GSB Mahila Vrinda bags Outstanding Konkani Mahila Sangha award

GSB Mahila Vrinda bags Outstanding Konkani Mahila Sangha award

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, Mar 21, 2022: GSB Mahila Vrinda, Carstreet, Mangaluru has been awarded with the Outstanding Konkani Mahila Sangha at the Vishwa Konkani Samaroh, the festival of Konkani Langauge, Culture and Literature held at World Konkani Centre, Mangaluru under the auspice of Konkani Bhas Ani Sanskriti Prathistan. Vimala Kamath, the president of GSB Mahila Vrinda, Mangaluru along with other members of the Vrinda received the Trophy and a cash prize of Rs.25,000/- from the chief guest jnanapeet awardee Konkani writer Damodar Mavjo. Nandagopal Shenoy, President of Konkani Bhas ani Sanskriti Prathistan present on the occasion.

 

The award is based on an exhibition of activities of past five years of the Konkani Mahila Sanghas’ organised under the Vishwa Konkani Stree Shakti Mission of World Konkani Centre at the Vishwa Konkani Samaroh.

Along with the above a host of competitions were held on the occasion and the details of the prize winners are given below.

In the Konkani Traditional Quilt creation competition, Chandrika Mallya of GSB Mahila Vrinda, Mangaluru bagged first and Shailaja Pai won the second prize for the same.

Maroli Sabita Kamath of GSB Konkani Mahila Vrinda, Mangaluru delivered the best Extempore Poetry and bagged the first prize.

In the preparation of Konkani traditional delicacies using Millets, first prize was bagged by Madhavi Nayak of Charodi Mesta Mahila Sangha of Nireshwalya and Second prize was won by Chandraprabha Prabhu of D.K. District Kudala Deshastha Adya Gowda Brahmin Mahila Sangha.

In the Konkani Traditional Vocabulory Quiz, Maroli Sabitha Kamath and Vimala V. Kamath of GSB Mahila Vrinda, Carstreet, Mangaluru bagged the first prize and Shailaja Patkar and Geeta Wagle of Shri Durga Mahila Chande Balaga, Bantakallu, Kapu won the second prize.

First Prize carries a Cash prize of Rs. 5,000/- and Second Prizes carries Rs. 3,000/- Cash along with a memento.

Gowri Madhav Pai, Prof. Seema Prabhu S., Prof. Vidya Kamath, Geetha C. Kini, Usha N. Shenoy, Dr. Varija N., Payyanur Ramesh Pai, Shakuntala R. Kini, Gowri Mallya evaluated the exhibition and competitions. Dr. B. Devadas Pai was the quiz master for the Konkani Traditional Vocabulory Quiz. Shakuntala R. Kini was the coordinator of the Competitions and the exhibition.

Geetha C. Kini, the Convener of Vishwa Konkani Stree Shakti Mission announced the prizes.