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.
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