Daijiworld Media Network- Panaji (VA)
Panaji, Jan 18: Dalgado Konknni Akademi (DKA), an organization working for the promotion and development of Konkani in Roman script will hold second Konkani (Romi) Literary & Cultural Sammelan at Curchorem Ravindra Bhavan Hall on February 20 and 21.
Second Konkani (Romi) Literary and Cultural Sammelan is an attempt to bring together all lovers of Konkani. The conference aims to create enthusiasm, love and foster unity among the Konkani speaking people.
In the meeting of the Executive Board of DKA held here, recently, Tomazinho Cardozo was unanimously elected as the president of the sammelan, Fr Manuel Gomes as a president of the reception committee and Walter Menezes as secretary of the sammelan.
About Tomazinho Cardozo
Tomazinho Cardozo a former speaker of the Goa legislative assembly is the editor of the illustrated Konkani bi-monthly magazine, Gõykar and presently heads the Tiatr Academi of Goa. A regular contributor to almost all the daily newspapers and periodicals in Konkani and English, he has penned over 22 books in Konkani, notable among them being ‘Kanttech Kantte’, ‘Ami Soglle Ek’ (tiatr), ‘Thembe’ (Stage songs), Manddo (folk songs), Jhelo (Short stories), ‘Polloilam tem Boroilam’ (Essays) and Paklleo (poems) besides two books of collection of English essays, ‘My Journey’ and ‘As I see It’. Associated with several cultural and social organizations, he has been the guiding light of Kala Mogi, Candolim the group that has consistently participated and won laurels at various Konkani one-act plays, Tiatrs and Manddo competitions.
About Fr Manuel Gomes
Fr Manuel Gomes is the director of the Diocesan Centre for Biblical Apostolate and professor of Pastoral Institute, Old-Goa. A former professor of Rachol Seminary and rector of the seminary of Our Lady, Saligao – Pilerne. He is one of the major contributors in the preparation of Konkani Lectionary, ‘Vachpam Grônth’. He has written, edited, translated more than a dozen books, the most famous being ‘From Roots to Fruits’ and the four colored books on the Bible. He has also translated Sr Usha’s popular books, Hidden Springs to Healing and Prayers for Healing. But his greatest contribution that to the Konkani speaking world was the long awaited Bible in Konkani in Roman script, the Povitr Pustok in 2006.
About Walter Menezes
Walter Menezes is a writer and cartoonist. He has written two books in Konkani ,‘Koddu Sonvsar ani her kotha’ (1987), a collection of short stories, which bagged the Konkani Bhasha Mandal’s Literary Award in 1988; and ‘Zoit ani her kovita’ (2008), a collection of poems bagged ‘Konkani Martir Floriano Vaz Pursokar’ of Thomas Stephens Konkani Kendr this year. Along with editorials to Jivit, a monthly magazine in Konkani, he also contributes cartoons, comic strips to Gomantak Times under the title, ‘Out Of My Mind’.