Odisha, also known as the land of temples, has produced several notable individuals who have contributed significantly to their respective fields. Here are some of the awards and honors that have been conferred upon them:
Padma Shri Awardees from Odisha
The Padma Shri is the fourth-highest civilian award in India. Several individuals from Odisha have been honored with this prestigious award.
Recipients
Field
Year
Daitari Naik
Social work
2019
Devarapalli Prakash Rao
Social work
2019
Haldhar Nag
Literature and Education
2016
Kailash Chandra Meher
Arts
2013
Kamala Pujari
Others
2019
Minati Mishra
Arts
2012
Nila Madhab Panda
Film Making
2016
Prafulla Kar
Arts
2015
Shri Arun Mohanty
Art-Dance
2017
Shri Bhabani Charan Patnaik
Public Affairs
2018
Shri Chandra Shekhar Rath
Literature and Education
2018
Shri Gobardhan Panika
Art-Weaving
2018
Shri Jitendra Haripal
Art-Music
2017
Shri Pravakara Maharana
Art-Sculpture
2018
Shri Sadhu Meher
Art-Cinema
2017
Sribhas Chandra Supakar
Textile Designing
2016
Sudarsan Patnaik
Sand Art
2014
Taraprasad Das
Medicine
2013
Padma Bhushan Awardees from Odisha
Recipients
Field
Year
Dr. Sitakanta Mohapatra
Literature and Education
2003
Shri Raghunath Mohapatra
Art
2001
Shri Ramakanta Rath
Literature and Education
2006
Padma Vibhushan Awardees of Odisha
Recipients
Field
Year
Dr. Sitakanta Mohapatra
Literature and Education
2011
Guru Kelu Charan Mohapatra
Art
2000
Shri Raghunath Mohapatra
Art
2013
Sangeet Natak Academy Awardees from Odisha
Recipients
Discipline
Year
Aloka Kanungo
Odissi Dance
2015
Aruna Mohanty
Odissi Dance
2010
Bankim Sethi
Odissi Music
2013
Gopal Chandra Panda
Odissi Music
2011
Janmanjay Saibabu
Chhau Guru
2017
Laxmidhar Raut
Pala Orissa
2016
Ramli Ibrahim
Odissi Dance
2011
Ratikant Mohapatra
Odissi Dance
2016
Sangeeta Dash
Odissi Dance
2013
Satyabrata Raut
Theatre (Direction)
2016
Sharmila Biswas
Odissi Dance
2012
Sudhakar Sahoo
Odissi Dance
2014
Sujata Mohapatra
Odissi Dance
2017
Jnanpith Awardees from Odisha
Awardees
Year
Literary Work
Gopinath Mohanty
1973
Novel-Amrutara Sontana
Pratibha Ray
2011
Novels
Sachidananda Routray
1986
Poetry- Pallisri
Sitakant Mahapatra
1993
Poetry-Sabdar Akash
Academy Yuva Puraskar Winners (Odia Language)
Year
Author
Book
Genre
2011
Gayatribala Panda
Gaan
Poetry
2018
Jayadratha Suna
SoSo
Poetry
2016
Jnanee Debasish Mishra
Daaga
Poetry
2013
Kshetrabasi Naik
Dadan
Short Stories
2014
Narendra Kumar Bhoi
Pidaparba
Poetry
2012
Srushthishree Naik
Bhirna Upabana
Short Stories
2015
Sujit Kumar Panda
Manasanka
Short Stories
2017
Surasnata Tripathy
Samparka Emiti
Sahitya Academy Bal Sahitya Puraskar Winners (Odia Awardees)
Year
Author
Book/Contribution
2016
Batakrushna Ojha
Children Literature
2018
Birendra Mohanty
Total Collection of Poems
2014
Dash Benhur (Jitendra Narayan Dash)
Children Literature
2011
Maheswar Mohanty
Children Literature
2013
Nadiya Bihari Mohanty
Children Literature
2012
Ram Prasad Mohanty
Children Literature
2015
Snehalata Mohanty
Children Literature
2017
Subhendra Mohan Srichandan Singh
Children Literature
Sahitya Academy Translation Awardees in Odia Language
Year
Translator Book
Original Book (LanguagelGenre)
Author
2013
Bilasini Mohanty Anabruta Andhakar: Collection of 50 Short Saadat Hasan Manton Stories (Urdu) Ka Ardhasata Kahani
Saadat Hasan Manto
2012
Prasanta Kumar Sei Pakhitir Na Ruswa Mohanty
. Us Chiria Ka Nam, (Hindi Novel)
Pankaj Bisht
2014
Rabindra Kumar Thilagharar Gehlapua Praharaj
Alaler Gharer Dulal (Bengali Novel)
Tek Chand Thakur
2011
Sangram Jena Umrao Jan Ada
Umrao Jaan Ada, (Urdu Novel)
Mirza Hadi Ruswa
2015
Shakuntala Kaberi Bhali Jhia Tie Baliarsingh
Oru Keberi Yai Polar, (Tamil Novel)
Lakshmi Thiripurasundari
Sahitya Academy Award in Odia Language
Year
Awardees
Work
Discipline
2015
Bibhuti Patnaik
Mahisashurara Muhan
Short Stories
2013
Bijay Misra
Vanaprastha
Play
2018
Dasarathi Das
Prasanga Puruna Bhabana Nua
Literary Essays
2017
Gayatri Saraf
Etavatira Shilpi
Short Stories
2014
Gopal Rath
Bipula Diganta
Poetry
2012
Gourahari Das
Kanta O’ Anyanya Galpa
Short Stories
2011
Kalpanakumari Devi
Achihna Basabhumi
Novel
2016
Paramita Satpathy
Prapti
Novel
Odisha Sahitya Akademi Awards
Awardees
Discipline
Abhaya Barik
Short Story (Mahagana)
Arvind Patnaik
Essay (Odishare Lokadharmara Parampara)
Basant Kishora Sahu
Children’s Literature
Basudev Sunani
Poetry Segment (Book Bodhue Bhala Paiba Mote Jananahi)
