Bhubaneswar: Legendary poet, lyricist, scriptwriter and social thinker Padma Bhushan Javed Akhtar will be presented the SOA Sahitya Samman for 2025 for his outstanding and lifelong contribution to Indian cinema and literature.

The award will be presented to the legend during the inaugural session of the two-day 3rd SOA Literary Festival to be held in the Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (SOA) Deemed to be University campus here on November 29.

The SOA Sahitya Samman has been instituted by the SOA Deemed to be University to honour and celebrate outstanding work of literature from across the country. The award seeks to recognize eminent writers, poets and thinkers whose work exemplifies excellence, creativity and intellectual depth.

Akhtar is a celebrated script writer, lyricist, poet and thinker w

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