Recently, the Saraswat Konkani Awards, organized by Kodial Khaber.com, a publication of Mangaluru, were conferred upon deserving recipients. Here’s a glimpse of the distinguished awardees:
1. Konkani Sahitya Ratna Award: Dr. Kasturi Mohan Pai
2. Konkani Sanghatana Ratna Award: Geeta C Kini
3. Konkani Poshakratna Award: SL Shet Jewellers and Diamond House, Mangaluru
4. Konkani Udyamaratna Award: Kumble Narasimha Prabhu
5. Konkani Yuva Ratna Award: Dr. Aravind Shanbhag Baleri, Kumta
Accepting the award on behalf of Dr. Kasturi Mohan Pai was his wife, Usha Mohan Pai. Additionally, special recognition was extended to the following individuals:
- Excellence in Education: Shraddha K Shet and Namratha Nayak, both students of Canara High School, Dongarkeri, who achieved a perfect score in the Konkani language in the SSLC examination, along with their teacher, Purnima Rao.
- Community Contribution: KC Prabhu and Panambur Vithobha Bhandarkar.
The event was graced by esteemed personalities including Stany Alvares, Chairman of Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Akademi, CD Kamath, Retired MD of Tata Refractories, Nayana Rao, President of GSB Mahila Vrinda Mangalore, and Venkatesh Baliga, Editor of Kodial Khaber.com.
