On 5 February 2024, the Bignyapita Anchal Parishad of Khallikote, Ganjam presented Basanta Kumari Samanta a Samman Sansad at the Prathama Bishwa Odia Bhasha Sammilana — the First World Odia Language Convention — recognizing her command of and contribution to the Odia language, a recognition that sits alongside her better-known felicitations for painting as evidence of her standing as an Odia literary figure in her own right.
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