APKP Presented to B.E.Mendes
At a gathering on October 25, 2007 at Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr (TSKK),
Porvorim TSKK presented the "Antonio Pereira Konknni Puroskar" to its
seventeenth recipient Mr. Bernardino Evaristo Mendes for his contribution to
Konknni literature, for the last sixty-two years. Fr.Antimo Gomes, the
Parish Priest of Church of Immaculate Conception, Panaji presented the
award, consisting of a shawl, memento besides a cheque of Rs. 25,000/-
The function began with a prayer song sang by Mr. Gurudas Kalangutkar a
composition of Mr. Bonaventure D'Pietro followed by one minutes silence
prayer to the departed soul of Fr. Moreno D, Souza, the founding member of
TSKK. Speaking on the occasion Dr. Pratap Naik, S.J. Director of the TSKK
informed the audience that the award is given to any person who has made
substantial contribution to Konknni irrespective of the script, caste and
creed of the recipient. The money has been collected from the public mostly
lovers of Konknni in Roman script.
Mr. Bernardino Evaristo Mendes shared his few experiences about how he sold
Konknni books in Mumbai by going house to house. Fr Antimo Gomes, the
Chief Guest stressed the need of speaking Konknni among natives and
preserving its culture. Mr. Rabin D'Pietro entertained the gathering by
singing Konknni film songs. Ms. Preeta Naik was the anchor of the function
while Shilpa Salvi gave a brief history of the recipient Mr. B. E. Mendes ,
and Netra Kundaikar proposed vote of thanks.
On this occasion Mr. B. E. Mendes released the twelfth issue of Sod a
Konknni research bulletin of TSKK. This issue of Sod consists articles
Konknni sahityacho moila fator; Franciscan contribution to Konknni by Shilpa
Salvi; Bhas ani Bhugoll by Dr Matthew Almeida; Gaspar de São Miguel; Notes
on the study of Indian languages by the Franciscans by Achilles Meersman;
The contribution of Jesuits to education and Konknni in Goa by Pratap Naik
and the evaluation of this paper by Dr Kyoko Matsukawa; Romanticism
revisited by Dr. K. Shripad Bhat; Multi-Culturalism and Language by Marion
Valladares Smith; Language and beyond by Eduardo Faleiro and Composite
Culture in a multicultural society a paper presented at World Book Fair
Seminar. Sod is available at TSKK.
Pratap Naik, S.J.
Director
THOMAS STEPHENS KONKNNI KENDR
B.B. Borkar Road
Alto Porvorim, Goa 403 521
Estd. 29-03-1982. Reg. No. 23/Goa/82
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