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Revolutionary Odia poet Rabi Singh conferred with the prestigious Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman

December 31/12/17;: Revolutionary Odia poet Rabi Singh  conferred with the prestigious Atibadi Jagannath Das Samman for the year 2017, Tourism and Culture Minister Ashok Chandra  Panda has bestowed the award to Mr.Rabi Sing  Harihar Mishra, President of Odisha Sahitya Akademiand academy secretary Aswani Mishra was present in this occasion.

 

Rabi Singh has also received the Odisha Sahitya Akademi Award in 1961. His poetry collections include Patha Prantara Kabita, Charama Patra, Sithila Balga, Lal Pagoda Ra Preta o Anya Kabita, Bhrukuti, Bidirna, Padatika, Apritikara Kabita, Jawalara Mala, Kshata, Bishabani, Durgama Giri, Jhada, Sarbahara, Banya, Anaryara Charyapada among other collections.

Apart from Rabi Singh, 15 litterateurs was also felicitated during the event. Sanatan Mohanty, Rajat Kumar Kar, Bhupen Mohapatra, Nabakishore Prusty, Ramchandra Mohanto, Surendra Kumar Moharana, Trinath Sahu, Laxmidhar Jena, Banshidhar Rout, Panchanan Mishra, Anjali Panda, Nakula Chandra Sahu, Anil Chandra Das, Kumuda Chandra Das and Gobardhan Nayak  felicitated at the award ceremony.While Rabi Singh will receive Rs one lakh, the 15 litterateurs will be felicitated with Rs 30000 as honorarium.

 

 

 

 

 

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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