Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru
Mangaluru, Aug 11: Melwin Mascharenas, known by the pen name of Melwin, Kolalgiri has been chosen for Leo Rodrigues Family Kittall Yuva Puroskar 2015 for his writing.
Melwin is known for writing essays, besides research articles, analytical writings, criticism, poems and skits. He is also known for his theatre activities. He is working as lecturer in psychology at St Ann’s Group of Institutions, Mulky. His columns 'Mathinth Lipullem' in Kittall.com and 'Purpure' in Uzwad fortnightly, official magazine of the diocese of Udupi are popular among Konkani readers. His Konkani articles were featured in Konkani section of Vijaya Karnataka daily. He also writes for a number of Konkani magazines and periodicals like Raknno, Arso, Uzwad, Naman Balok Jesu, and websites like Kavitaa.com and Kittall.com
His Kannada writings have been published in Udayavani daily in Yuva Sampada and in the website Panju.com. He has won prizes in essay, short story and poetry competitions held by Raknno, Naman Balok Jesu and Arso fortnightly.
The Kittall Youth Award was instituted in 2012 and consists of a purse of Rs 10,000 and a memento, and has been previously awarded to Fr Jo Cy Siddakatte, OCD, Wilma Bantwal and Stany Bela. The award is sponsored by NRI entrepreneur and Konkani supporter Leo Rodrigues, Abu Dhabi.
Poet and thinker Titus Noronha headed the jury. The jury considered Melwin’s Konkani and Kannada writings and took into account the impact made by Melwin’s writing.
The award will be handed over on August 15 at the auditorium of Udupi Bishop’s House. The director of Catholic Education Society of Udupi Diocese (CESU) and former director of St John’s Medical College and Hospital, Bengaluru Fr Dr Lawrence C D'Souza will hand over the award. Promoter of Bellevision Global Ronald Saby D'Souza will be the guest of honour.
During the same programme Konkani music album 'Tujem Rupnem' produced by 3 Souzas, Marian D'Souza and Anil D'Souza of Pernal and Wilfred R D’Souza, Pangala will be released. Daijiworld.com is the official media partner for this music album.
Well-known compere and lecturer Alwy Pernal will be compering the programme.
Kittall.com is edited by poet-writer Henry M Pernal and for the last 4-and-a-half years has been publishing articles on important issues leading to healthy debate. It has been a launching pad for many writers who write on different genres such as poetry, short stories, essays, articles, columns and so far has got a content database of 60,000 pages. The objective of the site has been to promote awareness on important social issues and it has successfully donned the role of being so.