Atibadi Jagannath Das Puraskar was presented  to Pratibha Ray,Sitakant Mahapatra & Srinibas Udgata 

Bhubaneswar:8/5/23: The prestigious Atibadi Jagannath Das Puraskar, the highest literary award of Odisha Sahitya Akademi was  presented  three eminent Odia writers on Monday for their outstanding contribution.
While renowned writer Pratibha Ray will be conferred with the award for 2021, distinguished writer   receive the purasakr for 2022.Similarly, eminent writer Srinibas Udgata  was conferred  the award for 2023 for his outstanding contribution in the field of Odia literature, sources said.Each of the recipients will be presented Rs five lakh, a shawl, citation and memento.

Atibadi Jagannath Das Puraskar is awarded by Odisha Sahitya Akademi to Odia language litterateurs for their lifetime contribution to Odia literature. This is the most respectable honour to any litterateur by the organisation. Forty-five prominent writers was  also  felicitated on the occasion. Each  received  a prize money of Rs 1 lakh.The awards was  presented at a function organisedind in   Bhubaneswar on Monday.

Odia Language Literature and Culture & Tourism Minister Aswini Kumar Patra  has presented a citation, Rs 5 lakh cash, a shawl and memento to awardee  at a function  at Rabindra Mandap .Among the other dignitary  present in Dias  joint  secretary Odia Language Literature and Culture Satyabrata Sahoo, Director culture Dilip Routray,Odisha Sahitya AkademiPresident,Vice President & secretary

.List of awardees(Previous Year)