Noted Odia poet Dr Hrushikesh Mallick will get the 37th edition of the prestigious Sarala Award for his poetry work Jeje Dekhi Nathiba Bharat.
The Sarala Award Committee announced it at a meeting held here on Friday. Dr Mallick would receive a cash award of `5 lakh along with a citation.
Two more notable personalities of the State would be honoured for their valuable contributions in the field of music and art. Dr Gopal Chandra Panda would be awarded with the Ila Panda Memorial Music Samman while Dr Dinanath Pathi would receive the Ila Panda Memorial Art Samman posthumously. They would receive cash awards of `1,50,000 along with citations each.
A special function would be held here on October 26, 2016 to felicitate Dr Mallick along with other awardees. Eminent writer Chandra Sekhar Kambar has consented to be the chief guest of the function.
The annual Sarala Award is instituted since the year 1979 by the Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT), which is the charitable wing of the IMFA Group. The award is recognised as the foremost literary award of the State.