By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Noted Odia fiction writer Smt. Paramita Satpathy will get the 42nd prestigious Sarala Puraskar for her novel “Abhipreta Kala”. The book has been published by Paschima Publications, Bhubaneswar in the year 2016.
She will receive a cash award of Rs.5,00,000/- (Rupees Five Lakh only) along with a citation. The traditionally given Bansidhar-Ila Panda Sangeet Sammana & Chitrakala Sammana will be declared soon.
The annual Sarala Puraskar instituted by eminent Odia industrialist Late Dr. Bansidhar Panda and Late Mrs. Ila Panda in the year 1980, has been continuously awarded by Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT). IMPaCT is the charitable wing of IMFA Ltd., the leading fully integrated producer of Ferro Alloys in India.
Sarala Puraskar is recognised as the foremost literary award of our State. This award is one of the finest contributions of IMPaCT to glorify Odia literature. The Ekalabya Puraskar also has been instituted by IMPaCT to encourage promising sports talents of Odisha.
