Noted poet, educationist and Gandhian philosopher Krushna Singh was felicitated with the Jagabandhu Singh Smruti award-2014 at the observance of the birth centenary of lokaratna Kunjabihari Dash and the annual day celebration of the Nimapada Sahitya Sansad at Nimapada town on Sunday.
Odisha High Court’s Justice Bijay Kumar Nayak gave away the award to Singh for his outstanding contribution towards society, literature and education and lifelong struggle against injustice, atrocities and exploitation on tribals of Koraput. As poet, his Urmila, Shramanika and Goti Pain Nandigiti are some of his immense contributions to the Odia literature.
He has set up schools, the Semiliguda College and Samanta Chandra Sekhar Institute of Technology and Management (SCITAM) for educational upliftment in the Koraput region. Sansad President Suvendu Kumar Routray was present, among others.