Goa Konkani Akademi Names the Winners of its Third Annual Literary Awards

27 August 2010
Goa Konkani Akademi Names the Winners of its Third Annual Literary Awards

The following are the winners of GKA's annual literary awards announced last August 27th in Panaji:

Sahitya Pratibha Puraskar Award - Ramesh Veluskar for his outstanding contribution to Konkani literature, and Tanaji Halarnkar for his work in the field of research, education, and translation.

Poetry - Mangala Karapurkar, Utsav

Short Story - Maya Kharangate, Mrugzal

One-act Play - Hanumant Chopdekar, Kuvaddi'

Essay - John M. Alfonso, Jinnechi Vatt

Research - Shridhar Barve, Tabla

Children's Literature - Ratnamala Divkar, Girmitt

Meanwhile, Bessy Kadavil of Kuwait University has been selected to receive an award from Pravasa Malayala Sahitya Vedi for her collection of poems Karutha Kanikonna.

More information here.
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