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Detailed explanation-1: -The Sahitya Akademi on Tuesday named authors Yashodhara Mishra and Omcherry N.N. Pillai as the winners of the 2020 awards for their works in Odia and Malayalam, respectively. In a statement, the national academy of letters said Ms. Mishra had been selected for her work Samudrakula Ghara by a three-member jury.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dr Udaya Nath Jha, professor and head of Sahitya Department of Central Sanskrit University, Puri, Odisha has been approved as the recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Bhasha Samman 2022 in recognition of his contribution in the field of Classical and Medieval Literature in the Eastern region.

Detailed explanation-3: -Acclaimed Odia poet and writer Gayatribala Panda has been chosen to be conferred with the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award 2022 for her poem compilation ‘Dayanadi’.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gopinath Mohanty was the first winner of this award.

Detailed explanation-5: -Mumbai: The ‘Sahitya Akademi Award’ for 2022 will be given to Anuradha Roy for English Literature, Badri Narayan for Hindi Literature and Praveen Bandekar for Marathi Literature.