• Sahitya Academy Award, Orissa, 2001
• Sahitya Puraskar by Bhubaneswar Book Fair for the Compilation of Essays on Folklore of Western Orissa 1992
• Kshetravasi Sahitya Vidya Award 1991 (by Institute of Oriya Studies)
• Kalahandi Yuba Prativa Award 1989
• Bharat Chandra Nayak Memorial Award from Sambalpur University 1986