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Legendary Odia singer Pranab Kishore Patnaik was conferred with first Sikander Alam Memorial award

Bhubaneswar:27/7/18; Legendary Odia singer Pranab Kishore Patnaik, who has ruled the hearts of music lovers for several decades, was today bestowed with first Sikander Alam Memorial award by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at state Secretariat in Odisha capital.

At the conference hall of the secretariat, a memento, citation and a shawl was presented to the veteran singer

The award has been constituted by Sikander Alam Foundation to reward eminent artists on the occasion of the late singer’s 79th birthday.

Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik paid his rich tributes to Sikander Alam and congratulated Pranab Patnaik on receiving the award.

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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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