Daijiworld Media Network - Mangalore (GA) - pic - Ganesh S Perla

Mangalore, Mar 14: The annual Konkani Pustak Award (awards for best Konkani books) given by Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy for the years 2003, 2004 and 2005 have been declared.  Daijiworld Mumbai correspondent Ancy Paladka and noted musician Fr Alwyn Sequeira, OCD are among the awardees.

Ancy Paladka        Stephen Quadros

This was announced in a press conference held here by Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy president Eric Ozario on Wednesday March 14 morning.

Fr Alwyn Sequeira              J F D'Souza

In the short stories section for the year 2003 Ancy Paladka bagged the award for his book "Puttu Xeticheo Kanneo" while Stephen Quadros Permude bagged the award in the article category for "Sahity ani Vimarso (Literature and Review). 

Fr Alwyn Sequeira's anthology "Pinturam" was awarded best in the poetry category for the year 2004 and "Bhangarachi Maslli", a collection of short stories for children by J F D'Souza was rated best in the short stories category.

Sandhya Shevagoor            Suvarna Gadh

"Tapasvini", a Kannada-Konkani translation work by Sandhya Shevagoor, "Aaj", collection of poems by Suvarna Gadh, Honnavar and "Chandra-Rekha", a Konkani novel by Manu Bahrain were awarded best in their categories for the year 2005.

"Kavitapath Part - I" by Valley Quadros Ajekar was selected for special award.

Valley Quadros           Manu Bahrain

The awards will be presented at a glittering ceremony to be held in Hotel Prakash at Karkala on Saturday March 24 evening.

Well-known Kannada and Konkani writer Na D'Souza will be the chief guest for the award presentation ceremony while Ashthavadhani Umesh Gautam, lecturer, Mundkur and George Castelino, state-level award winning teacher from Nakre will be the guest of honour on the occasion.  Academy president Eric Ozario will preside over the function.

Academy registrar S H Shivarudrappa and member Vitori Karkala were also present at the press conference.