An Era of Odia Laureate (STATE)

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    Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced two important literary awards, the 'Manoj Das International Literary Award' and the 'Manoj-Kishore Sahitya Pratibha Samman,' as well as the establishment of a museum and a library in his native village Sankhari in Baleswar district, in memory of late renowned bilingual Odia writer Manoj Das.


    The State Government will offer an international literary award to Odia writers for creative writing in English and Odia every year. The prize is worth Rs 10 lakh. The ‘Manoj-Kishore Sahitya Pratibha Samman' will be awarded for fundamental writing in both English and Odia at the high school level in order to pique student interest in both literatures. 

    
In both languages, one prize would be given. The prize is worth Rs 1 lakh. The State Government would take over Manoj Das' ancestral residence in Shankhari and rename it "Manmmath-Manoj Smaraki" in honour of two renowned brothers, late historian Manmath Nath Das and Manoj Das, as suggested by his family members. There would also be a library there, which would store all of Manmath Das's and Manoj Das's books. 

Aside from that, the complex's temple would be renovated.


    Special issues of Utkal Prasanga, Odisha Review, and Konark magazine (issued by Odisha Sahitya Akademi) would be published in Manoj Das' memory, according to the CM. The State government would take over the late writer's ancestral house in Shankhari village in Balasore district and transform it into a memorial for Manoj Das and his brother, the great historian Manmath Nath Das, as suggested by his family members. High school students will be given the 'Manoj-Kishore Literary Talent Award' for their innovative works, according to Patnaik, in order to foster interest in both Odia and English literature among adolescents. 


    He said the award will be announced in both English and Odia categories and will come with a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh. 

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