Mangaluru : Konkani poet, language activist, and the founder of Kavita Trust, Melvyn Rodrigues has been elected as the Convenor of Konkani Advisory Board of Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi at the general council meeting held on March 11, 2023, at the Sahitya Akademi offices in New Delhi which was attended by 99 newly elected members […]

Mangalore : Centurion Nadoja Kayar Kinhanna Rai who is in his 100th year was felicitated by congress sevadal headed by Haji H.M Ashraf and his fellowmen at his residence in Badiyadka on Saturday Dec.28th.  There was a musical band in attendance at the time. Poet and writer was garlanded profusely by sevadal volunteers and other […]

Bangalore: We regret to announce the sudden death of an esteemed poet and laureate (Rashtra Kavi) DR G S Shivarudrappa (87) on Monday after noon Dec.23, 2013. He was raised to the level of National poet in Kannada during BJP regime of B.S Yaddyurappa, after M. Govinda Pai and Kuvempu in Karnataka. He belong to […]

Bangalore :Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda today greeted renowned poet, playwright and research scholar Chandrasekhar Kambar who won Jnanpeeth Award, the highest literary award in the country.   In his greetings, Mr Gowda said “by winning the award, Mr Kambar has made the state proud. It was most deserving award for a personality […]