| 1950 |
SRI LALIT KUMAR DASGUPTA |
ADVOCATE, HIGH COURT OF ORISSA, CUTTACK |
| 1951 |
SRI LINGARAJ MISHRA |
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT |
| 1952 |
PANDIT GODAVARISH MISHRA |
EMINENT LITTERATEUR |
| 1953 |
PANDIT NILAKANTHA DAS |
SPEAKER, ORISSA LAGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY |
| 1954 |
SRI BHAIRAB CHANDRA MOHANTY |
DEPUTY MINISTER OF WORKS |
| 1955 |
SRI VIVEKANANDA MUKHERJEE |
M.A.PROF.RAVENSHAW COLLEGE |
| 1956 |
SRI CHINTAMANTI PANIGRAHI |
M.A.EDITOR,"THE MATRUBHUMI" |
| 1957 |
SRI TRILOCHAN MISHRA |
M.A.PROF.RAVENSHAW COLLEGE |
| 1958 |
DR. A.P. O'Brien |
M.A., B.Ed, M.PHIL.PROF.RAVENSHAW COLLEGE |
| 1959 |
DR. SRINIBASH SAHU |
M.A.D.PHIL.,(BONN) |
| 1960 |
DR. RADHANATH RATH |
M.A., P.HD., RAVENSHAW COLLEGE |
| 1961 |
SRI JANAKI BALLAV PATTANAIK |
M.A., EDITOR,"THE PRAJATANTRA" & "THE EASTERN TIMES" |
| 1962 |
SRI RADHANATH RATH |
EDITOR, "THE SAMAJA" |
| 1963 |
SRI BAIDYANATH RATH |
M.A., PRINCIPAL, RADHANATH TRAINING COLLEGE |
| 1964 |
PADMASHREE SACHIDANANDA ROUTRAY |
EMINENT LITTERATEUR |
| 1965 |
SRI RAJKISHORE RAY |
M.A., VICE PRINCIPAL, RAVENSHAW EVENING COLLEGE |
| 1966 |
SRI GOURI KUMAR BRAHMA |
M.A., SECRETARY, SANGEET NATAK ACADEMY |
| 1967 |
SRI KALINDI CHARAN PANIGRAHI |
EMINENT LITTERATEUR |
| 1968 |
SRI SRIHARSHA MISHRA |
EDITOR,"THE SAMAJA" |
| 1969 |
SRI SATRUGHNA NATH |
M.A.(LONDON),PRINCIPAL,RNT COLLEGE |
| 1970 |
SRI RADHA MOHAN GADANAYAK |
EMINENT LITTERATEUR |
| 1971 |
SRI KANHU CHARAN MOHANTY |
EMINENT LITERATEUR |
| 1972 |
SRI KUNJABIHARI DAS |
M.A.,U.G.C.PROF.,UTKAL UNIVERSITY |
| 1973 |
SRI SARBESWAR DAS |
M.A., PROF.RAVENSHAW COLLEGE |
| 1974 |
SRI BICHITRANANDA KAR |
EDITOR,"THE MATRUBHUMI" ( SILVER JUBILEE YEAR ) |
| 1975 |
From 1975 TO 1990, NO FUNCTION WAS PERFORMED |
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| 1991 |
SRI RAM CHANDRA KAR |
PROP.,SARASWATA PRESS |
| 1992 |
SRI TATTWAKANDAR MISHRA |
PROF.RAVENSHAW COLLEGE |
| 1993 |
SRI PATHANI PATTANAIK |
PRINCIPAL, CHRIST COLLEGE (RETD.) |
| 1994 |
SRI SAROJ RANJAN MOHANTY |
EDITOR, "THE JHANKAR" |
| 1995 |
SRI HRUDANANDA ROY |
PROF.RAVENSHAW COLLEGE (RETD.) |
| 1996 |
SRI BICHITRANANDA MOHANTY |
EMINENT LITTERATEUR |
| 1997 |
SRI CHANDRA SEKHAR MOHAPATRA |
EDITOR, "THE MATRUBHASA" |
| 1998 |
DR..BRAJA MOHAN MOHANTY |
EMINENT LITTERATEUR |
| 1999 |
SRI AZHARUDDIN KHAN (CHIEF SPEAKER) |
EMINENT LITTERATEUR, WEST BENGAL ( GOLDEN JUBILEE YEAR ) |
| 1999 |
SRI KISHORI CHARAN DAS |
EX-PRESIDENT,ORISSA SAHITYA AKADEMI ( GOLDEN JUBILEE YEAR ) |
| 2000 |
SRI BIBHUTI PATNAIK |
M.A., PH.D. NOVELIST AND EMINENT LITTERATEUR |
| 2001 |
SMT.BINAPANI MOHANTY |
EMINENT NOVELIST AND RENOWNED LITTERATEUR |
| 2002 |
SRI ABHAYA KUMAR PADHI |
DIRECTOR, A.I.R., CUTTACK |
| 2003 |
DR. KRUSHNA CHANDRA BEHERA |
M.A.,RETD.PROF.RAVENSHAW COLLEGE |
| 2004 |
SRI SANAT KUMAR DAS PATTNAIK |
RETD.PROF. RAVENSHAW COLLEGE |
| 2005 |
ANNUAL REPORT SUBMITTED, BUT NO FUNCTION WAS HELD, DUE TO THE SAD DEMISE AND REMEMBRANCE OF LATE SATYA NARAYAN GUPTA. |
NO FUNCTION HELD |
| 2006 |
SRI HUSSAIN RABI GANDHI |
EMINENT POET AND VICE PRESIDENT, ODISHA SAHITYA AKADEMI, BHUBANESWAR |
| 2007 |
SRI ANNANDA PRASAD RAY |
EMINENT LITTERATEUR AND PRESIDENT, UTKAL SAHITYA SAMAJ, CUTTACK |
| 2008 |
DR.BIJAYANANDA SINGH |
O.S.D-CUM-DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DEPT.OF CULTURE, GOVT.OF ODISHA, BBSR |
| 2009 |
DR. SATYA RAY, VICE PRESIDENT |
UTKAL SAHITYA SAMAJ, CUTTACK ( DIAMOND JUBILEE YEAR ) |
| 2010 |
DR. RATNAKAR CHAINI |
EX-PRESIDENT, UTKAL SAHITYA SAMAJ, CUTTACK AND RETD. PROF. RAVENSHAW COLLEGE |
| 2011 |
DR. PRAMOD KUMAR MOHAPATRA |
EDITOR, "THE SAMAJ" |
| 2011 |
SRI BISWABARAN GUHA |
ASST.DIRECTOR, RAJA RAMMOHUN ROY LIBRARY FOUNDATION, KOLKATA |
| 2012 |
DR. MAHESWAR MOHANTY |
RETD. H.O.D. (ODIA) CHRIST COLLEGE |
| 2013 |
DR. SULOCHANA DAS |
EMINENT LITTERATEUR, CUTTACK |
| 2014 |
JUSTICE A.S. NAIDU |
FORMER JUDGE, ODISHA HIGH COURT |
| 2015 |
SRI SIBA PANIGRAHI |
EMINENT ARTIST AND PRESIDENT, ODISHA LALIT KALA AKADEMI, BBSR |
| 2016 |
SMT.BIJAYINI DAS |
EMINENT LITTERATEUR, CUTTACK |
| 2016 |
SRI SURYA PRASAD MISHRA ( CHIEF SPEAKER ) |
ADVOCATE GENERAL OF ODISHA |
| 2017 |
DR.BAISHNAB CHARAN SAMAL |
VISWA BHARATI, SHANTI NIKETAN, ODIA DEPT. (RETD.) |
| 2018 |
SRI AMARESH PATTNAIK |
EMINENT LITTERATEUR, CUTTACK |
| 2019 |
SRI BABAJI CHARAN PATTANAYAK |
EMINENT LITTERATEUR, CUTTACK |
| 2020 |
SRI TARAK NATH SUR |
SOCIAL ACTIVIST, CUTTACK |
| 2021 |
DR.GOBINDA CHANDRA CHAND |
EMINENT LITTERATEUR, CUTTACK |
| 2022 |
SMT.SABITA TRIPATHY |
SR,LIBRARIAN, HKM STATE LIBRARY, BBSR |
| 2022 |
SWAMI ARYANANDA ( CHIEF SPEAKER ) |
RAMAKRISHNA MATH, BBSR |
| 2023 |
DR.BIJAYALAXMI DASH |
ASST.PROF.ODIA DEPT.RAVENSHAW UNIVERSITY |
| 2024 |
DR.JUSTICE BIDYUT RANJAN SARANGI |
HIGH COURT OF ORISSA (PLATINUM JUBILEE ) |
| 2024 |
DR.SOMA CHAND ( CHIEF SPEAKER ) |
RETD.HOD HISTORY DEPT.UTKAL UNIVERSITY |
| 2025 |
SMT. SARBANI MUKHOPADHYAY |
EMINENT NOVELIST, WRITER ( WEST BENGAL ) |
| 2025 |
SRI NALINI KANTA SAHOO (G O H ) |
DISTRICT CULTURE OFFICER, CUTTACK |
