Atibadi Jagannath Das Award is declared for 2010, 2011, 2012

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Atibadi Jagannath Das Award is declared by Odisha Sahitya Akademi. Eminent critic Dr Gagendranath Das for 2010, noted writer Chandrasekhar Rath for 2011 and Brajanath Rath for 2012 have been selected for the prestigious Atibadi Jagannath Das Award. The award carries Rs 50,000, a citation and a shawl.

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Gaganendranath Dash has refused to accept the Sahitya Akademy Award. He was selected in 2011 to get the award for 2010 but could not get it because the decision was challenged in the Orissa high court. Later the akademy lost the case. Again this year his name is in the list of winners. Now he humbly refused to accept the award.