3 eminent literary personalities conferred Vishwa Konkani Awards
3 eminent literary personalities conferred Vishwa Konkani Awards
Mangalore Today News Network
Mangalore, Feb 2, 2014: Three eminent Konkani literary personalities were conferred the Vimala V Pai Vishwa Konkani Awards at a function held at TV Raman Pai Convention Hall on February 1, Saturday. The Awards are instituted by the Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation Mangalore.
Sheela Kolambkar, a renowned Konkani writer bagged the Vishwa Konkani Literary Award for her Konkani book ‘ Sheela Lekh’ a collection of Konkani essays. Madhav Borkar, noted poet and leader of Goa Liberation Movement bagged the award for his Konkani poetry book ‘Symphony.’
Nagesh Karmali who is also a known poet received the Vimala V Pai Vishwa Konkani Lifetime Achievement Award.
Renowned Kannada writer Na D’Souza conferred the Awards and stressed the need to translate the award winning works.
TV Mohandas Pai, Chairman of Manipal Global Education Services who was present as a chief guest, commended the role played by the Foundation in honouring Konkani literary personalities.
Vimala V Pai, Basti Vaman Shenoy, President of the Foundation. Venkatesh Baliga, Secretary and others were present.
Write Comment
E-Mail
Facebook
Twitter 
Print - 2 killed after being crushed under chariot wheels in Karnataka
- Sex videos, pen drive, blackmail: Damning details in Deve Gowda’s grandson case
- Rakshit Shetty’s ’777 Charlie’ sets to release in Japan
- 8 killed, 23 injured as goods vehicle collides with truck in Chhattisgarh’s Bemetara district
- Biggest drug seizure during Lok Sabha polls worth Rs 602 Crore; 14 held from Pakistani boat
- Two die due to sunstroke as Kerala grapples with severe heatwave
- Scorching Sunday: Bengaluru records second hottest day in 50 years
- 12 Hospitalised after eating Chicken Shawarma in Mumbai
- BJP MP, ex-union minister Sreenivasa Prasad passes away
- CM Siddaramaiah leads protest against Centre’s ‘inadequate’ drought relief to Karnataka
- Govt sets up SIT probe on MP Revanna’s sex scandal case as he flees country
- Government portal offered more jobs than applied for in 2023-24: Report
- Kundapur: 1 dead, 5 injured as Bolero rams into divider
- Iconic INLAND BUSINESS PARK Inaugurated
- Organic farming needs more support from people and govt: B.K. Deva Rao
- Uppinangady: Goods worth lakhs destroyed in fire mishap at house
- Customs officials seize gold worth Rs 54.3 lakh at MIA
- One critically injured in collision of trucks at Baikampady
- Uppinangady: Case filed against bridegroom for using marriage invitation to campaign for Modi
- BJP will attain historic victory in DK: Capt Brijesh Chowta
- Crack in train’s bogie halts Mangaluru-Chennai Mail for two hours at Kozhikode
- "Congress will win by a margin of 1.20 lakh votes": Padmaraj R
- Youth stabbed over previous enmity near Farangipete
- Kozhikode: 1 dead, 13 injured as bus on way to Udupi overturns
- Lok Sabha Polls 2024 | Karnataka clocks 69.23% across 14 seats
- New residential complex for the judges inaugurated in Mangaluru
- Absconding accused nabbed after 8 years
- Truck with cylinders turns turtle in Beltangady
- Bhoota Kola artist dies of cardiac arrest
- Development of the country should be our goal: Ganesh Karnik
- Container truck gets stuck under Modankap railway bridge
- Truck crushes bike’s pillion rider near BC Road
- Head constable dies of heart attack
- Udupi: PDO dismissed over financial irregularities
- CREDAI to resume Skill Development Program for Construction Workers in Mangaluru
- John B Monteiro elected president of Rachana Catholic Chamber of Commerce & Industry
- Sudhanshu Rai elected district president of All College Student Association
- Chief Minister to visit Mangaluru, Udupi on August 1
- Nitte University awards PhD degree to Tina Sheetal D’Souza
- Sachitha Nandagopal honoured by CMTAI for Community Service
- Local Search
- Classifieds
- CITY INFORMATION
- TRAVEL
- TOURIST INFORMATION
- HEALTH CARE
- MISCELLANEOUS
© 2024 All rights reserved. MangaloreToday