Kaushik Kumar Hota – Appreciation
Kaushik Kumar Hota (born on September 5, 2005) of Mayurbhanj, Odisha, is appreciated for compiling an anthology of poems in Odia language for children and youth. He compiled a book titled ‘Tiki Tara’ (ISBN: 978-93-54194-89-4), a wonderful collection of Odia poems on moral values and praised by the Governor of Odisha and Collector cum District Magistrate of Mayurbhanj. It was published in April 2021, at the age of 15 years and 7 months, as confirmed on January 25, 2022.