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Sarala Award - Prof. Rajkishore Mishra - Interview

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Channel: OdishaLIVE · 2014 · Entertainment

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Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/odishalive Prof. Rajkishore Mishra, Secretary, Sarala Award Advisory Committee, speaks to OdishaLIVE on the prestigious literary award. 

The award was constituted in 1980 by Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT), an IMFA initiative and founded by late Ila Panda and Dr. Banshidhar Panda.

Mrs. Paramita Mahapatra, renowned lady entrepreneur of the state and the daughter of late Ila Panda and Dr. Banshidhar Panda, is currently holding the role of the Trustee IMPaCT.  

The award has been offered, every year, to a stalwart Odia writer for his outstanding contribution to language and literature. The award consists of cash award of 2.5 lakhs and a citation.

Similarly, the Sarala Committee also offers citation and cash award of 1 lakh each, to 2 veteran personalities from the field of Music and Art.

For the year 2014, the Sarala Award has been given to Shri Prafulla Das, for his biographical writing 'Bahnimaan'. Similarly, in the category of Citation, the Dr. Shyamamani Devi, veteran Odissi singer, and Shri Shiba Panigrahi, veteran Painter, are being awarded by the Sarala Puraskar Committee, this year.

The above three personalities shall receives their awards on a special function dated 26 October 2014, from Mr. Javed Akhtar, veteran poet and lyricist of Bollywood fame.

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