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Convenor of Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) Dr Oscar Rebello has been nominated
for CNN-IBN's Indian of the Year Award 2007 in public service category
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Palkars Maye Mate selected for poetssymposium 2008 NT News Service
Panaji, Jan 15 : Konkani poet Sunil Palkar has been selected for this years
All India Akashwani Multi-lingual Poets meet by Akashwani, Panaji.
His poetry Maye mate has been selected for the National Poets Symposium
2008. A publicity-shy Mr Palkar has been writing Konkani poetry for over a
quarter century, the pressnote here says and adds that he has also handled
other literary works such as childrens literature and one-act plays.
His Nagin (collection of poems) and Rangmanch (one-act plays) have been
published. He has compiled songs of national spirit of various Konkani poets
all over India, and this collection is in the process of being published. His
collection of songs on nationalism of only Goan poets called Rashtrajyot has
been published. Most of his poems usually take the form of songs, the press
release says. He has to his credit a collection of more than 200 abhang
(hymns). His songs and abhangs are regularly broadcast over Akashwani.
Palkar has acted in the Konkani film Akant as well as in tiatrs. The
national symposium of poetry will take place at Akashwani, Nagpur on January 17
and the same will be broadcast on January 25 on the eve of the Republic Day.
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