Namita Laxmi JagaddebDr. Namita Laxmi Jagaddeb writes and translates poems in Odia and English which appear in the literary journals of the State as well as in International anthologies. She is associated with Rock Pebbles, a UGC approved, peer reviewed journal of languae and literature as Chief Sub-Editor. She is a Life Member of FSLE, India (A Chapter of ASLE-USA); Balavanta Parekh Centre for GS & HS, Baroda; OUCIP, Hyderabad and Honorary Member of the Editorial Board of IJBST Group of Journals. She is also an official member of World Nations Writers' Union, Kazakhstan, which conferred upon her International Diploma, 'TEMIRQAZYQ- the Best Poet-Writer of the World, 2018' and 'World Laureate in Literature-2018'. She has been awarded Bharat Ratna Indira Gandhi Gold Medal in 2018 by GEPRA (India). She has been participating and presenting Research Papers in different National and International Seminars and Conferences in India and abroad. Recently, she has received the Biyotkesh Tripathy Best Paper Award (Runners Up) in the International Conference on Performing the Nation, 2019, organized by Berhampur University. Namita teaches English language and literature at Mahima Degree College, Bijapali, Jharsuguda, Odisha (India) since 1997. Read More Read Less