GSB Mahila Vrinda bags Outstanding Konkani Mahila Sangha award

Mangaluru, March 21, 2022: GSB Mahila Vrinda, Car street, Mangaluru has been awarded the Outstanding Konkani Mahila Sangha award at the Vishwa Konkani Samaroh held at World Konkani Centre, Mangaluru.

The festival of Konkani Language, Culture, and Literature was held under the auspice of Konkani Bhas Ani Sanskriti Prathistan.

Vimala Kamath, the president of GSB Mahila Vrinda, Mangaluru along with other members of the Vrinda received the Trophy and a cash prize of Rs.25,000 from the chief guest Jnanapeet awardee Konkani writer Damodar Mavjo.

Nandagopal Shenoy, President of Konkani Bhas ani Sanskriti Prathistan was present.

The award is based on an exhibition of activities of the past five years of the Konkani Mahila Sanghas’ organized under the Vishwa Konkani Stree Shakti Mission of World Konkani Centre at the Vishwa Konkani Samaroh.

A host of competitions were held on the occasion.

In the Konkani Traditional Quilt creation competition, Chandrika Mallya of GSB Mahila Vrinda, Mangaluru bagged first and Shailaja Pai won the second prize.

Maroli Sabita Kamath of GSB Konkani Mahila Vrinda, Mangaluru delivered the best Extempore Poetry and bagged the first prize.

In the preparation of Konkani traditional delicacies using Millets, the first prize was bagged by Madhavi Nayak of Charodi Mesta Mahila Sangha of Nireshwalya, and the Second prize was won by Chandraprabha Prabhu of D.K. District Kudala Deshastha Adya Gowda Brahmin Mahila Sangha.

In the Konkani Traditional Vocabulary Quiz, Maroli Sabitha Kamath and Vimala V. Kamath of GSB Mahila Vrinda, Car street, Mangaluru bagged the first prize, and Shailaja Patkar and Geeta Wagle of Shri Durga Mahila Chande Balaga, Bantakallu, Kapu won the second prize.

First Prize carries a cash prize of Rs. 5,000 and Second Prizes carries Rs. 3,000 cash along with a memento.

Gowri Madhav Pai, Prof. Seema Prabhu S., Prof. Vidya Kamath, Geetha C. Kini, Usha N. Shenoy, Dr. Varija N., Payyanur Ramesh Pai, Shakuntala R. Kini, Gowri Mallya evaluated the exhibition and competitions. Dr. B. Devadas Pai was the quiz master for the Konkani Traditional Vocabulary Quiz. Shakuntala R. Kini was the coordinator of the Competitions and the exhibition.

Geetha C. Kini, the Convener of Vishwa Konkani Stree Shakti Mission announced the prizes.