BHUBANESWAR:
Odia poet Haraprasad Das bagged the most prestigious literary award of the
country ‘26th Moorti Devi Award’ for his contribution to the field of
literature. He got the award from Vice President M Hamid Ansari at a function
organised by Bharatiya Jnanpith in New Delhi
on Tuesday.
The award consists of a Citation
and a cash prize of Rs 4 lakh. Ansari congratulated Das for the recognition.
Das, a civil servant in
profession, became the second Odia to get the award after Jnanpith Awardee
Pratibha Ray.
He has published until now
thirteen volumes of poetry, four volumes of literary criticism and critical
thought, one volume of ethnic history, one book of fiction and three works of
translation.
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