Renowned poet Nityananda Nayak receives prestigious ‘Sarala Puraskar’
By A K Sahoo
Bhubaneswar, Oct. 26:: Renowned poet Nityanda Nayak on Monday received the prestigious ‘Sarala Puraskar’ for his collection ‘Sete Bela Ku Nathibi,’ published in 2017 by Friends’ Publishers.
Complying with Corona restrictions, Sri Nayak was presented with citation, trophy and Rs 5 lakh cash in a simple and short programme.
On this occasion, Ila Panda Chitrakala Samman went to renowned artist Sri Shyamsundar Pattanayak and Ila Panda Sangeet Samman was given to renowned musician Sri Ranjeet Kumar Nag along with a citation and Rs 1.5 lakh cash awards each.
Present during the event, Trustee Ms Paramita Panda said that we don’t have a stage or a guest to confer the award. But we don’t feel the absence of any guest as the three great famous talents who are being awarded by us today are our esteemed guests.
The annual Sarala Puraskar instituted by eminent Odia industrialist Late Dr Bansidhar Panda and Late Mrs. Ila Panda in the year 1980, has been continuously awarded by Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT).
IMPaCT is the charitable wing of IMFA Ltd., the leading and the only fully integrated producer of ferro alloys in India.
Sarala Puraskar is recognised as the foremost literary award of our State. This award is one of the finest contributions of IMPaCT to glorify Odia literature.
The Ekalabya Puraskar also has been instituted by IMPaCT to encourage promising sports talents of Odisha.
