SOURCE: THE HINDU

Jayanthi Naik, Valley Quadros, and Manikrao Gawanekar to get awards for literature, poem, and lifetime achievement

The Vishwa Konkani Kendra, Mangaluru, on Tuesday, announced its annual Vimala V. Pai Vishwa Konkani literary awards for 2022.

Kendra president Nandagopal Shenoy in a release here said Tichi Kanni (her story) by Goa’s eminent Konkani author Jayanthi Naik was selected for the Vimala V. Pai Vishwa Konkani Sahitya Puraskar 2022 being given for the best Konkani literary work of the year.

The Kavitha Puraskar would be given to Bhitaralo Kavi (poet of the inner soul) by eminent Konkani poet and writer Valley Quadros from Mumbai.

Konkani Siddi Samman, instituted to recognise a personality contributing immensely for the growth of Konkani language, literature and culture, would be senior Konkani leader, writer and translator Manikrao Gawanekar of Goa in recognition of his lifetime contribution.