Noted Odia writer Shakuntala Baliarsingh has been nominated for this year's Kendriya Sahitya Academy Puraskar. This major accolade has been awarded to Shakuntala for her illustrious piece of translation literature 'Kaberi Bhali Jhiyatiye'. Kaberi Bhali Jhiyatiye is an Odia translation of a book by eminent Tamil writer Lakshmi Thiripurasundari.