Mangalore: Gokuldas Prabhu elected president of Akhil Bharatiya Konkani Parishad


Mangalore: Gokuldas Prabhu elected president of Akhil Bharatiya Konkani Parishad

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Mangalore, Feb 11: Noted Konkani writer Gokuldas Prabhu has been elected as the next president of Akhil Bharatiya Konkani Parishad for the term 2014-16.

Prabhu (59) who hails from Kerala and has a post graduate degree in English Literature. He has been active both as a creative writer and a versatile translator. He has two collections of short stories, a novel, an edited book and translation of three Malayalam novels into Konkani to his credit. His short stories have been translated into English, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam and Marathi.

Prabhu was the editor of Rutu, the bimonthly Konkani periodical devoted to Poetry for five years. He was the President of the 14th Akhil Bharatiya Konkani Sahitya Sammelan held at Porvorim in April, 2001. He has earlier served the Parishad as its general secretary and executive president. He represents Konkani on the general council of the Kendriya Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi and is associated with the World Konkani Centre, Mangalore.

He won the Dr TMA Pai Foundation Award (1993) and the Kendriya Sahitya Akademi Award (1994) for his collection of short stories Antarayaami. While his translation of M T Vasudevan Nair’s classic novel Nalukettu (Chavki) fetched the Kendriya Sahitya Akademi’s Translation Prize (2002), Soofeen Saangil’li Kaanni, the translation of K P Ramanunni’s Malayalam novel got the Shyam R S Kakodkar Translation Award from the Konkani Kala Sahitya Kendra, Goa (2010). The Kullagar Award was also conferred on him in 2005.

Aravind Bhatikar, IAS (retd), the present president will hand over the charge to Prabhu during the 29th session of the Parishad which is scheduled to be held at Belgaum from February 28 to March 2.

  

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  • Anantha Prabhu V, Cochin

    Mon, Apr 13 2015

    My hearty congrats on hearing about you after a long time since you left Cochin to setle at Mangalore.

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  • Frank, Tulu Nadu

    Wed, Feb 12 2014

    Congrats. Konkanas are spread all over the world and use the local script, rather than using devnagari script. Konkani is western Indian language and all the western indian languages use Devnagari script ( Marti, Konkani in goa, gujrati) Konknas must stop learning kannada and study in konkani which is our mother tongue. The kannadigas always claim that mother tongue education should be given. However konkanas and tuluvas never get a mother tongue education

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  • Capt K S Negi, Mangalore

    Wed, Feb 12 2014

    Dear Prabhu Jee, Congratulations on the honour and responsibility conferred on you.This facet of your personality I was totally unaware of!
    All our GOOD WISHES and REGARDS.

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  • Naresh Kini, Mangalore

    Wed, Feb 12 2014

    Konkani Lokaachey shubhechaa Gokuldas Maam.. DEVU BAREN KARO!!!!!

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  • mohan bhat bantwal, mangalore

    Wed, Feb 12 2014

    Congratulations Prabhu mam. Wishing you ALL THE BEST in your future endeavors.

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  • NAGARAJ SHETTY K, UDUPI/COIMBATORE

    Tue, Feb 11 2014

    Congratulations and all the best in your new assignment. Really a Great Honor for Corp Bank and we are proud of you. Best regards,
    Nagarsj Shetty, Corp Bank, Coimbatore.

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  • Aldrin Vaz, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 11 2014

    Congratulations Mr Gokuldas Prabhu......

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  • Clarence Machado, Kadri, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 11 2014

    Congratulations Sri Gokuldas Prabhu. Great to hear about your election as the President of Akhil Bharatiya Konkani Parishad. Wish you all the best. May Konkani flourish.

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  • Edwin JFD, Mangalore

    Tue, Feb 11 2014

    Great and good to hear, Gokuldas, my friend.
    Blessings and love.

    Edwin JF DSouza

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  • George A. Borromeo, Angelore, Mangalore, India

    Tue, Feb 11 2014

    Deva Parbi!!!

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