Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize 2018 announced: odia Book Srimayee Maa selected for award

Newdelhi:29/1/19:The  Executive   Board  of  the  Sahitya Akademi  which  met  at  Rabindra Bhawan, New  Delhi, today, under the Chairmanship of its President, Dr. Chandrashekhar  Kambar approved selection of 24 books   for  the  Sahitya  Akademi  Translation  Prize 2018.    The  books were selected  on the basis of recommendations made by the Selection Committees of three members  each in the concerned languages in accordance with the rules and procedure  laid  down  for  the  purpose.    The  prize  relates, to  translations first published during the five years prior to the year immediately preceding the year of Prize for Translation  (Le. between 1 January 2012 and 31 December 2016).The Prize carries an amount of Rs.50,000/- and a copper plaque which will be presented to the translators  of each of these books at a special function to beheld. sometime   later this year.Odia Book  Srimayee Maa  has been selected for award.This book   is originally written in Bengali by Naba kumar Basu and translated in odia by  Shradhanjali  Kanungo,    Srimayee Maa (Novel) based on life sketch   of Sarada Devi and published by Ama odisha of Sambad group