Eminent Odia writer Shakuntala Baliarsingh would get the Kendra Sahitya Akademi award for translation for the year 2015. She has been chosen for the award for her novel Kaberi Bhali Jhia Tie.
The original novel was written by Tripurasundari laxmi in Tamil. Baliarsingh has translated the Tamil novel Oru Keberi Yai Polar.
Baliarsingh is an eminent storywriter and a novelist. Agyantabasa ra Iti Katha, Kalankita Jyoshna and Swaymsidhha are some of her famous works.