Mangalore: Sahitya Akademi Award Winner Melvyn Rodrigues to be Honoured on March 3
Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (PS)
Mangalore, Feb 29: Eminent poet Melvyn Rodrigues, winner of the Central Sahitya Akademi Award, New Delhi, for his poetry collection 'Prakriticho Paas', will be honoured by Konkani Associations and periodicals at a felicitation function at Milagres Jubilee Hall on Saturday March 3 at 5.30 pm.
Melvyn was conferred the Sahitya Akademi Award for the year 2011, at a glittering ceremony held at New Delhi earlier this month.
The programme will be led by Daiji Dubai, the forum of Konkani Writers in the UAE, informed Fr Francis Rodrigues, editor, Raknno, spokesperson of the felicitation committee at a press conference here on Wednesday February 29.
"It is indeed a great moment of pride for us, honouring the eminent personality who took Konkani to greater heights," he said.
Pundalik Naik from Goa, convener, Konkani Advisory Board Sahithya Academy will be the chief guest and Dr Madhavi Sardesai, editor, Zaag and professor of Konkani at University of Goa, and Fr Walter D’Mello, parish priest, Milagres Church will be the guests of honour, he added.
H M Pernal, (editor, Kittall.com), secretary, Leslie Rego, (president, Karaval Konkans) cultural programme director, Titus Noronha (MD, Rahul Group), felicitation programme director were present at the press meet.
The programme will start with a prayer dance on poet Melvyn's song exclusively choreographed for the occasion. Also, Mandd Sobhann gurkar Eric Ozario and his troupe will present Melvyn's six selected songs and Leslie Rego and his troupe will present poetic features (kavya roopaka) based on selected poems from 'Prakraticho Paas'.
Pundalik Naik will preside over a poetry session in which renowned poets like Prakash Padgaonkar, Jess Fernandes , Paresh Kamath, Shakuntala R Kini, Wilson Kateel, Maurice Shantipura, Shivanand Shenoy and others will take part.