"Saheb, I don't have money to travel to Delhi, please send award by post."

These are the words of Padma Shri awardee HaldharNag.

Haldhar Nag - whose name was never prefixed with 'Shri', the owner of 3 pairs of clothes, one broken rubber slipper, one rimless spectacles and a deposit of Rs 732, is  declared with Padma Shri. 

This is Haldhar Nag of Odisha who speaks Sambalpuri  language. He is a famous poet. The special thing is that he remembers by heart all the poems and 20 epics that he has written so far. Now 'HaldharGranthawali2', a collection of his writings, will be made a part of the curriculum in SambalpurUniversity.

Padmasri Award 2016

Respectful tribute to such a great person.