Bengaluru: Renowned Odisha poet Dr. Rajendra Kishore Panda has been selected for the Kuvempu Rashtriya Puraskar, the National Award instituted in memory of Rashtrakavi Kuvempu, for the year 2020.
The award carries Rs. 5 lakh cash prize, a silver medal and a citation. Dr. Panda’s name was finalised by a three-member panel comprising Kannada poet Dr. H.S. Shivaprakash, Agrahara Krishnamurthy, former Secretary of Central Sahitya Academy and Bengali author Shyamal Bhattacharya, according to a release from Kadidal Prakash, Secretary of Rashtrakavi Kuvempu Pratishtana, Kuppalli in Shivamogga district.
