Veer Shankar Shah Raghunath Shan National Award for his life time contribution in the field of Tribal literature. For the year 2009 by the Government of Madhya Pradesh, India.

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.

Paschimnanchala Award, 2001 Rourkela.