Jayanta Mahapatra received SAARC literary Award for the year 2009 : 1 July 2010
Jayanta Mahapatra has bagged the prestigious SAARC literary Award for the year 2009.

Jayanta Mahapatra wins Allen Tate Poet Prize for 2009 : 26 July 2009
Jayanta Mahapatra is the recipient of Alen Tate Prize from The Sewanee Review, Sewanee,The University of the South, for his poems published in it in 2009.

Jayanta Mahapatra was awarded an honourary doctorate by Ravenshaw University : 2 May 2009
JJayanta Mahapatra was awarded an honourary doctorate by Ravenshaw University on 2nd May 2009. Before starting his career as a poet he was a Physicist and After his Master's Degree in Physics, he joined as a teacher in 1949 and served in different Government college of Orissa . He got his superannuation in 1986 when he was in Ravenshaw College (now Ravenshaw University ), Cuttack

Jayanta Mahapatra receives "Padma Shree Award" from the President of India : 14 April 2009
On January 26, 2009 Jayanta Mahapatra bagged "Padmashree Award", country's most prestigious award for civilian citizen for his out standing contribution to the field of literature. Last April 14, he received the award from the President of India.

Video section on the poet at Youtube  : 03 May 2009
We have opened a Youtube channel to upload all video related to the poet . This channel will showcase different aspects of the poet's works along with video interviews, reviews and many more. .

Face to Face with Jayanta Mahapatra
Check the  video interview with the poet taken on 25th January 2009
Interview taken by Rabindra K. Swain