PANAJI
Konkani Bhasha Mandal (KBM) has translated stories and biographies from across the world into Konkani and released them in the form of e-books to commemorate the birth anniversary of Konkani stalwart Shenoi Goembab. KBM has undertaken this initiative in collaboration with renowned toy inventor, Arvind Gupta, a Padmashri who also strives to make multilingual stories available to children with convenience.The first set of fifteen stories can be accessed from KBM website https://konkanibhashamandal.com. One can also download them from Arvind Gupta’s Archive Account https://archive.org/details/@arvind_gupta. The stories are a source of introducing young minds to the life and works of eminent personalities and writers such as Mahatma Gandhi, Pablo Neruda, Immanuel Alphonso, Mother Teresa and more. “KBM aims to publish such translated works of international authors annually on its official website,” states Anwesha Singbal, KBM. KBM has published over hundred translated books in collaboration with the NGO Pratham Books, New Delhi and this rich seam of literature is available on the website www.storyweaver.org.
