Odia poet chosen for 2020 Kuvempu award
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Dr. Rajendra Kishore Panda has revealed 16 poetry collections and a novel
Odia poet Dr. Rajendra Kishore Panda has been chosen for the Kuvempu Rashtriya Puraskar, the nationwide award instituted in reminiscence of the late poet laureate, for 2020.
The award carries a money award of ₹5 lakh, a silver medal and a quotation. The identify 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 writer Shyamal Bhattacharya. The committee met beneath the chairmanship of Prof. Hampa Nagarajaiah and selected Dr. Panda for the award.
The award is given yearly to a author who has contributed in any of the languages recognised by the Constitution of India. While the award is introduced at Kuppalli, the birthplace of Kuvempu in Shivamogga district, on December 29 to mark his start anniversary, the announcement for 2020 was delayed owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Panda, born in 1944, is a poet and novelist from Odisha. He has revealed 16 poetry collections and a novel. He was introduced the Gangadhar National Award in 2010, and the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1985. He was awarded a D.Lit. by Sambalpur University.
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