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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangaluru (ANK)
Mangaluru Mar 20: The prestigious Vishwa Konkani Awards 2021 were conferred on five eminent achievers of various fields in a grand ceremony held at the World Konkani Centre, Shaktinagar here on Sunday, March 20.
Massam, a collection of Konkani short stories by Antony Barkur (Antony Prakash D'Souza) was conferred with the Best Konkani Book of the Year (Prose) under Smt Vimala V Pai Vishwa Konkani Sahitya Puraskar 2021. Indradhonu Udeum, a collection of Konkani poems by Uday Narasimha Mhambro, reveived the Best Konkani Book of the Year (Poetry) under Smt. Vimala V Pai Vishwa Konkani Kavita Kruti Puraskar 2021.
Suresh Jaywant Borkar bagged the Smt Vimala V Pai Vishwa Konkani Jeevan Siddhi Samman 2021 for his lifetime contribution to Konkani Language pedagogy, grammar and lexicography.
Corrine A Rasquinha, the founder president of White Doves Psychiatric Nursing and Destitute Home, Mangaluru and Dr Padmanabha Kamath, founder, CAD Foundation were bestowed with the Basti Vaman Shenoy Vishwa Konkani Seva Puraskar 2021.
The awards carry a prize money of Rs 1 lac each, along with an award which will be bestowed on the recipients by Damodar Mauzo.
The award function will be followed by the valedictory ceremony comprising various competitions for the members of the Konkani Mahila Sangha. The best Mahila Sangha will be awarded a prize money of Rs 25,000. The Aashavadi Publications released some Konkani books on the occasion.
The Konkani Young Writers' Conclave, in association with the Kavita Trust, will go on 2 PM onwards. The participants stand a chance to interact with Damodar Mauzo in this.
President of World Konkani Centre Nandagopal Shenoy welcomed the gathering, secretary Giridhar Kamath proposed a vote of thanks and Smitha Shenoy compered the event.