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Literature & Editing

  • Swayamsidhha Samman 2024, Sambad Digital & Rays Foundation
  • Sampadana Gourab Samman 2023, Apurba, Bhubaneswar
  • Srujanara Sandhanee Samman 2023, Sanskruti o Sanskruti, Bhubaneswar
  • Kahani Gapa Puraskar 2022, Bhubaneswar
  • Writer of the Year 2021, National Youth Awardees Federation of India, New Delhi
  • Utkal Bharati Kuntala Kumari Saraswat Samman 2020 (Utkal Bharati Kuntala Kumari Sabat Foundation, Cuttack)
  • Bagmi Biswanath Kar Sampadana Samman 2019, Utkal Sahitya Samaja
  • Asimaloka Samman 2019
  • Rajadhani Pustak Mela Puraskar 2019 (for novel ‘Shakuntalara Jhia’)
  • Shrestha Saraswata Sadhaka Samman 2019 (Kathakalika Writer’s Meet)
  • Kabi Chakrabarti Brajanath Badajena Saraswata Samman 2018
  • Bhanja Bharati Jayadev Sarangi Memorial Award 2017
  • Ama Bhubaneswar Samman 2017
  • Amari Bhasa Pathe Samman 2016 (The Intellects, New Delhi)
  • Duradarshi Samman 2016
  • Roopnagar Mayanagaree Award 2016 (Best Family Magazine of Odisha)
  • Best Editor Samman 2016, Nimapada Sahitya Sansad
  • Padmavati Award 2016
  • Utkal Prativa Samman 2016
  • State Level Prativa Samman 2016
  • Utkalamani Prativa Samman 2016
  • Odia Sahitya Samman 2016
  • Akshaya Mohanty Sahitya Samman 2013
  • Rajadhani Pustak Mela Puraskar 2013 (for story collection ‘Iti Tora Lipsa’)
  • Dhanaphula Sahitya Samman 2013
  • Manthan Juba Sampadika Samman 2010
  • Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhabana Award 2008 (as Best Woman Editor)
  • Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhabana Award 2007 (Best Editor)
  • Prananatha Samman 2006 (Best Editor)
  • Special Felicitation 2006 for Editing (Lions Club, Bhubaneswar Lotus)
  • Best Editor Award 2004 (State Social Welfare Advisory Board, Bhubaneswar)
  • Kathaa Journal Award 2004 (New Delhi)
  • Rajiv Gandhi Award 2002 (Best Woman Editor)
  • Chinta & Chetana Rastriya Award 2002
  • Smrutilipi Best Editor Samman 2002
  • Avinandanika Award 2001 (Magazine Editing)
  • Aashraya Award 2001 (Best Editor)
  • Badadanda Best Editor Samman 2001
  • Best Editor Award 2001, Lions Club, Bhubaneswar

Cinema & Theatre::

  • National Award for Best Film production (Rajat Kamal) 2006 (for ‘Kathantara’)
  • Mohan Sundar Deb Goswami Award 2005 (Odisha State Film Award for best film 'Kathantara')
  • Film ‘Kathantara’ has also participated and highly acclaimed in many international film festivals; like: 5th Asian Film Festival, Mumbai 2006; 12th Kolkata Film Festival, Kolkata 2006; 11th International Film Festival, Kerala 2006; 4th Cine India International Film Festival, Noida, UP 2007; 1st Hyderabad International Film Festival, Hyderabad 2007; Indian Film Festival (‘Bollywood and Beyond’) in Stuttgart, Germany 2007; South Asian Film Festival, Bangladesh, 2007.
  • Mohan Sundar Deb Goswami Award 2014 (Odisha State Film Award for best feature film 'Krantidhara')
  • Odisha State Film Award for Best Story Writer 2014 (for 'Krantidhara')
  • Film ‘Krantidhara’ has also participated and highly acclaimed in many International Film Festivals - 7th Bengaluru International Film Festival-2014 (competitive section), Bengaluru; 12th Chennai International Film Festival-2014 (Indian Panorama Section), Chennai; 13th Third Eye Asian Film Festival-2015, Mumbai; Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles; Melbourne International Film Festival; Berlin International Film Festival; Cineport International Film Festival.
  • Non feature film 'The Sea and Seven Villages' has been screened in 34 cities including International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala 2023, Jagaran Film Festival 2023, 25th Madurai International Documentary and Short Film Festival 2023, Lane Doc Film Festival 2023, 10th Siliguri Short and Documentary Film Festival 2023. The film has brought glory to the world of cinema by being selected in the 54th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Indian Panorama 2023.
  • Odisha State Special Jury Film Award 2018 (for Documentary Film ‘Kahe Ballav’)
  • Odisha State Tele Film Award for Best Tele Film 2013 (for ‘Kahani Nuhen’)
  • Asian Excellent Film Award 2019 from International Federation of Film Industry Dev., Seoul, Korea (for ‘Krantidhara’)
  • Best Story Writer Award 2016 (for ‘Krantidhara’), Chalachitra Jagat
  • Best Story Writer Award 2016 (for ‘Krantidhara’), Cinema Sansar
  • Best Story Writer Award 2016 (for ‘Krantidhara’), Odia Film Fair Award
  • Best Creative Title Award 2016 (for ‘Krantidhara’), Odia Film Fair Award
  • Manana Samman 2016, Manana Natya Santha
  • National Cine Ratna Award 2016 & 2017
  • Roopnagar Mayanagaree Award 2016 (Best Film of Year 2015)
  • Chalachitra Jagat Pratibha Samman 2007 for award-winning films ‘Kathaantara’
  • Chinta O Chetana Award 2007 for Best Film Production (for 'Krantidhara')
  • Chitrapuri Award 2006
  • Big Screen Big Star Entertainment Award 2016 (for 'Krantidhara')
  • For producing award-winning Odia movies she has been felicitated in many places such as at Bangalore, Chennai

Social and Culture :

  • Saluting Women Achievers of Odisha Award 2024, Times of India
  • Times Power Women Odisha Award 2023, Times of India
  • Kumar Utsav Samman 2023, Bhanja Cultural Trust, Rourkela
  • Inspiring Women Icon of the Year 2022, Global Triumph Foundation, Bengaluru
  • Swara Sadhika Binapani Mohanty Smruti Samman 2022, Binapani Mohanty Foundation, Cuttuck
  • Best Social Worker of the Year, I Can Foundation, Gurugram, Haryana
  • Shreekshetra Gourab Upadhi 2022, Shreekshetra Hanuman Jayanti Committee, Puri
  • Bishuba Prativa Samman 2022, Agami Odisha
  • Bright Star Samman 2022, Shree Ganesh Mahotsab, Badagada, Bhubaneswar
  • Most Inspirational Business Award 2021 for Best Media Publisher (Kadambini Media), Interview Times Media Network, Bhubaneswar
  • Abhiruchi Abadan Samman 2021, Satyanagar Ladies Forum, Bhubaneswar
  • Jagatjita Naari of the Year 2020, All Woman Advocates Forum in collaboration with Akhil Bahatiya Sanyukta Adhivakta Parishad, New Delhi
  • Heavenly Horse Cultural Award from Mongolian Academy of Culture 2019 (Cultural Award for Outstanding Contribution to World Arts and Culture)
  • Bhavan’s Samman Odisha 2019 from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
  • Dr. Lipi Hembram Smaraki Samman 2019, Dr. Lipi Hembram Smruti Parishad and PG Department of Odia, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
  • Balighara Saraswata Prativa Samman 2019
  • Agami Odisha Sambardhita Prativa 2019
  • Support Samman 2018
  • Nilachakra Samman 2016, Chinta O Chetana, Bhubaneswar
  • Odisha Youth Inspiration Award 2015
  • SCART Nabaratna Award 2015
  • Punyaprabha Geeti Gourab Samman 2015
  • Best Women Entrepreneur 2014 by 92.7 BIG FM
  • Sakala Samman 2014
  • Shrestha Odiani Samman 2009
  • Tundabaida Samman 2008
  • Manjubala Smruti Samman 2006
  • Rajib Sena Award 2004
  • Professional Excellency Award 2004 (All India Small and Medium Newspaper Editors, Odisha Branch)
  • Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhawana Award 2003 (Best family feature magazine ‘The Kadambini’)
  • Dhwani Pratidhwani Samman 2003
  • Best Women Samman 2003

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