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Bhubaneswar:27/10/23:Eminent fictionist Bhima Prusty received the prestigious ‘Sarala Puraskar’, which is given annually by IMPaCT, the charitable wing of the Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Ltd. (IMFA).
Prusty received the award at the Sarala Puraskar Utsav in Bhubaneswar on Thursday for his novel ‘Jambuloka’. Prusty’s novel was published by Paschima Publications in 2017. The award carried a plaque, a certificate, and a purse of Rs 5 lakh.
After receiving the award, Prusty extended his thanks to the judges who chose his novel for the award. On this occasion, the ‘Ila-Bansidhar Panda Kala Samman-2023’, given every year by IMPaCT for lifetime excellence in the field of art, was awarded to Guru Benudhar Mohapatra, a unique pattachitra artist. Moreover, famous flute player Guru Mohini Mohan Patnaik also received the ‘Ila-Bansidhar Panda Kala Samman-2023.
‘The award carried a plaque, a certificate, and a purse of Rs 2 lakh. Noted Marathi writer Dr. Dnyaneshwar Mulay attended the event as the chief guest. The ‘Sarala Puraskar’, instituted by eminent Odia industrialist Dr. Bansidhar Panda and his wife Ila Panda in 1980, has been continuously awarded by the Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT).
It was instituted in 1980 with the objective of recognizing outstanding literary work in Odia. With a purse of Rs. 5,00,000, it is today considered the premier recognition for an Odia writer. Besides this, since 2015 IMPaCT has instituted the ‘Ila Panda Sangeet Samman’ and ‘Ila Panda Chitrakala Samman’ to felicitate musicians and artists of Odisha, presently carrying a cash award of Rs. 2,00,000 and a Citation for each of the winners.
| Year Sarala Puraskar Recipients |
| 2022 – Dr Gourahari Das |
| 2021 – Smt Paramita Satpathy |
| 2020 – Shri Nityananda Nayak |
| 2019 – Dr. Pradeep Dash |
| 2018 – Dr. Satrughna Pandav |
| 2017 – Smt Banaja Devi |
| 2016 – Dr. Hrushikesh Mallick |
| 2015 – Mr Manoj Kumar Panda |
| 2014 – Mr Prafulla Das |
| 2013 – Mr Achyutananda Pati |
| 2012 – Dr Hrushikesh Panda |
| 2011 – Mr Harihar Mishra |
| 2010 – Smt Binapani Mohanty |
| 2009 – Dr Prasanna Kumar Mishra |
| 2008 – Mr Haraprasad Das |
| 2007 – Dr Dasarathi Das |
| 2006 – Smt Annapurna Maharana |
| 2005 – Mr Hrudananda Ray |
| 2004 – Mr Satakadi Hota |
| 2003 – Mr Jagdish Mohanty |
| 2002 – Mr Uttam Kumar Pradhan & Mr Srinivas Udgata |
| 2001 – Mr Tarun Kanti Mishra |
| 2000 – Mr Gopal Chottray |
| 1999 – Dr Bibhuti Bhusan Pattnaik |
| 1998 – Dr Jagannath Prasad Dash |
| 1997 – Mr Manmohan Choudhury |
| 1996 – Padamshree Late Dr S N Rajguru |
| 1995 – Mr Rajendra Kishore Panda |
| 1994 – Prof Bhubaneswar Behera |
| 1993 – Dr Nrushinga Charan Panda |
| 1992 – Dr (Mrs) Prativa Satpathy |
| 1991 – Mr Rama Chandra Behera & Late (Mr) Rabi Pattnaik |
| 1990 – Mr Monoranjan Das & Mrs Prativa Roy |
| 1989 – Mr Chittaranja Das |
| 1988 – Mr Sarat Kumar Mohanty |
| 1987 – Mr Santanu Kumar Acharya |
| 1986 – Mr Kishore Charan Das |
| 1985 – Dr Sitakanta Mohapatra |
| 1984 – Mr Ramakanta Rath |
| 1983 – Mr Mohapatra Neelamani Sahu |
| 1982 – Mr Chandrasekhar Rath |
| 1981 – Mr Manoj Das |
| 1980 – Mr Surendra Mohanty |
