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Mangaluru: Vimala V Pai Konkani Literary Awards conferred on K M Sukhtankar, Shailendra Mehta

  •   Thu, Jan 07 2021 10:45:37 AM

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Mangaluru, Jan 7: The World Konkani Centre has announced the Vimal V Pai Vishwa Konkani Literary Awards and Vimala V Pai Vishwa Konkani Best Konkani Poetry Awards - 2020.

'Dhumkyar Dhumke', a collection of Konkani essays by K M Sukhtankar, Goa has been selected for Vimala V Pai Vishwa Konkani Literary Award - 2020.

'Sisyiphus Tengsher', an anthology of Konkani poems by Shailendra Mehta, Mumbai is selected for Vimala V Pai Vishwa Konkani Poetry Award - 2020.


L to R: K M Sukhtankar, Shailendra Mehta

Dr Shivaram Kamath, Kumta has been conferred the Vimala V Pai Vishwa Konkani Lifetime Achievement Award-2020 for his outstanding contribution to Konkani literary and Konkani movement.

Each award carries a purse of Rs 1 lac in cash, citation, memento etc.

President Basti Vaman Shenoy presided over the event. Jury members advocate Uday L Bhembre, Goa, Dr Kiran Budukley, Goa, Gokuldas Prabhu, Mangaluru, Melvyn Rodrigues, Mangaluru, and Payyanur Ramesh Pai Kerala were present. World Konkani Centre director Gurudath Bantwalkar thanked the jury members.
  

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