Bhubaneswar, Jan. 26 -- In what can be seen as a matter of great pride for every Odia, four eminent personalities from the State have been shortlisted for the conferment of 2023 Padma Awards. These distinguished persons who are going to receive the Padma Shri award are Krishna Patel, a singer; Maguni Charan Kuanr, a puppeteer; Antaryami Mishra, a litterateur and Pattayat Sahu, a farmer.

Krishna Patel along with Jitendriya Haripal lent her voice to Rangabati, an epoch-making Sambalpuri folk song. This song is still popular among music lovers in and outside the nation.

While Haripal and Mitrabhanu Gountia, who penned the iconic song, were conferred Padma Shri in 2017 and 2020 respectively, its singer Krishna Patel will receive the prestig...