Mangalore :

World Konkani Centre, Shakti Nagar here has announced two annual awards in name of ‘Vishwa Konkani Sardar’ Basti Vaman Shenoy who completed 80 years recently. The awards are constituted to recognize outstanding contributions by Konkani-speaking individuals or organizations managed by Konkanis in fields such as education, governance, social service, health care, science, journalism, literature (Non Konkani), performing arts, industry, and so on.

There are separate awards for men and women and are constituted as part of ‘Vision TVM’ which dreams of one strong Konkani community by 2020. Both awards carry a purse of Rs1 lakh apart from a citation. The nominee can be an individual/individuals/institution. Mother tongue of nominee should be Konkani and age of awardee should be more than 18 years. Self nominations are allowed by individuals and institutions.

In case of Institutions, the same should be managed by Konkani people and founders should be Konkani speaking. In case of an institution it should be in service for a minimum period of five years at the time of considering its nomination for the award. For nominations forms, log on to www.vishwakonkani.org and send it to the chairman, BVS Vishwa Konkani Seva Puraskar Selection Committee, Vishwa Konkani Kendra, Konkani Gaon, Shakti Nagar, Mangalore – 575016 before September 15, a communique from WKC states.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Mangalore / by Jaideep Shenoy, TNN / August 23rd, 2014