Haraprasad Das (born 15 January 1946) is an

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poet, essayist and columnist. Das has twelve works of poetry, four of prose, three translations and one piece of fiction to his credit. Haraprasad is a retired civil servant. He has served various UN bodies as an expert.

Awards

He is a recipient of numerous awards and recognitions including * Kalinga Literary Award, 2017, Kalinga Literary Festival *

Moortidevi Award The Moortidevi Award is an Indian literary award annually presented by the Bharatiya Jnanpith, a literary and research organisation. The award is given only to Indian writers writing in Indian languages included in the Eighth Schedule to the Con ...

, 2013 * Gangadhar Meher Award, 2008 hindu.com: Gangadhar Meher award for poet
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Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ...

, 1999 * Sarala Award, 2008

References

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