Hema will return award if SA doesn't take a firm stand today
23 October 2015 13:15 IST
Goa’s Sahitya Academy award winner Hema Naik has said she would return her award if the apex literary body of India does not take a formidable stance on the killings of writers at today‘s meeting. ... READ
A tribute to Goan by a Goan wins award at London Film Fest
20 October 2015 18:39 IST
Shai Heredia, a Goan by origin, along with Shumona Deol, another young Indian filmmaker, won this year’s Best Short Film Award at the 59th BFI London Film Festival last week for their short film ‘An ... READ
SA should demand curbing mono-culturism, demands Mauzo
18 October 2015 00:26 IST
India’s eminent Konkani writer Damodar Mauzo, active at the Sahitya Academy, has demanded that the premier literary body of the country should urge the government to adopt stringent measures to curb the moral policing by ... READ
What's Sahitya Academy; Why and What is returned?
16 October 2015 10:24 IST
More than 20 writers of different languages across the country have returned their Sahitya Akademi Awards so far. It has been reported that all writers were 'hurt' with the spread of "communal poison" and "rising ... READ
Goa writers unite against murderous attacks; plan actions, even at IFFI
15 October 2015 18:29 IST
Goa’s national award winners are not returning their respective awards. Instead, the eminent writers have come together to plan out series of actions, including a demonstration at International Film Festival of India next month. READ
Laxmikant’s new Konkani film on anvil – ‘Bhavarth’ … faith during Conversions
14 October 2015 19:22 IST
Goa’s internationally acclaimed film maker Laxmikant Shetgaonkar is coming out with a new Konkani film, this time based on the religious faith, the issue that erupted during the most turbulent history of Goa – religious ... READ
Sahitya Academy convenes emergency meet, denies Govt pressure
13 October 2015 17:40 IST
Denying that there was any pressure from the Central government to convene the meeting, Sahitya Academy has called an emergency meeting of its executive body on October 23 at New Delhi to discuss the issue ... READ
Sahitya Academy failed to condemn murders of writers: Melwyn
13 October 2015 15:23 IST
Melwyn Rodrigues, a recipient of Sahitya Academy award and Konkani poet, has said the Sahitya Academy has utterly failed in condemning the heinous crimes in the country that are leading to suppression of basic freedom ... READ
Goa's SA winner writers planning joint strategy on killings of rationalists
12 October 2015 18:02 IST
National award winning writers in Goa are planning a joint strategy rather than individually returning their national literary awards in protest of government inaction over the murders of writers and threat to freedom of expression ... READ
अंदूंचो गोवा युवा महोत्सव पणजे 12-13 डिसेंबरा
11 October 2015 17:48 IST
कोंकणी भाशा मंडळाचो अंदूंचो 21 वो गोवा युवा महोत्सव 12 आनी 13 डिसेंबरा पणजे शारांत जातलो. READ
