Bhubaneswar: Two eminent writers from Odisha – Tarun Kanti Mishra and Kali Charan Hembram received the prestigious Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for the year 2019 at a function held in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Mishra got the award for his book ‘Bhaswati’- a collection of short stories in Odia language. Santhali writer Kali Charan Hembram has been selected for his short story book ‘Sisirjali’.
The winners received an engraved copper plate and Rs one lakh cash prize during the Festival of Letters organized by the Sahitya Akademi.