Noted Odia Poet Nityananda Nayak Selected for Sarala Puraskar 2020

Veteran Odia poet Nityananda Nayak has been chosen for the prestigious Sarala Puraskar for the year 2020, for his literary work of poetry ”Setebelaku Nathiba” which was published in 2017.
This is the 41st edition of the annual Sarala Puraskar, which comprises of a cash prize of Rs 5 lakh and a citation.
The annual award has been instituted by IMFA’s charitable wing, Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT), in 1979, as the most prestigious recognition in the field of literature in Odisha.