Eminent Odia writer Banaj Devi has been selected for the prestigious 38th edition of the Sarala Award for her story book “Kathapua”, said a release from Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT), which has instituted the award. She will receive a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh along with a citation.
Besides, Dr Ghasiram Mishra will be awarded with the Ila Panda Memorial Music Samman and Dr Durga Prasad Das will receive the Ila Panda Memorial Art Samman. They will receive cash prizes of Rs 1.5 lakh each along with citations.
The personalities will be awarded at an event scheduled to be held here on October 26 in which eminent writer Padmashree Mamang Dai would grace as guest.