Three writers from Odisha have been selected for the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award 2021.
Poet Hrushikesh Mallik will receive the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for his book ‘Sarijaithiba Apera’.
Digaraj Brahma and Debabrata Das will be conferred with Sahitya Akademi Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2021 (Odia) and Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2021 (Odia) for their books ‘Geeta Kahe Matir Katha’ and ‘Sparsha O Anya Galpa’, respectively.