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The year 2014 has drawn to a close and leaveswith memories that will be cherished in

times to come. The year brought in a lot goodthings in the world of Konkani poetry. The poetichorizons expanded and slowly but surely theyounger generation has begun understand andenjoy Konkani poetry. As the Kavita Trust is host-ing the ninth edition of Kavita Fest in Barkur onJanuary 11, 2015 a look back on the last year’sactivities is but necessary. The total programmesorganized by Kavita Trust have reached 98 andthe year that has just passed had 13 pro-grammes.

n Kavita Fest- 2014 (12/01/2014)The eighth edition of Kavita Fest was cele-

brated in Town Hall Mangalore. It was held in as-sociation of Konkani Language and CulturalFoundation and Department of Kannada andCulture, Govt. of Karnataka. The inaugural cer-emony in the morning had, well known Kannadawriter Vivek Shanbhag as the chief guest andBasti Vaman Shenoy was the guest of honour.The valedictory function in the evening, wasgraced by Rahamath Tarikere, well known critic

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IV- Rohan & Lavita Monteiro All India Poetry Reciting Competition for Youth- The Finalists

I - Nelson & Lavina Rodricks Cha. Fra. DeCosta Memorial Poetry Reciting Competition for Children - The Finalists

Akeef Manegar

RoshanCrasta

Dattaraj Naik EdenSequeira

Evita D'Souza Frew Menezes HirshikeshKadam

Jaison Sequeira

Lavita Pinto MangeshHarijan

Meghana Kamath

Milindra Velip NazeefManegar

Nikita Bhonsle

Rohan D’Souza

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AnnalisaD'Silva

Austin D'Cunha ChandrimaMonteiro

Esha V Pais GreshalQuadras

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Renwil D'Souza Shanwil D'Souza

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vÀjÃPÉgÉ D¤ ªÀiÁ£ÁZÉÆ ÀAiÉÆæ eÁªïß C£ÀAvïCªÉÄäA§¼ï D À ÉÆè. “PÀ« D¤ C©üªÀåQÛ ¸ÁévÀAvïæöå” ºÉUÀeÁ°ZÉgï «ZÁgï ÁvÉA ªÀiÁAqÀÄ£ï ºÁqÀ ÉèA. «ªÉÃPï±Á£ï sÁUï, JAl¤ ÁPÀÆðgï D¤ eÉj gÁ¹Ì£Áí£ï D¥Éè«ZÁgï ªÀiÁAqÉè.

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¸ÁAeÉZÁå PÁAiÀiÁðAvï 2013ªÁå ªÀgÁìZÉƪÀÄxÁAiÀĸï PÀÄlªÀiï PÀ«vÁ ¥ÀÄgÀ ÁÌgï, UÉÆAAiÉÆÑ PÀ«AiÀÄÆ ÀÄ¥sï C§ÄݯÁè ±ÉÃSï ºÁPÁ ºÁvÁAvÀgï PÉ ÉÆ.

and Anant Amembal as guests. A discussionwas held on the subject “Poetry and Freedom ofExpression” and Vivek Shanbhag, Antony Barkurand Jerry Rasquinha presented their thoughts.

Youth poetry reciting competition was heldin the morning session. Amlin D’Souza, SushmitaPai Kane, Goa and Jaison Sequeira won the first,second and third prizes respectively. In the after-noon, Maurice and Benedicta D'Souza memorialmulti-lingual poetry session was held with San-jeev Verenkar presiding the session. PrakashParienkar, Rajashree Sail, Ronald Sequeira, M.P.Rodrigues, Balakrishna Mallya Kochi, SuvarnaGaad Honnavar, Samiullah Bermaver Bhatkal,Mohammed Baddur, Radhakrishna K. andShamsheer Budoli recited their poems.

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n wæªÉÃt PÁªÀå ÀAUÀªÀiï (22/2/2014)

NQðqï Dmïð UÁå®j, §®äoÀ,ªÀÄAUÀÄîgï ºÁAUÁ Àgï ZÀ®¯Áè÷å PÀ«vÉZÁå ºÁå «©ü£ïßPÁAiÀiÁðAvï £ÀÆvÀ£ï ¸ÁRgïzÁAqÉ, £ÀAiÀÄ£ÁDqÁgïPÁgï D¤ ªÀiÁAiÀiÁ RgÀAUÀmÉ ºÁå vÉUÁAPÀªÀAiÀÄwæA¤ wæªÉÃt PÁªÀå ÀAUÀªÀiï ZÀ®AiÉÆè. C£ÉéõÁ¹AUï¨Á¼ï »uÉA ÀÆvïæ ÀAZÁ®£ï PÉ ÉA.

n £ÉÃvÁæªÀw PÀ«UÉÆÃ¶× (30/3/2014)gÁt C§âPÀÌ vÀļÀÄ CzsÀåAiÀÄ£À PÉÃAzÀæ D¤ vÀļÀÄ §zÀÄPÀÄ

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noured with Mathias Fam-ily Poetry Award 2013. Win-ners of the poetrycompetitions were honouredwith prizes. Gopala Gowdaand his troupe from Edapa-davu presented folk perform-ance much to theappreciation of the audience.

n Triveni Kavya Sangam (22/2/2014)Triveni Sangam an interactive poetry pro-

gramme was held in Orchid Art Gallery Bal-matta. Nutan Sakhardande, Nayana Adarkarand Maya Kharangate, three poetesses fromGoa participated as Anwesha Singbal anchoredthe programme.

n Netravati Poetry Session (30/3/2014)Netravati poetry session was held in Abakka

Rani Tulu Studies Centre and Tulu Museum, San-chaya Giri, BC Road. Melvyn Rodrigues presidedthe poetry session. Felcy D'Souza, VenkateshNayak, Alwyn D'Souza, Agrar, Vincy Pinto An-gelore, Geeta Kini, Ronald Sequeira, Austin D'-Cunha, Wilma Bantwal, Dr. Varija Devi,Anasooya Kamath, Sukhanya Nayak, Andrew L.D'Cunha, Naveen Kulshekar, Gladys Rego,

Maurice & Benedicta D’Souza MemorialMulti Lingual Poetry Session

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n §æºÁäªÀgï PÀ«UÉÆÃ¶× (8/6/2014)§æºÁäªÀgï gÀ« ¥ÀæPÁ±ï D¤ eÉÆåÃw UÉÆ£Áì°é ï

ºÁAZÁå WÀgÁÑ÷å DAUÁÚAvï » PÀ«UÉÆÃ¶× ZÀ°è. PÉÆèr§æºÁäªÀgÁ£ï CzsÀåPïë¥Àuï WÉvÀ ÉèA vÀgï ¹ÖêÀ£ï ®Ä«¸ï,Jré£ï r¹¯Áé, ªÉÄ°é£ï gÉÆræUÀ ï, JAl¤ ¨ÁPÀÆðgï,Q±ÀÆ ¨ÁPÀÆðgï, ªÉÄ°é£ï PÉƼÁ¯ïVj, JjPï ÉÆãïìD¤ J¯ï ÀÖ£ï r ÉÆeÁ£ï PÀ«vÁ ªÁZÉÆèöå. G¥ÁæAvïJAl¤ ÁPÀÆðgÁ¯ÁVA ªÉÄ°é£ï gÉÆræUÀ Á£ï ÀAªÁzïZÀ®AiÉÆè.

n ÉAUÀÄîgï PÀ«UÉÆÃ¶× (22/6/2014)gÁeï±Égï ÉAUÀÄîgÁAvï PÁªÉÄð°vï ¥sÁæ¢AZÁå

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n eÉêÀiïì D¤ ±ÉÆà sÁ ªÉÄAqÉÆ£Áì PÀ«vÁ G¥À£Áå ï (12/7/2014)

ºÁå ªÀgÁìZÉÆ ºÉÆ G¥À£Áå ï ¥sÁªÀiÁzï EAVèµïPÀ« D¤ PÁzÀA§jPÁgï eÉj ¦AmÉÆ£ï ¢ ÉÆ. J¸ï.r. JªÀiï. ¦.f. ÉAlgï ¥sÉÇgï ªÀiÁå£ÉeïªÉÄAmï ÀÖrøï,ªÀÄAUÀÄîgï ºÁAZÁå ÀºÀAiÉÆUÁ£ï, J¸ï. r. JªÀiï.PÉÆ Éeï, ªÀÄAUÀÄîgï ºÁAUÁ ZÀ ï¯Áèöå ºÁå G¥À£Áå ÁZÉAÀÄAPÁuï ¹ävÁ ±ÉuÉÊ£ï WÉvÀ ÉèA. «°AiÀĪÀiï ¥ÁAiÀiÁì£ï

AiÉĪÁÌgï ¢ ÉÆ.

n PÉÆAPÀt PÀ«vÁ ªÁZÀ£ï Àvïð-ªÀÄAUÀÄîgï ¥ÁAªÉÇØ (7/9/2014)

¥ÀAzÁæ ªÀgÁìA ÀPÀAiÀiÁèöå sÀÄUÁåðAPï £É®ì£ï D¤®«Ã£Á gÉÆræPïì ¥À¬Äè ZÁ¥sÁæ zÉPÉƸÁÛ ¸ÁägÀPï CT¯ï

Suresh Baliga, Smitha Shenoy, H.M. Pernal andFlavia Albuquerque presented their poems. Inthe beginning of the programme an interactivesession was held between Melvyn Rodriguesand Guru Baliga on poetry. The programmewas held with assistance from Suresh Baligaand Tukaram Poojary of Tulu Studies Center.

n Brahmavar Poetry Session (8/6/2014)Brahmavar Poetry Session was held at the

residence of Ravi Prakash and Jyothi Gon-salves. Claudy Brahmavar presided the session.Steevan Lewis, Edwin D'Silva, Melvyn Ro-drigues, Antony Barkur, Melwyn Kolalgiri, EricSoans, Kishoo Barkur, Elston D'Souza pre-sented their poems. Melvyn Rodrigues inter-acted with Antony Barkur on his poetry.

n Bangalore Poetry Session (22/6/2014)State Capital Bangalore played host to the

poetry session at Sadbhavana auditorium ofthe Carmelite Fathers. Maxim Lobo welcomedthe gathering and Melvyn Rodrigues talkedabout poetry. Antony Barkur conducted thepoetry session and Indu Gerasappe, OliveraFlavia, Vinod Colaco, Melvyn Rodrigues andMaxim Lobo recited their poems.

n James and Shobha Mendonca Endowment Lecture on Poetry (12/7/2014)

Renowned poet and writer Jerry Pinto de-livered the James and Shobha Mendonca En-dowment Lecture on Poetry, at the SDM P.G.Centre for Management Studies Mangalore.Smitha Shenoy anchored the programme.William Pais welcomed the gathering.

The Late Charles and Theresa Rodrigues Memorial VIIIth All India Poetry Writing Competition- Winners

III- Ashlin Cress FernandesI- Ashmi Dasharath Naik III- Divya ParsekarII- Sreelaxmi ShenoyCharles & Theresa Rodrigues

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n PÉÆAPÀt PÀ«vÁ ªÁZÀ£ï Àvïð-¥Àtf ¥ÁAªÉÇØ (11/9/2014)

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DZÁAiÀiÁð£ï AiÉĪÁÌgï sÉlAiÉÆè.

n PÉÆAPÀt PÀ«vÁ ªÁZÀ£ï Àvïð-ªÀÄqÁÎAªï ¥ÁAªÉÇØ (12/9/2014)

PÉÆAPÀt sÁµÁ ªÀÄAqÀ¼ï, UÉÆAAiÀiï ºÁAZÁåÀºÀPÁgÁ£ï ªÀÄqÁÎAªïZÁå PÉÆAPÀt sÁµÁ ªÀÄAqÀ¼ï

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n PÉÆAPÀt PÀ«vÁ ªÁZÀ£ï Àvïð-§AmÁé¼ï ¥ÁAªÉÇØ (14/9/2014)

ICYM, ªÉÆqÀAPÁ¥ï WÀlPÁZÁå ÀºÀPÁgÁ£ïªÉÆqÀAPÁ¥ï EUÀeÉðZÁå À sÁ¸Á¯ï sÀÄUÁðåAPï D¸ÁPÉ Áèöå £É®ì£ï D¤ ®«Ã£Á gÉÆræPïì, ZÁ¥sÁæ zÉPÉƸÁÛ¸ÁägÀPï PÀ«vÁ ªÁZÀ£ï ÀvÉðAvï 14 sÀÄUÁåðA¤ sÁUïWÉvÉÆè. AiÀÄĪÀduÁASÁwgï ZÀ ï¯Áèöå gÉÆúÀ£ï D¤®«ÃmÁ ªÉÆAvÉÃgÉÆ PÀ«vÁ ªÁZÀ£ï ÀvÉðAvï 6duÁA¤ sÁUï WÉvÉÆè. «¯Áä §AmÁé¼Á£ï AiÉĪÁÌgïªÀiÁUÉÆè.

n ‘UÁA¢üZÉA ¥Àdð½Pï ¥sÀÅqÁgï¥Àuï’-¥ÀÅ ÀÛPÁZÉA ÉÆPÁ¥Àðuï (21/9/2014)

PÀ«vÁ læÁÖ£ï ¥ÀUÀðmï ÉÆè ‘UÁA¢üZÉA ¥Àdð½Pï

n Poetry Reciting Competi-tion – Mangalore Round(7/9/2014)

Nelson and Lavina RodricksCha Fra De Costa Konkani Po-etry reciting competition, atKarnataka State level, for thechildren below 15 years, washeld at Don Bosco Hall, Man-galore. 20 children recited

poems. Preliminary round ofRohan and Lavita Monteiro poetry reciting com-petition was also held on the occasion. 31 par-ticipants recited poems. The president of theKonkani Natak Sabha, Fr Cyprian D’Souza wel-comed the gathering.

n Poetry Reciting Competition – Panaji Round (11/9/2014)

The Panaji preliminary rounds of the recitingcompetition was held at the TB Da Cunha HallPanaji, in association with Konkani Bhasha Man-dal, Goa. 20 youths participated in the compe-tition. President of Konkani Bhasha Mandal,Chetan Acharya welcomed the gathering.

n Poetry Reciting Competition – Madgaon Round (12/9/2014)

The Madgaon preliminary round of the recit-ing competition was held in association withKonkani Bhasha Mandal, Goa, at the BhashaMandal School. 25 youth participated in thecompetition.

n Poetry Reciting Competition – Bantwal Round (14/9/2014)

Nelson and Lavina Rodricks Cha Fra De Costamemorial poetry reciting competition prelimi-nary round was held in Infant Jesus Church Hallin Bantwal, in association with ICYM Modankapunit. 14 children participated in the competi-tion. Wilma Bantwal welcomed the gathering.

n 'Gandhichem Porzollik Fuddarponn' Book re lease (21/9/2014)

The Konkani version of, Gandhi’s Out-standing Leadership written by – P. A.

Mathias Family Poetry Award-2014

Joseph Mathias & Family Iqbal Sayeedi

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n PÉÆAPÀt PÀ«vÁ ªÁZÀ£ï Àvïð-PÁPÀð¼ï ¥ÁAªÉÇØ (28/9/2014)

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PÀ«vÁ læÁÖZÉ læ¹Ö ºÁå Àªïð ÀázsÁåðAPï ªÀgÀAiÀiÁÚgïeÁªïß D¸ï Éè.

Nazareth,‘Gandhichem Porzollik Fuddarponn’published by Kavita Trust was released in Manga-lore on the occasion of centenary celebrations ofCatholic Association South Kanara. Bishop of Man-galore Aloysius Paul D’ Souza released the book.Eric Gonsalves, Dr Derek Lobo, Capt. John PrasadMenezes, Melvyn Rodrigues were present on theoccasion. JV Carlo did the translation in Konkani.

n Poetry Reciting Competition – Udupi Round (21/9/2014)

Udupi round of the poetry reciting competi-tion was held in Udupi Don Bosco Hall in associ-ation with ‘Uzwad’ Konkani Monthly. 12 youthrecited poems in the competition. Melvyn Ro-drigues welcomed the participants and FrChetan Lobo proposed the vote of thanks.

n Poetry Reciting Competition – Karkal Round (28/9/2014)

The Karkal round of the reciting competitionwas held in Christ King church hall in associationwith ‘Uzwad’ Konkani Monthly. The competitionwas held for children aged below 15 years. 5children participated in the competition and 3youth recited poems for youth competition.

The trustees of the Kavita Trust were judgesin all of competitions.

Publications during 2014

Essays on Poetry by Maxim LoboPages: XIV + 90 Price Rs. 80/-

Organising Committee

Alwyn AndradeSydney Lewis Praveen CarvalhoMadhavi Sardesai

Passed away on 22-12-2014J. B. Moraes

Passed away on 30-12-2014

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Respectful Homage to

Pages: XIV +228 Price Rs. 150/- (Paperback) Rs. 200/- (Hard case)

English Original:Pascal Alan Nazareth

Konkani Translation:J.V. Carlo

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