Vishwa Konkani award ceremony from today

Mangaluru: The Vishwa Konkani Centre will honour Fr Mousinho De Ataide, a senior Konkani thinker from Goa, with the Vimala V Pai Vishwa Konkani Jeevan Siddi Samman at the Vishwa Konkani Samarroh-2024 and award ceremony to be held at the World Konkani Centre here on Nov 5 and 6. Other awardees include, poet and writer Prakash D Naik, who will receive the Kavita Krithi Puraskar for his work ‘Modakul'; Seva Bharathi, Mangaluru, will be awarded the Basthi Vaman Shenoy Vishwa Konkani Seva Puraskar – Organisation, for its contributions in education, health and social service and Mumbai's Veena Adige will receive the Basthi Vaman Shenoy Vishwa Konkani Seva Puraskar – Women, for her social and cultural impact. Entrepreneur Avdhut Timblo from Goa will present the awards.The event will be inaugurated on Nov 5 at 9.30am by MAHE pro-vice-chancellor Dr Dilip G Naik. A portrait of Pandharibai, a celebrated film artist, will be unveiled at the Konkani Kirtimandir. Also, the book ‘History of Konkani Theatre', edited by Pundaleeka Nayak and Dr Hanumanta Choppekar, and funded by Michael D'Souza, will be released, along with the first research report from Pai's study on Konkani linguistics.Discussions will take place on both days of the World Konkani Literature Festival. A seminar on ‘Konkani in Post-Independent India's Education', chaired by Dr Ashok Kamat, a discussion on ‘Humour in Konkani Literature', led by writer HM Pernal and a session on ‘Culture and Reading in Konkani', chaired by veteran writer Gokuldas Prabhu will be held.From 4pm to 6pm each day, folk performances will feature the Kudubi Gummata dance, the traditional Holi dance by Vidyaranga Mitra Mandi Kharvikeri from Kundapura, and Goa's Diwali Nach dance by Katangal Dada Ponda.On Nov 6 at 2pm, dramatists Kasaragodu Chinna and H Satish Nayak will present a humour show ‘Manantharanga'. The symposium ‘Konkani Research: Achievements and Challenges' will be held, and Dr Kiran Budkule and Dr Tanvi Kamath Bambolakar will give talks.