Acknowledging the singular contribution of people of performers in the fields, particularly those who have been working against all ads, it is proposed to felicitate/honour them n the days of the festival. The FOLK FAIR AWARD is conferred upon a distinguished tribal woman, who staying away from the mainstream, has made a laudable contribution to the welfare of her community. Similarly, SHRIKSHETRA SAMMAAN is awarded to two eminent personalities among those who have earned a reputation for their extraordinary efficiency in administration & vision.
Shrikshetra Samman 2007 – Dr. Arabind Kumar Padhee , I.A.S
Director, Country Relations and Business Affairs – New Delhi,ICRISAT.
Shrikshetra Samman 2007 – Shri. Soumendra Piyadarshi , I.P.S
Commissioner of Police,BBSR-CTC, Bhubaneswar
Shrikshetra Samman 2008 – Smt. Aparajita Sarangi , I.A.S
Member of Lok Sabha , Bhubaneswar
Shrikshetra Samman 2008 – Capt. Pravakar Satpathy
Former Principal SCS College , Puri
Shrikshetra Samman 2008 – Dr. Surendranath Senapati
Professor & HoD, Radiation Oncology , Acharya Harihar Post Graduate Institute of Cuttack
Shrikshetra Samman 2009 – Smt. Kavita Dwivedi
Eminent Dancer
Shrikshetra Samman 2010 – Shri. Jyoti Bhusan Mohapatra
Eminent Trade Union Leader , General Secretary SBI Staff Association , Odisha
Shrikshetra Samman 2011 – Shri. Bijay Kumar Sharma , I.P.S
Officer of Special Duty in Home Department
Shrikshetra Samman 2012 – Smt. Jagi Mangat Panda
Managing Director . Odisha Television , OTV
Shrikshetra Samman 2013 – His Excellency Senayangba Chubatoshi Jamir (S.C. Jamir)
Former Governor of Odisha
Shrikshetra Samman 2014 – Smt. Shallu Jindal
Director , Jindal Steel and Power Limited
Shrikshetra Samman 2014 – Shri . Malaya Chatterjee
CMD , Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited
Shrikshetra Samman 2015 – Dr. Prativa Maharathy
Eminent Poet
Shrikshetra Samman 2015 – Dr. Iti Samanta
Eminent Journalist, Columinist , Film Producer
Shrikshetra Samman 2015 – Shri. Kishore Dwivedi
Eminent Reporter
Shrikshetra Samman 2016 – Padma Shri. Haladhar Nag
Ghens Bargarh , Odisha
Shrikshetra Samman 2016 – Dr. Sarat Kumar Acharya
CMD , Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd. , Tamilnadu
Shrikshetra Samman 2017 – Shri. Dinabandhu Mohapatra
CMD , Bank of India
Shrikshetra Samman 2017 – Shri. S.K. Pattnaik , I.A.S
Secy. Department of Agriculture Coperation & Farmer’s Welfare , Govt. of India
Shrikshetra Samman 2017 – Shri. Kulamani Biswal
Director Finance NTPC Ltd. , New Delhi
Shrikshetra Samman 2017 – PadmaShri. Jitendra Haripal
Eminent Folk Singer
Shrikshetra Samman 2017 – Smt. Yogmaya Acharya
Eminent Social worker
Shrikshetra Samman 2018 – Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra
Secy. Department of Agricutural Research and Education , Director General ICAR, Govt. of India
Shrikshetra Samman 2018 – Padma Shri. Kamala Pujari
Eminent Tribal Leader
Shrikshetra Samman 2018 – Padma Shri. D. Prakash Rao
Eminent Social Worker , Cuttack
Shrikshetra Samman 2018 – Shri. Soumya Ranjan Pattnaik
Member of Legislative Assembly – cum – Editor , The Sambad
Shrikshetra Samman 2018 – Dr. Achyuta Samanta
Founder of KIIT & KISS
Shrikshetra Samman 2018 – Shri. Prasanta Nanda
Eminent Actor- cum -Member of Parlent, Rajya Sabha
Shrikshetra Samman 2019 – Shri. Chabilendra Roul , I.A.S
Secretary , Department of Fertlizer , Govt. of India
Shrikshetra Samman 2019 – Shri. Bimbadhar Pradhan I.A.S
Secretary General & Chief Executive Officer of the National Human Right Comission
Shrikshetra Samman 2019 – Shri. Shridhar Patra
CMD , NALCO , Bhubaneswar
Shrikshetra Samman 2019 – Dr. Ranjit Rath
CMD , MECL , Maharashtra
Shrikshetra Samman 2019 – Shri. P.V. Lovelin
Programme Officer ,Kerala Folklore Academy, Kerala
Shrikshetra Samman 2022 – Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra
Director General of Meteorology, India Meteorological Department, Government of India
Shrikshetra Samman 2023 – Padma Shri Utsav Charan Das
Eminent Folk Dancer
