Sarala award: Odia poet and short story writer Banaj Devi will be honoured with the 38th edition of prestigious Sarala award for her short story compilation "Kathapua". The annual Sarala Puraskar, recognised as one of the foremost literary awards of the state, comprises a cash award of Rs 5 lakh along with a citation.
2017 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize: Maryna Viazovska of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland has been selected for the 2017 SASTRA Ramanujan Prize. The prize will be awarded during December 21-22, 2017 at the International Conference on Number Theory at SASTRA University in Kumbakonam, Ramanujan’s hometown.