Noted writer and former Chief Secretary Tarun Kanti Mishra will receive the prestigious Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award in the Odia language category.
The Akademi announced its annual awards for 2019 in 23 languages on Wednesday. Mishra has been chosen for the award for ‘Bhaswati’, a book of short stories penned by him. The book was selected on the basis of recommendations made by a jury of three members.
The award in the form of a casket containing an engraved copper plaque, a shawl and a cash prize of Rs 1,00,000 will be presented to Mishra at a function to be held on February 25 next in New Delhi during the Festival of Letters organised by the Sahitya
Akademi.