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Panaji: TSKK Antonio Pereira Konknni Puroskar to Fr Almir D'Souza

  •   Tue, Apr 21 2009 11:15:58 AM

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Panaji, Apr 21:  Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr (TSKK) will honor the veteran Konknni writer of religious literature Fr Almir de Sousa as the nineteenth recipient of  Kendra’s Prestigious Antonio Pereira Konknni Puroskar (APKP).  Fr Almir will receive this award for the year 2009 for his valuable contribution to Konknni literature in the field of religious literature in Roman script.  The award consists of a shawl, memento and cash Rs. 25,000/-.

 

Fr Almir De Souza, Walter Menezes

Fr. Almir was born on 17.01.1934 at Saligão, Goa. He did his priestly studies at Rachol Seminary in Goa; Gregorian University, Rome; and at Lumen Vitae, Brussels.  He was ordained as a priest on 18 December 1960. He has written and edited 25 Konknni books. Some of the important books are Utor ani Jivit a Series containing of five books; Magnneacho Turo  6 booklets, Somiachem Jevonn, Mis and 8 books of Konknni Catechism. 
 
Fr. Almir held many responsible positions in the Goa Archdiocese.  He has served as the prefect of Saligão Seminary, Pro-Notary in Archbishop’s House, Secretary of Diocesan Catechetical Centre, Secretary of Diocesan Liturgical Centre, and Director of Pastoral Centre. He has served as a Parish Priest at St. Estevão and Verna. At present he is the Parish priest of Ucassaim in Bardes taluka.  He started the Parish bulletins St. Estevanchi Zap and Vernechi Zap at St. Estevão and Verna respectively. At Ucassaim he improved the parish bulletin Zagruti. Fr. Almir has promoted Konknni in liturgical and other religious services.
 
For the last two years TSKK gives an award ‘Konknni Martir Florian Vaz Puroskar’ for the best Konknni book of the calendar year written in Roman script.  For the year 2008 Zoit poetry book of Walter Menezes from Quepem has been selected. Walter Menezes is a noted Konknni writer. Besides Konknni, he writes articles in English.  The award consists of a shawl, memento and cash Rs. 5,000/-. Both these awards and Lourenço and Umbelina de Souza scholarship to Ms Concy Fernandes from Vasco will be given during the public function at TSKK premises, Alto Porvorim on Tuesday, 28 April 2009 at 5.30 pm by the Chief Guest, Mr. Pandharinath Lotlikar, the Ex-Director of Doordarshan Kendr, Panaji.  This function is open to the public. 
  

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  • jeffery noronha, abu-dhabi

    Wed, Apr 22 2009

    Congratulations Father Almir, you deserve it. god bless u always and keep you in good health.

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  • Dr. Cajetan Coelho, Goa, India

    Wed, Apr 22 2009

    Working for communal harmony, community building, solidarity and co-humanity were the hall marks in the life and involvements of Antonio Pereira. The late konkani writer and orator used to be a diehard football lover and took immense delight in the victories and performances of the old Clube Desportivo de Bicholim, precursor to Indian and Asian giants Dempo Sports Club and also Bicholim Association of Football Fans (BAFF) who all played their home matches on the historic Chatrapathi Shivaji Maidan in the heart of Bicholim. With the late Shri Dattaram Dhond as his right hand man, the dynamic duo floated their own football team and conducted annual football tournaments for the football playing youth of Goa.

    Antonio Pereira used to be regularly and piously punctual for every home and away fixtures of BAFF and occupied a strategic place on the side lines from where he could issue instructions, admonitions and encouragement to players of his own team and even to those of the rival team often demanding fair play from all and sundry. Those were the days when victories were celebrated with gusto and discussed extensively in places as far as Mayem, Pazir, Maulinguem, Matnem, Mencurem, Sal, Piligao, Sarmanas, Dhabdhaba, Haturli, Mulgao, Vallxi, Poira, Vatadeo, Laamgao and in the different Peths of Bicholim town.

    The multi-cultural society in the Bicholim Taluka fondly remember Antonio Pereira for his contribution in the field of school education for boys and girls of the region.

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