Odia poet chosen for 2020 Kuvempu award
The Hindu
Dr. Rajendra Kishore Panda has published 16 poetry collections and a novel
Odia poet Dr. Rajendra Kishore Panda has been selected for the Kuvempu Rashtriya Puraskar, the national award instituted in memory of the late poet laureate, for 2020. The award carries a cash award of ₹5 lakh, a silver medal and a citation. The name of Dr. Panda was finalised by a three-member committee comprising Kannada poet Dr. H.S. Shivaprakash, Agrahara Krishnamurthy, former secretary of Central Sahitya Academy, and Bengali author Shyamal Bhattacharya. The committee met under the chairmanship of Prof. Hampa Nagarajaiah and chose Dr. Panda for the award.More Related News
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