Eminent Odia fiction writer Dr Gourahari Das was conferred with the prestigious Sarala Puraskar for his short-story collection ‘Bagha O Anyanya Galpa’, which was published by Timepass Publication in 2018. Das received a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh and a citation at the 43rd Sarala Puraskar award-giving ceremony organised by Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT) – the charitable wing of Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Ltd – in Bhubaneswar. Gourahari Das was also named as recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize for the year 2021 for ‘Chheli Chareibara Dina’ — his Odia translation of Malyalam novel ‘Aadujeevitham’ (Goat Days) by Benyamin. London-based eminent painter and writer Prafulla Mohanti and Odissi music Guru Ghanshyam Panda were also honoured with ‘Ila-Bansidhar Panda Kala Samman’ for their valuable contribution in the field of art and music, respectively. They received a cash award of Rs 1.5 lakh each and citations.
Eminent Odia fiction writer Dr Gourahari Das was conferred with the prestigious Sarala Puraskar for his short-story collection ‘Bagha O Anyanya Galpa’, which was published by Timepass Publication in 2018. Das received a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh and a citation at the 43rd Sarala Puraskar award-giving ceremony organised by Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT) – the charitable wing of Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Ltd – in Bhubaneswar. Gourahari Das was also named as recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize for the year 2021 for ‘Chheli Chareibara Dina’ — his Odia translation of Malyalam novel ‘Aadujeevitham’ (Goat Days) by Benyamin. London-based eminent painter and writer Prafulla Mohanti and Odissi music Guru Ghanshyam Panda were also honoured with ‘Ila-Bansidhar Panda Kala Samman’ for their valuable contribution in the field of art and music, respectively. They received a cash award of Rs 1.5 lakh each and citations.
