Bhubaneswar: Odisha Women Writers Society has conferred awards on 27 women literary writers on the occasion of its 27th anniversary celebrations.
The women writers are Pramoda Devi of Puri(Odisha Lekhika Sansad Sanman), Jayanti Padhihari of Berhampur (Prasanna Sarat Sahitya Sanman), Manaswini Dash, Bhubaneswar (Utkal Bharati Kuntala Kumari Sanman), Umarani Patra, Jaleswar(Sudhansubala Pand Upanyas Sanman), Sanjukta Mohapatra, Jajpur, Rohini Devi Samajseba Sanman, Kanak Manjari Patnaik, Bhubaneswar(Manaswani Ray Anubad Sanman), Sujata Priyadarsini, Cuttack(Justice DM Patnaik Sahitya Sanman), Sukruti Tanaya Samantray,Bhubaneswar(Kunja Bihari Tripathy Sahitya Sanman), Sourindri Sahoo,Balasore(Mandkini Panigrahi Sahitya Sanman), Sujata Mohapatra, Cuttack ( Aschrjya Galpa Sanman), and Nirupama Kabi, Rairangpur (Prafulla Kumari Jema Kabita Sanman).
Also awarded are Tulasi Swain, Bhubaneswar (Ramakrushna Nanda Sishu Sahitya Sanman), Bishnupriya Rath, Bhubaneswar (Ajaya Chandra Mohanty Sahitya Sanman), Bharat Kusum Patra,Berhampur (Binadei Sanskruti Sanman), Kabita Pratihari, Bhubaneswar (Radhadevi Samajseba Sanman), Kumuda Lata Mohanty, Bhubaneswar (Supritidevi Gantayat Sahitya Sanman), Sibapriya Mishra, Jharsuguda (Jyotirmayee Dash Sahitya Sanman), Nandikeshri Nath, Dhenkanal (Urmila Devi Kabita Sanman), Nabajyoti Ray, Kendrapara (Kuntala Kumari Mohanty Sahitya Sanman), Gitanjali Swain, Bhubaneswar ( Upendranath Karsharma Sanman), Bidyut Manjari Pradhan,Cuttack (Jatadhari Mishar Sanman), Indira Dash, Angul(Umadevi Kabita Sanman), Aruna Ray, Balasore(Sachidananda Mohanty Bagmi Sanman), Abantib Mallick, Bhadrak(Ramesh Behera Sahitya Sanman), Charulata Mishra, Puri(Sashikrushna Sahitya Sanman), Kanakmanjari Patnaik ( Sudhakar Anubad Sahitya) and Saraswati Behera( Brajendra Sahitya Sanman).