Noted Odia Poet Nityananda Nayak Selected for Sarala Puraskar

Noted Odia poet, Nityananda Nayak will be conferred the prestigious Sarala Puraskar for his poetry work ‘Setebelaku Nathiba’, published in 2017.
The poet will be felicitated with a cash award of `5 lakh and a citation.
Two other persons will be honoured for their valuable contribution in the field of music and art.
Ranjit Kumar Nag will be awarded ''Ila Panda Sangeet Samman'' and Shyamsundar Pattanaik will get ''Ila Panda Chitrakala Samman''.
They will receive a cash award of Rs. 1,50,000 each along with citations, an official release issued by the Indian Metals Public Charitable Trust (IMPaCT).
The annual Sarala Puraskar, instituted by eminent Odia industrialist Bansidhar Panda and Ila Panda in 1979, has been continuously awarded by IMPaCT.
IMPaCT is the charitable wing of IMFA Ltd, the leading and the only fully integrated producer of ferro alloys in the country.