaraki Puraskar’ will be presented to litterateur Debasish Samantray and Sushil Kumar Bag.
The ‘Shri Gangadhar Rath Smaraki Saamman’, in the memory of the founder, will be conferred on noted zoologist, social activist, litterateur and renowned dancer Dr Priyambada Mohanty Hezmadi for her outstanding achievements in the field of Odissi.
The awards will presented at Kala Vikash Kendra, Cuttack, on March 15. Vice-president of Kendra Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, Madhav Kaushik, will be the chief guest at the ceremony.
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