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PANAJI
Seven goenkars, including three Catholic priests, who have been striving to promote Konkani in different fields will be awarded by the Dalgado Konkkni Akademi (DKA) on December 2. The winners of the Akademi’s annual awards were announced at the Akademi by Tomazinho Cardozo, the president of the Akademi, and Vincy Quadros, the Akademi’s secretary.
Ashok Chodankar, a poet and journalist who was born in Vasco, will be awarded the literature prize ‘Dalgado Sahityik Puroskar 2018’ and a cash prize of Rs 30,000. Fr Jose Antonio da Costa, who has been sharing his love of Konkani with parishioners wherever he’s worked, will be awarded for his service with the ‘Dalgado Konknni Seva Puroskar 2018’ and a cash prize of Rs 30,000.
Fr Sanatana Carvalho, who has been organising several cultural festivals, will be awarded with the cultural prize called the ‘Dalgado Sonvskrutik Puroskar 2018’, and a cash prize of Rs 25,000. This year’s ‘Joel D’Souza Daiz Puroskar’ prize for promoting the heritage of Goa will be awarded to Kanta Gaude, one of Velim’s and Goa’s most popular folk artists. He will also be given a cash
prize of Rs 20,000.
The Konkani Kala Kendr, Merces, will receive the ‘Dalgado Sonvstha Puroskar 2018’ for its contribution in promoting Konkani particularly in the Roman script. It will be awarded a cash prize of Rs 20,000.
Journalist Anthony Correia who started off his career in 1964, and has contributed to almost all Konkani periodicals, is this year’s recipient of the ‘Freddy J da Costa Potrkarita Puroskar’, or the journalist award, with a cash prize of Rs 15,000. And the seventh award, the ‘Dalgado Tornatto Puroskar 2018’ given to a youth who has made tremendous contribution to the language, goes to Fr Myron Barreto, who has published seven books on religious teachings so far. He will be
awarded Rs 15,000.
