Mangalore : Senior writer Na D’Souza inaugurated a  three-day  translation workshop  organised by the World Konkani Centre, Shaktinagar  in Mangalore on October 26, Friday. The workshop  is being held in association with Kuvempu Bhasha Bharathi Pradhikara of Bangalore and the Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation of Mangalore.

Dr Geetha Shenoy, noted translator, who spoke on the occasion said that the World Konkani Centre has a project of translating Konkani literature into Kannada and added Konkani writers have contributed significantly to Kannada  literature.

Melwyn Rodrigues, noted poet, Basti Vaman Shenoy, President of Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation and  Venkatesh Baliga,  Secretary were the chief guests. Konkani Bhasha Mandal President Raghunath Shet, Gladys Rego, Madhav Pai and others were present on the occasion.