The Odisha Sahitya Akademi has declared the names of litterateurs Chandrasekhar Rath, Gaganendranath Das and Brajanath Rath for the prestigious Atibadi Jagannath Das Award for the year 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively recognizing their major contribution to the field of Odia literature and language.
Besides the award, the academy has also chosen to felicitate 25 litterateurs for their contribution to the regional language, sources said. The award carries a cash of Rs 50,000, a plaque and a citation.
Notably, the organisation in January this year had honoured eminent writers Manoj Das, Mohapatra Nilamani Sahu, Dasarathi Das with Ati Badi Jagannath Das Award for 2007, 2008 and 2009, respectively.