Mangaluru: ‘kittall.com’ online newspaper celebrates tenth anniversary
Bellevision Media Network
Mangaluru, 04 Feb: ‘kittall.com’ online magazine edited and published by well- known poet and critic H M Pernal completed nine years and is stepping into its tenth year. A programme will be set in motion to celebrate the feat at Sandesh Bhavan, Nanthoor on Wednesday February 5 at 4 pm.
Vishwa Konkani Kendra president Basti Vaman Shenoy and Sahitya Academy awardee poet Melvyn Rodrigues will unveil the logo of the tenth year. Meet the Author, interaction session with will be held with well known Konkani and English story-writer, Prof Dr Zita Lobo after unveiling the logo.
Kittall online Konkani magazine inaugurated by popular Konkani poet Melvyn Rodrigues on February 5, 2011 is the only magazine dedicated to Konkani. It consists of about a lac pages of short stories, poems, essays, literature and videos related to art and news besides Konkani Author pages. The pages on literature and Konkani authors are being used by students of Konkani literature and research extensively as subjects of study across universities.
Kittall holds competitions on literature now and then to encourage writers. It identifies talented youth writers every year and awards them with a purse of Rs 25,000 sponsored by Leo Rodrigues Family, NRI based in Abu Dhabi. Well known author and poet Wilson Kateel is the co-editor of Kittall online magazine. Thinker Titus Noronha is the president of Kittall youth award committee.