Bab Jess,
Mhojim un-unnitt porbim tuka vho "KONKNNI PUROSKAR" favo zaleak, tech porim
atam anik sodamcal anvdetam anikui Puroskar tuka favo zaunk tujea borea
vaurak.
Sodanch tuzo khalto,
(Tujea Tiatro pongdacho vangdi)
Sanny Vaz - Kuwait.
Sanny De Quepem.
Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 10:57:45 +0530
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Subject: [Goanet] APKP to Jess Fernandes
THOMAS STEPHENS KONKNNI KENDR
B. B. Borkar Road
Alto Porvorim- 403 521, GOA, India
( (0832) 2415857, 2415864
e-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
website:www.tskk.org
October 5, 2005
Sir,
Kindly give publicity to the following press release.
Thanking you,
Pratap Naik, S.J.
Director
ANTONIO PEREIRA KONKNNI PUROSKAR TO JESS FERNANDES
Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr (TSKK) has chosen the veteran Konkani writer
and poet in Devanagari and Roman scripts, Mr. Jess Fernandes, as the
recipient of Antonio Pereira Konkani Puroskar (APKP) for the year 2005. He
is chosen for his valuable contribution to Konkani such as poetry, short
stories, journalism and performance arts for the last forty five years.
The award consists of a shawl, memento and a cheque of Rs. 25,000/-. The
award will be conferred on him by Mr. M.V. Naik, the Director of Art and
Culture, Goa on 26th October at a public function to be held at Municipal
Hall, Quepem.
He was born at Palolem, Canacona on 6th September 1941. He studied up to
the 7th year of Portuguese Lyceum, and completed his B.A. He holds a
Diploma in sanitation. He started his career as a Portuguese primary
teacher. Later he served in the Health Department of Goa in various
categories as a para-medical officer. He retired in 1999.
He has to his credit 29 books. Some of his books are 'Paimvatt', 1994
(poetry); 'Punor Jivon', 1994 (short stories); novels: 'Nirmonn', 'Jitlem
divxi titlem ghevxi',1966, 'Don Rupam', 1969. He has contributed articles,
short stories, poems and book reviews to local dailies and periodicals.
He has worked in the field of translation. He has translated poems of a
number of eminent Indian and European poets. He has translated five books
of wisdom of the Bible for the Goa diocese. Besides his literary work he
has extensively contributed in the field of khell, khell-tiatr, tiatr and
drama writing, directing and acting. He started to give radio programmes
from 5th October 1958 to the then Emissora de Goa.
After liberation he continued to give regular programmes on All India Radio,
Panaji and later on Doordarshan, Goa. He has been in the field of Mando
festival from the time of its inception in 1965 and received several prizes
for himself and for his troupe.
His poems are included in the textbooks. His poems and short stories are
included in various literary anthologies. He has taken part in workshops,
seminars, poetry recitation programmes in Goa and outside Goa.
His hobbies are arborics, painting, music, folk art and journalism. He says
that his aim in life is to live for his mother tongue Konkani, and to leave
a small footprint on the soil of his motherland. Jess Fernandes is a man of
many facets and talents and thus a boon to Konkani and Goa.
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