Tag: Kendriya Sahitya Akademi

Cuttack: Eminent litterateur Pathani Patnaik passed away today at his residence at Kanika Chhak in the city. He was 89. Family sources said Patnaik was suffering from age-related illness over the past few years. Born in Gunthunisahi in Khurda, Patnaik had authored more than 30 prose and critiques. Moreover, he had written hundreds of books […]

“I am extremely happy and given the attention this award has brought, I really feel like an important person. I know it’s a momentary phase but there is no denying the fact that it is an extremely happy moment for me,” said a modest and humble Shakuntala Baliarsingh, after being conferred the Kendriya Sahitya Akademi […]