Vimala V Pai Vishwa Konkani Puraskar 2021 announced
Mangaluru, Dec 29, 2021: The Konkani Bhas ani Sanskriti Prathistan, World Konkani Centre, Mangaluru has announced the Smt. Vimala V. Pai Vishwa Konkani Sahitya Puraskar for the year 2021.
The Vimala V Pai Vishwa Konkani Puraskar is the annual literary award for Konkani Literature instituted by World Konkani Centre.
Best Konkani Book of the Year (Prose)
Massam (मासां), a collection of Konkani short stories by Antony Barkur (Antony Prakash D’Souza) has been chosen as the Best Konkani Book of the Year (Prose) for Smt. Vimala V. Pai Vishwa Konkani Sahitya Puraskar 2021.
Best Konkani Book of the Year (Poetry)
Indradhonu Udeum (इंद्रधोणू उदेवं) a collection of Konkani poems by Uday Narasinha Mhambro has been selected as the Best Konkani Book of the Year (Poetry)for Smt. Vimala V. Pai Vishwa Konkani Kavita Kruti Puraskar 2021.
Life Time Contribution:
Suresh Jaywant Borkar has been identified as the recipient for the Vimala V. Pai Vishwa Konkani Jeevan Siddhi Samman 2021 for his lifetime contribution to Konkani Language pedagogy, grammar, and lexicography.
The Awards carry prize money of Rs. 1 lakh each along with an award memento. The awards will be delivered during the Annual Vishwa Konkani Puraskar Ceremony. The date will be announced soon. The awards are sponsored by T.V.Mohandas Pai in the name of his beloved mother Smt. Vimala V. Pai since 2010, Nandagopal Shenoy, President, Konkani Bhas Ani Sanskriti Prathistan, World Konkani Centre, Mangaluru said in a press statement.
The awards are based on a two-tier evaluation process: The Preliminary Panel consisting of 16 referees recommends the Books shortlisted from among the published books during the award period. Based on these recommendations, a Five Member Jury makes the final selections for the award.
Award Jury for the year 2021, consisting of Adv. Uday Bhembre, Dr. Kiran Budkuley, Payyanur Ramesh Pai, Melwyn Rodrigues, and Gokuldas Prabhu deliberated on the recommendations of referees and made the final selection based on the merit of the literary works in question.
World Konkani Centre founded by Konkani Bhas Ani Sanskriti Prathistan, a premier Konkani organization established in the year 1996 in the leadership of Basti Vaman Shenoy, has been relentlessly working towards the preservation of Konkani Language and Culture since its inception.
