PANAJI: Renowned Konkani poet and literateur, Ramesh B Veluskar (71), passed away on Sunday in Bareily, Uttar Pradesh, at his wife's native village. Veluskar, who was a versatile children's playwright and a poet of repute, also served as a teacher in various primary and middle schools in Goa for over 33 years before he retired. He hailed from Paliem near Siridao village.
He had won several literary awards including the prestigious Sahitya Akademi award. He has authored several books in Konkani and Hindi, and is best known for translating Rabindranath Tagore's 'Gitanjali' and Sant Tukaram's 'Abhang' in Konkani.
He also translated the literary works of famed Portuguese poet Carlos de Andrade in Hindi.
Veluskar leaves behind his wife, Mitilesh Kumari Srivastav, and daughter Simantini.
