Mumbai: Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy to host Literary Meet in metro on Mar 6

- Media Release

Mumbai, 05 Mar 2015: Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy will be organizing ‘Konkani Literary Meet at St Francis Institute of Management and Research, I C Colony, Borivali (West) here on March 6 at 3.30pm.

 

Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy president Roy Castelino will preside the programme. The metro-based Aldel Education Trust chairman Albert W D’Souza will be the chief guest.

 

The social activist Suguna Kamath, veteran of co-operative movement John D’Silva and dramatist Francis Fernandes Cascia will be the guests of honor.

 

  

Albert W D’Souza, Suguna Kamath & Roy Castelino

 

Naisargik Balaiki, twenty-second print of Konkani book authored by Dr Vincent D’Mello Vasai and published by Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy will be released on the same occasion.

 

Divo – Konkani Illustrated Weekly editor Lawrence Coelho, Konkani Kutam Weekly editor Henry D’Paula, Gulab – editor Fausto D’Costa, Konkani Triveni Kala Sangam vice president Dr C N Shenoy and social activist Merlyn D’Sa Mira Road will be felicitated on the same occasion.

 

Dr Edward Nazareth Mangaluru and C G S Taccode will speak on short stories and jokes respectively, moderated by Sheela Kolambkar during the first session. 

 

Lawrence D’Souza and Ancy Paldka will speak on Konkani theater and poetry respectively, moderated by Francis Olivera during the second session. Neri Nazareth will preside the poets’ session later.

 

The movie actor and singer Ester Noronha, Antony Tauro, Roicy Sequeira, Gerry Bondel and Rayan D’Souza will present musical extravaganza, while Bindas Pernal -comedy group will present jokes, mimicry and skits. Variety dance shows will also be presented on the occasion, stated Academy registrar Dr B Devdas Pai.