Odisha Living Legend Award | |
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![]() Odisha Living Legend Awards | |
Country | India |
Presented by | Odisha Diary Foundation |
First award | 11 November 2011 |
Website | orissadiary |
Odisha Living Legend Award is a civilian award conferred on people of Odisha who have done outstanding and inspiring work. It was first conferred in 2011 by Odisha Diary Foundation. These awards are given in different categories like Social Service, Public Policy, Education, Youth Inspiration, Sustainable Business, Promotion of Science and Art among others. [1]
In 2018 Odisha Diary Foundation instituted National Living Legend Awards. [2]
Union Ministers like Jual Oram have attended the Odisha Living Legend Award 2014 award function to felicitate awardees. [3]
Journalist Vinod Dua has attended the Odisha Living Legend Award 2017 award function to felicitate awardees. Vinod Dua was key note speaker in Living Legend Oration in 2017. [4]
Notable award recipients includeTulasi Munda, [5] Haldhar Nag, [6] Uttam Mohanty, [7] Sabyasachi Mohapatra, [8] Nilamadhav Panda, [9] Prafulla Kar, [10] and Hariprasad Chaurasia, [11] Pratibha Ray.
Sixth Odisha Living Legend and Youth Inspiration and OdishaInc Awards Conferred [14]
7th Odisha Living Legend Award conferred [15]