Bizodisha Bureau, Bhubaneswar, May 12, 2015 :

Veteran artists Raghunath Mohapatra, Dinanath Pathy, Jatin Das, Sudarshan Sahu, Durga Prasad Das, Asim Basu and Golak Bihari Patnaik are the seven artists who were nominated for the prestigious Dharmapada awards for years 2015 to 2009 respectively, according to tourism and culture minister Ashok Chandra Panda.

The award, instituted by the Lalit Kala Akademi, carries a cash award of Rs 1 lakh, a shawl and a citation.