Mangalore: Vishwa Konkani literary awards presented to 2 eminent writers

Mangalore: Vishwa Konkani literary awards presented to 2 eminent writers

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Dec 13, 2012: Two eminent Konkani  writers were conferred  the Vishwa Konkani  literary awards at a function held at the TV Raman Pai Hall in Mangalore on December 12, Wednesday under the aegis  of  the  Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation.

Pundalik N Naik, noted  Konkani playwright and novelist was awarded the Vimala V Pai Vishwa Konkani Sahitya Puraskar. He won the award for his book entitled ‘Rangakavya.’  Another famed Konkani writer Uday L Bhembre received the Vimala V Pai Vishwa Konkani Lifetime Achievement Award at the function held  on the occasion of the 80th birth anniversary of Vimala V Pai. Prof. Mallepuram G Venkatesh, Vice Chancellor  of Karnataka Sanskrit University, conferred the awards which carry a cash prize of Rs one lakh, a citation and a memento. Vimala V Pai was felicitated on the occasion for her contributions to Konkani.

In his address, Prof Mallepuram lauded the contribution of Konkani community to the literary field and said the Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation was doing a commendable job in promoting Konkani art, literature and culture.

The two awardees also spoke on the occasion. Basti Vaman Shenoy, President of Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation, TV Mohandas Pai, Chairman of Manipal Global Educational Services were among those on the dais. Raghunath Shet, Dr Geetha Shenoy, Dr Kasturi Mohan Pai, Pradeep Pai, Ramdas Kamath, Guru Baliga, Melvyn Rodrigues, Venkatesh Baliga and others were present.