Mangaluru: Vishwa Konkani Samaroh begins tomorrow

Mangaluru: Vishwa Konkani Samaroh begins tomorrow

mangaloretoday.com

Mangaluru, Feb 09, 2024: World Konkani Centre Mangaluru will  be organising the Vishwa Konkani Samaroh – 2024 and Vishwa Konkani Awards 2023 on February 10 and 11 at Vishwa Konkani Kendra in the city.

 

This was informed to reporters by Nandagopal Shenoy, President of World Konkani and Cultural Foundation.

On this day, the Vimala V Pai Sahitya Puraskar award will be conferred on Ramanand Raikar, R S Bhaskar and Dr Prakash Parinekar. The Basti Vaman Shenoy Seva Puraskar will be presented to Shakuntala Ajit Bhandarkar and Joseph Crasta while the Dr P Dayananda Pai Vishwa Konkani Puraskar will conferred on Srinivas Rao (Kasargod Chinna) and Ramesh Laad.

Prof Jayraj Amin, acting vice chancellor, Mangalore University, Dr P Dayananda Pai, Chairman, Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation, Pradeep G Rai, secretary, VKSSF and others will grace the occasion.

Konkani plays  ‘Jagalevelo Hanumanthu’ by Kochin Kalakshetra, Goshreepur, Kochi, ‘The Skeleton Woman’ by The Fourth Wall theatre, Goa will be staged at TV Raman Pai Hall on February 10. On February 11 ‘Aavsu Anandacho Pavus’ by Konkani Triveni Kala Sangam, Mumbai, and ‘Eklo Aneklo’ by Rangachinnari Kasargod will be staged.