Daijiworld Media Network – Udupi (TP)

Udupi, Apr 23: The Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy has announced the recipients of its prestigious honorary awards and book awards for the year 2025, recognizing eminent personalities for their significant contributions to Konkani literature, art, and folklore. The award presentation ceremony will be held on April 26, at 5 pm at the Udyavar Church premises, Udupi.

Joachim Stany Alvares, president, Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy, addressing the press conference held on April 23 at Udupi press club and said, “Minister for Backward Classes Welfare and Kannada & Culture, Shivraj S Tangadagi, will inaugurate the programme. The event will be presided over by academy president Joachim Stany Alvares. Kaup MLA Suresh Shetty Gurme and Apostolic administrator of Udupi diocese, Dr Gerald Isaac Lobo, will attend as chief guests.”

Briefing about the awards, Joachim Stany Alvares, stated, 2025 Honorary Awards will be conferred on Ron Roche Cascia for konkani literature, Ramadas Dattatreya Gulvady for Konkani art, and Sairu (Muralidhar) Putthu Naik for Konkani Folklore

The Book Awards for 2025 have been announced for Andrew L D’Cunha for his poetry work “Ujwadache Vengenth”, Roshan Melki Sequeira for the essay collection “Konkani Circus”, and Richard Alvares for the short story collection “Fithuri”

The ceremony will also feature a range of cultural programmes, including traditional dances of the Kharvi, Siddhi, and Kudubi communities, a brass band performance, and a Konkani musical evening.

The press conference was attended by Naveen Lobo, member; Prakash Noronha, Parichay Pambur Organisation; Steven Colaco, Nirantar Udyavar Organisation; Melvin Noronha, vice president, Udyavar Church and Wilfred D’Souza, secretary, Udyavar Church.