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Six Eminent Artists Conferred with the Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja Samman; A Total of 134 Artists Honoured

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Bhubaneswar:26th November 2025; The Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi today presented the Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja Samman, Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards, Upayan, and Kabichandra Kalicharan Yuva Pratibha Samman for the years 2023, 20,24, and 2025. In total, 134 artists received honours across various categories, including six recipients of the prestigious Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja Samman, the highest recognition of the Akademi

For the Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja Samman, the awardees are Dr. Pranab Kishore Pattnayak, Badal Shikdar (2023), Mohini Mohan Pattnayak, Sudhakar Sahu (2024), Ghanshyam Panda, and  Bhagabat Pradhan (2025).

Each recipient of the Kabi Samrat Upendra Bhanja Samman received Rs 5 lakh, while each awardee under Hindustani Vocal Music received Rs 2.5 lakh. Each Recipients of the Akademi Award were given Rs 2 lakh, each Upayana awardee received Rs 1 lakh, and each Kabichandra Kalicharan Yuva Pratibha Samman awardee received Rs 50,000. In total, awards worth over Rs 2.5 crore were distributed among the 134 distinguished artists.

Speaking as the Chief Guest at the ceremony, Culture Minister Shri Suryabanshi Suraj said, “The artistic excellence of our cultural luminaries is the result of lifelong dedication. Their contribution has enriched Odisha’s art and culture, making them eternally revered. I am confident that they will continue to carry the essence of Odisha’s cultural heritage to global heights.”

Dignitaries present on the occasion included eminent artist and Digapahandi MLA Shri Siddhant Mohapatra, Ekamra MLA Shri Babu Singh, and Korei MLA Shri Akash Das Nayak, who highlighted the vital role of artists in preserving and promoting Odisha’s rich cultural heritage and conveyed their best wishes to all awardees.

The programme began with a welcome address by Shri Bijay Ketan Upadhyay, Secretary, Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department. Shri Deba Prasad Dash, Special Secretary, presented the brief details about the awards, while Dr.Chandra Sekhar Hota, Secretary of Odisha Sangeet Natak Akademi, conducted the proceedings.

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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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