A superannuated Reader from the Department of Odia Language & Literature, Bhima Prusty is a prolific writer, who has bagged this year’s coveted Sarala Award. He has tried his pain in very many Odia literary genres like short story writing, novel writings, children’s literature and the like.
Paying tribute to the legendary Odia and English writer Manoj Das, who passed away on April 27 in Puducherry due to age-related ailments, the Kalinga Literary Festival has named its Mystic Kalinga Award and Mystic India Festival Lifetime .