Chandraprava Patnaik’s love for the suffering people and literature and her determination for upliftment of the deprived masses was highly praised by Rtd, Justice AS Naidu, famous linguist Padmashree Debiprasanna Patnaik and eminent poet Dr Saoubhagya Kumar Mishra, who appealed the younger generations to follow her footsteps to create an atmosphere of love for the people and the society.
While recalling Chnadraprava’s activities, Justice Naidu , who knew her from young days, said her passion was to help people in distress and to fight against injustice and corruption. She got support and encouragement from her father-in-law, freedom fighter Raghunath Patnaik and journalist husband Prasanta Patnaik after marriage, to carry on her social and literary activities.
Justice Naidu expressed his happiness over Associated Media Foundations initiative in instituting the “Seva” award after her name. The award was presented to Dr Jayant Dash, an internationally known skin and rehabilitation surgeon.
Besides, Chandraprava Smruti Sahitya Samman was presented by eminent inguist Dr Debiprasann Pattanayak to progressive Odia poet and storywriter Chirashree Indrasingh, for her remarkable contribution to contemporary Odia literature.
Poet Dr Soubagya Kumar Mishra described about the humanitarian aspect of Chndraprava’s writings.
Eminent persons like former Ministers Dr Damodar Rout, Surendra Nath Nayak, “Dinalipi” Editor Bata Krushna Tripathy, Prof Biranchi Narayan Puhan, Prof Avedananda Mohanty , former MP Baishnab Charan Parida, CPI(Ml) leader Radhakanta Sethi and a number of poets, writers, social activists and mediapersons attended the event.