Delhi based forum of the progressive intellectuals of Odias, 'The Intellects' conferred the Prabasi Bhasa Samman for 2020 upon Jagatsinghpur Collector Sangram Keshari Mohapatra, recently.
Mohapatra among 11 other noted persons were awarded for their contribution to classical language to mark the occasion of the World Mother Language Day and 6th anniversary of classical status to Odia language.
Mohapatra received the award in an international conclave on February 20 in New Delhi.
Mohapatra has been nominated for the award as an eminent Odia writer who contributed immensely to the Odia literature, said Debendra Rout, chairman of The Intellects and director, Odia Language Virtual Academy.
Mohapatra spoke on preparing Indian Languages for A Digital Age: A Multi-stakeholder Approach, which was highly appreciated by the audience which included language experts, technologists, policymakers, journalists, digital entrepreneurs, digital content creators, digitizers, executives from commercial organizations working on Indian languages, and translators.
The other awardees included noted film writer, producer, director and actor Prashant Nanda, senior journalist Prashant Patnaik, Basant Kumar Tripathy, eminent translator AN Ansari, media personality Gayatri Joshi, Odishi exponent Sangram Keshari Senapati and Khetrabasi Nayak.