Is "Yatra" a Konkani word? Kindly desist from coining new words for Konkani. Hope DKA and all otherwise take note.
Regards/Gaspar Almeida www.goa-world.com On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 6:00 PM, Dalgado KonknniAkademi <[email protected]> wrote: > Ref. No: > 107/DKA-2014-15 > 04. 09.2014 > > > Dear Sir, > > We kindly request you to give publicity to the following PRESS NOTE in > your esteemed newspaper. > > Thanking you, > > Yours in service of Konkani, > > > > (Vincy Quadros) > > Secretary, Dalgado Konknni Akademi > > 9822587498 > > *DKA HELD ITS LITERARY CRITICISM* > > > > Dalgado Konknni Akademi (DKA) recently held its ‘Obheas Yatra’ programme > where promising Konkani writer Menino Almeida’s short story book, > *Bandpas* was critically appreciated. Held on 27.08.2014, this was the > first programme to be organized in the Conference Hall of the new premises > of DKA at Old Education Bldg, Panjim. > > Fr. Jose Silveira, Assistant Director of Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr who > was the key-note speaker spoke on the essentials of story and writing > skills while dwelling on Menino’s book. Without going into the > shortcomings, Fr. Silveira instead focused on how Menino’s stories could > have been polished. > > Established Konkani writers Mathew D’ Costa, Vincy Quadros, Anthony > Miranda, Vassalo Carvalho, Premanand Lotlikar and Rena D’Souza took part in > the open session. Also making their debut appearance in DKA’s literary > criticism programme were Sonia Gomes, Senisha D’Costa and Snable Antao, all > student writers from Carmel College, Nuvem who also provided valuable > inputs on Menino’s book. > > Later, author of the book, Menino Almeida answered the questions fielded > to him and also accepted some of the suggestions made. He affirmed that all > his stories were based on real-life incidents, many of which he personally > experienced in the confines of his surroundings. > > Vincy Quadros also highlighted the importance of preface, foreword, > writer’s thoughts, format of the book, cover, printing, type-setting and > other inputs which go a long way to enhance the quality of a book. > > ****************************** > > Please Note : Photograph is attached > > -- > > *Vincy Quadros* > > *Chittnis* > > *Dalgado Konknni Akademi* > > *91 9822587498 (m) ; **(0832) 2746025 * > > -- गसपर http://www.live365.com/stations/61664 Goa's first and only Konkani music station online, brought to you by Ulysses Menezes & Gaspar Almeida of www.goa-world.com based in Kuwait. http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/mini.cgi?membername=konkani&site=live365&clientType=&playlist=&odatrack=&odapos=&tm=1204955962906&tm=1204955991703
