Jnanpeeth award winning writer Pratibha Ray received the Kalinga Ratna award given by the Sarala Sahitya Sansad in a ceremony held here at the Sarala Bhawan on Monday.
On its 33rd annual function, the Sansad also conferred the Sarala Samman on fiction writer Santanu Acharya.
The Sarala Samman carries a cash prize of Rs50,000 and a copper plaque while the Kalinga Ratna carries a silver statue of Goddess Saraswati and a copper plaque, informed Prof Pravakar Swain, Sansad founder and president. The Poet, Prof Kedarnath Singh graced the function as the chief guest of the function, which was also attended by former Chief Justice of Supreme Court GB Pattanaik.