KA AWARDS FOR ROMAN SCRIPT TOO PANAJI, Sept 29: Kala Academy has decided to consider Konkani literary works in Roman script also for award of Sahitya Puraskar (Literary awards) and therefore has invited books in Roman script from Konkani writers under the scheme so as to reach Kala Academy's office latest by 13 October. Only those literary works of Goan writers in Roman Konkani (first edition) published during the period from 1st Jan to 31st December 2004 will be considered under the scheme. Kala Academy awards Rs.10,000 each as prize in the Konkani and Marathi section every year for the best literary works published in the calendar year. (GT)
This must be music to the ears of Konkani lovers. Scripts should not divide whom the language has joined together. Viva Goa. Miguel
