Iti Samanta

 Awards and Achievements

For Excellence in Editing: • Bagmi Biswanath Kar Sampadana Samman - 2019, Utkal Sahitya Samaja • Asimaloka Samman - 2019 • Amari Bhasa Pathe Samma-n - 2016 (The Intellects, New Delhi)  • Duradarshi Samman - 2016 • Roopnagar Mayanagaree Award - 2016 (Best Family Magazine of Odisha) • Best Editor Samman - 2016, Nimapada Sahitya Sansad  • Manthan Juba Sampadika Samman - 2010 • Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhabana Award - 2008 (as Best Woman Editor) • Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhabana Award - 2007 (Best Editor) • Prananatha Samman - 2006 (Best Editor) • Special Felicitation for Editing - 2006 (Lions Club, Bhubaneswar Lotus) • Best Editor Award - 2004 (State Social Welfare Advisory Board, Bhubaneswar) • Kathaa Journal Award - 2004 (New Delhi) • Rajiv Gandhi Award - 2002 (Best Woman Editor) • Smrutilipi Best Editor Samman - 2002 • Avinandanika Award - 2001 (Magazine Editing) • Aashraya Award - 2001 (Best Editor) • Badadanda Best Editor Samman - 2001 • Best Editor Award - 2001, Lions Club, Bhubaneswar For Creative Writing: • Utkal Bharati Kuntala Kumari Saraswat Samman - 2020 (Utkal Bharati Kuntala Kumari Sabat Foundation, Cuttac) • Rajadhani Pustak Mela Puraskar - 2019 (for novel ‘Shakuntalara Jhia’) • Shrestha Saraswata Sadhaka Samman - 2019 (Kathakalika Writer’s Meet) • Kabi Chakrabarti Brajanath Badajena Saraswata Samman - 2018 • Bhanja Bharati Jayadev Sarangi Memorial Award - 2017 • Ama Bhubaneswar Samman - 2017 • Padmavati Award - 2016 • Utkal Prativa Samman - 2016 • Prativa Samman - 2016 • Utkalamani Prativa Samman - 2016 • Odia Sahitya Samman - 2016 • Akshaya Mohanty Sahitya Samman - 2013 • Rajadhani Pustak Mela Puraskar - 2013 (for story collection ‘Iti Tora Lipsa’) • Dhanaphula Sahitya Samman - 2013 • Chinta & Chetana Rastriya Award - 2002 For Drama: • Manana Samman - 2016, Manana Natya Santha  For Entrepreneur: • Most Inspirational Business Award-2021 for Best Media Publisher (Kadambini Media), Interview Times Media Network, Bhubaneswar • Best Women Entrepreneur - 2014 by 92.7 BIG FM For Overall Performances: • Bishuba Prativa Samman - 2022, Agami Odisha • Abhiruchi Abadan Samman - 2021, Satyanagar Ladies Forum, Bhubaneswar • Jagatjita Naari of the Year - 2020, All Woman Advocates Forum in collaboration with Akhil Bahatiya Sanyukta Adhivakta Parishad, New Delhi • Heavenly Horse Cultural Award from Mongolian Academy of Culture - 2019 (Cultural Award for Outstanding Contribution to World Arts and Culture) • Bhavan’s Samman Odisha - 2019 from Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan • Dr. Lipi Hembram Smaraki Samman - 2019, Dr. Lipi Hembram Smruti Parishad and PG Department of Odia, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar • Balighara Saraswata Prativa Samman - 2019 • Agami Odisha Sambardhita Prativa - 2019 • Support Samman - 2018 • Nilachakra Samman - 2016, Chinta O Chetana, Bhubaneswar • Odisha Youth Inspiration Award - 2015  • SCART Nabaratna Award - 2015 • Punyaprabha Geeti Gourab Samman - 2015 • Sakala Samman - 2014 • Shrestha Odiani Samman - 2009 • Tundabaida Samman - 2008 • Manjubala Smruti Samman - 2006 • Rajib Sena Award - 2004 • Professional Excellency Award - 2004 (All India Small and Medium Newspaper Editors, Odisha Branch) • Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhawana Award - 2003 (Best family feature magazine ‘The Kadambini’) • Dhwani Pratidhwani Samman - 2003 • Best Women Samman - 2003 For Cinema: • National Award for Best Film production (Rajat Kamal) - 2006 (for ‘Kathantara’) • Mohan Sundar Deb Goswami Award - 2005 (Odisha State Film Award for best film 'Kathantara') • Mohan Sundar Deb Goswami Award - 2014 (Odisha State Film Award for best feature film 'Krantidhara') • Odisha State Film Award for Best Story Writer - 2014 (for 'Krantidhara') • Odisha State Tele Film Award for Best Tele Film - 2013 (for ‘Kahani Nuhen’) • Odisha State Special Jury Film Award - 2018 (for Documentary Film ‘Kahe Ballav’) • Best Story Writer Award for ‘Krantidhara’ - 2016, Chalachitra Jagat • Best Story Writer Award for ‘Krantidhara’ - 2016, Cinema Sansar • Best Story Writer Award for ‘Krantidhara’ - 2016, Odia Film Fair Award • Best Creative Title Award for ‘Krantidhara’ - 2016, Odia Film Fair Award • National Cine Ratna Award - 2016 & 2017 • Roopnagar Mayanagaree Award - 2016 (Best Film of Year 2015) • Chalachitra Jagat Pratibha Samman - 2007 for award-winning films ‘Kathaantara’ • Chinta O Chetana Award - 2007 for Best Film Production • Chitrapuri Award - 2006 • Big Screen Big Star Entertainment Award - 2016 (for 'Krantidhara') • Asian Excellent Film Award - 2019 from International Federation of Film Industry Dev., Seoul, Korea (for ‘Krantidhara’) • For producing award-winning Odia movies she has been felicitated in many places such as at Bangalore, Chennai etc... etc...