Bolangir: Eminent litterateur, critic, and Kendra Sahitya Akademi Yuva Purashkar award winner Chandrasekhar Hota was awarded the prestigious Mathkhai Samman-2023 at the Mathakhai Mahotsav and All India Multi-Lingual Drama festival organised by Bhumika in this town, officials said Monday. Hota was handed the award by Bolangir MP Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo at a function presided over by Byasadev Nanda.
Also present on the occasion were Bolangir MLA Narasingha Mishra and Professor Madhusudan Pati. After receiving the award, Hota said that it will always hold a special place in his heart.