M’luru: 44 selected for the finals of Konkani poetry competition

Media Release

Mangaluru, 10 Nov 2015: Kavita Trust which works for the promotion of Konkani poetry conducted its annual Konkani poetry reciting competition at six places of Karnataka and Goa recently. The competition which took off on September 3rd was held at Panaji, Margaon, Mangalore, Bantwal, Udupi and Moodbidri unitl October 25.

 

Total of 220 participants took part in this competition which is being held in two categories. This is the second year of the competition for children below the age of 15 years  and the fifth year for the youth between the age group of 15 and 30 years.

 

Altogether 25 youth and 19 children were selected for the finals which will be held on January 10, 2016 at World Konkani Centre during Kavita Fest. The highlight of this competition is that one can recite his own composition or select any other poet’s creation. In the process children search for poems - serf websites, refer books, read poetry and try to understand it.  They start learning it at an young age. They become aware of various dialects of Konkani.

 

Finalists of Poetry Reciting Competition for Children

 

Finalists of Poetry Reciting Competition for Youth

 

Entrepreneur Rohan Monteiro and his wife Lavita Monteiro and NRI Nelson Rodricks and his wife Lavina Rodricks support this competition since its inception.

 

Though registered in the year 2007,  Kavita Trust had started its activities in 2001 in Dubai. It was founded by Sahitya Akademi awardee poet Melvyn Rodrigues. Kishore Gonsalves, Averyl Rodrigues, Victor Mathias, Andrew DCunha and William Pais are the other trustees.