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Bhubaneswar:20/9/24: Eminent writer Sarojini Sahoo was selected to receive the prestigious ‘Sarala Puraskar’ for her novel ‘Astira Pada’.
The award will be presented on October 26 at a special event. The winner will receive a plaque and a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh.
The Sarala Puraskar instituted by eminent Odia industrialist Late Bansidhar Panda and Late Ila Panda in the year 1979, has been continuously awarded by the Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT). The Charitable Trust (IMPaCT) of IMFA for outstanding literary achievement.
Sahoo’s novel was chosen from a competitive field that included works by Aparna Mohanty (Agni Kamalini), Ashutosh Parida (Aprastuta Mrutyu), Dash Benhur (Abadharita O Anyanya Galpa), Bijay Kumar Satpathi (Kankana Dasi Katha), Biyot Projna Tripathy (Maya), and Padmaj Paul (Sita Mun Sita).
Sarala Puraskar
It was instituted in 1980 to recognise outstanding literary work in Odia. With a purse of Rs. 5,00,000 and a glittering array of past recipients, 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, sculpture artist Sudarshan Sahoo and renowned singer Tansen Singh will receive the ‘Ila-Bansidhar Panda Kala Samman’ which was awarded annually by IMPaCT for lifetime excellence in arts. Each recipient will receive a certificate, a plaque, and a cash prize of Rs 2 lakh.
| 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 |
