PANAJI
Veteran Konkani writer Jayanti Naik has been awarded ‘Vimla Pai Vishwa Konkani Puraskar’ for her book ‘Tichi Kaani’. Naik who is popular as Lokved researcher, has postgraduate degree in Social Science and Lokved from Mysore University. She also has a PhD degree from Goa University in Lokved and is the first to do a Phd in Konkani subject. Naik who has 21 books on Lokved, has been writing in multiple languages and translating literature too apart from contributing to children’s literature. She has total 49 books to her credit. Retired from Goa Konkani Akademi, her book ‘Tichi Kaani’ is a compilation of three long stories. The Vimla Pai Vishwa Konkani Jeevan Gaurav Puraskar has been awarded to Manikrao Gaunekar for his contribution to the Konkani language. Vimla Pai Vishwa Konkani Kavita Kruti Puraskar has been announced to Valli Quadros.
