Noted Odia litterateur Prafulla Das would get the prestigious Sarala Award-2014 for his novel Bahniman, a biography of Malati Choudhury, and overall literary achievements. The Sarala Award Committee announced this at a meeting held here on Friday. Das would receive a cash award of Rs 2.50 lakh along with a citation. The committee also informed that two other noted persons, singer Shyamamani Devi and artist Shiva Panigrahi, would receive a cash award of Rs 1 lakh and a citation each. A special function would be held on October 26 to confer the awards. Eminent poet, lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar has consented to grace the occasion as chief guest. The annual Sarala Award is being given by the Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT), a charitable wing of IMFA Group, since it was instituted in 1979.