Bhubaneswar: Eminent Odia writer and Kendra Sahitya Akademi awardee Dr Gourahari Das is to receive the prestigious Sarala Puraskar this year for his short-story collection “Bagha O Anyanya Galpa”.
The award-giving ceremony will be held in Bhubaneswar on October 26, 2022. The award includes a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh along with a citation.
Sarala Puraskar was instituted by eminent Odia industrialist Dr Bansidhar Panda and his wife Ila Panda in 1980.
It is awarded by the Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT ), a charitable wing of the Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Ltd. (IMFA) in recognition of excellence in Odia literature.
