Hindi rendition of the Sarala Mahabharata, penned by Adikabi Sarala Das, will be released at the India International Centre in New Delhi on September 17.
The translation, a milestone initiative of the Odisha Sahitya Akademi, is aimed at reaching out to wider readers. The work is a unique literally document with ample testimony on the classical status of Odia language.
Culture and Tourism Minister Ashok Chandra Panda and President of the Central Sahitya Akademi, Delhi Dr Biswanath Prasad Tiwari will attend the event. The book release will be followed by a seminar on Subaltern Voice in Contemporary Indian Fiction, where renowned academicians and critics will present their views.
An exhibition-cum-sell of the works published by the Akademi will also be held on the occasion.