Culture | Literature

Jayamala Danait bags Sahitya Academy award for Translation

15 February 2016 16:53 IST

Jayamala Danait, a prolific Konkani writer, has bagged this year’s Sahitya Academy translation award 2015 for her book ‘Rag Darbari’ (राग दरबारी). READ

Yugank bags TMA Pai Award for a Konkani book on World Cinema

02 February 2016 13:07 IST

Yugank Naik, a research scholar at Goa University, has bagged a prestigious Dr T M A Pai Foundation Best Konkani Book award for 2014 for his book “Venchik Aantarrashtriya Chalchitram: Niyall Ani Samiksha.” READ

Mauzo to chair solidarity meet of nationwide writers at Dandi on 30 Jan

28 January 2016 12:04 IST

Damodar Mauzo, eminent Indian Konkani writer from Goa, will chair a national level meet of writers and artists at Dandi Event scheduled on 30 January at Dandi. READ

Don’t humiliate, let thousand Konkani dialects blossom

24 January 2016 19:40 IST

Why should we feel shy speaking our own dialect of Konkani? Let other people enjoy the sweetness of various dialects of Konkani. The youth should proudly display it. READ

Most-awaited English 'Potpuja’ to be launched on 3 Jan

01 January 2016 16:39 IST

The most-awaited English edition of the bestseller cookbook 'Potpuja' by Usha Vaman Bale will be released on Sunday, 3 January in Margao. READ

All democracies becoming dictatorial and intolerant: Devi

30 December 2015 12:48 IST

All democracies in the world are becoming dictatorial as well as intolerant and India is not lagging behind, cautions Ganesh Devi, veteran multilingual writer from Gujarat. READ

Iconic Marathi poet Mangesh Padgaokar no more

30 December 2015 11:14 IST

Iconic Marathi poet and Padma Bhushan recipient Mangesh Keshav Padgaonkar passed away here today after a brief illness. READ

कविश्रेष्ठ मंगेश पाडगावकर यांचे निधन

30 December 2015 10:32 IST

‘या जन्मावर या जगण्यावर शतदा प्रेम करावे’ म्हणत प्रत्येकाला जगण्याची नवीन उर्मी देणारे मराठी कविश्रेष्ठ व साहित्यिक मंगेश पाडगावकर यांचे आज बुधवारी सकाळी निधन झाले. READ

Goa Church is worse than the Portuguese: Karmali

26 December 2015 21:46 IST

Veteran Konkani writer and freedom fighter Nagesh Karmali has alleged that Church in Goa is doing what the Portuguese could not do to finish Indian culture. READ