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{{Short description|Indian writer (born 1953)}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = Saratchandra Shenoi
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|3|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Cochin]], [[Kerala]], India
| occupation = [[Poet]], [[translator]], [[Academic staff|academic]]
| language = [[Konkani language|Konkani]], [[Malayalam]], [[Sanskrit]], [[English language|English]], [[Hindi]]
| notable_works = ''Antarnad'' (poetry collection)
| awards = [[Sahitya Akademi Award]]
| alma_mater =
}}

'''Saratchandra Shenoi''' (born 23 March 1953) is an Indian writer of [[Konkani language]] from Kerala. He is recognized for his contributions across various literary genres, including poetry, short stories, children's literature, and translations.<ref name="Vishwakosh1999">{{cite wikisource |last=Mhalshi |first=Kamlakar |editor-first1=Tanaji |editor-last1=Halarnkar |editor-link1=Tanaji Halarnkar |others= |title=Konkani Vishwakosh |trans-title=Konkani Encyclopaedia |wslink=Page:Konkani Vishwakosh - Volume 4 Released.pdf/719 |type= |edition= |series= |pages=719 |volume=4 |year=1999 |publisher=[[Goa University]] |location=Goa |language=gom |wslanguage=gom }}</ref> Shenoi was honoured with the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for his Konkani poetry collection, ''Antarnad''.<ref>{{cite book |title=Asian News Digest: A Weekly Record on Governance, Economy, Development, Human Rights, and Environment |date=2000 |publisher=Asian News Chroniclers |location=[[University of Michigan]] |page=71 |edition=Volume 1 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=Award>{{cite web|url=https://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/awards/akademi%20samman_suchi.jsp|website=Sahitya Akademi National Academy of Letters official government of India website |title=AKADEMI AWARDS (1955-2024) ... KONKANI (Since 1977) |access-date=28 January 2026}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Saratchandra Shenoi was born on 23 March 1953 in [[Ernakulam]], Kerala. He is the youngest son of A. V. Raghunath Shenoi and Kanakabai. He pursued a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.).<ref name="Vishwakosh1999" />

== Career ==
Shenoi started writing in 1974, writing in both Konkani and Malayalam. He gained prominence as a 'Konkani Poet' through his regular contributions to the popular Kerala-based periodical ''Konkan Janata''.<ref name="Vishwakosh1999" />

{{As of|1999}}, he was employed by [[Canara Bank]].<ref name="Vishwakosh1999" />

{{As of|2000}}, he was the Joint Secretary of the Kerala Konkani Akademi.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Annual Report |date=2000 |publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]] |page=39}}</ref>

=== Notable works and translations ===
His literary works include:<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bhat |first1=V. Nithyanantha |last2=Sunītā |first2=Ela |title=The Konkani Language: Historical and Linguistic Perspectives |date=2004 |publisher=Sukr̥tīndra Oriental Research Institute |page=106 |language=en}}</ref>
* ''Antarnad'': A collection of his Konkani poems published in 1997. The work explores themes of life and death, human struggle, and personal experiences.<ref name="Vishwakosh1999" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Inner voice = Antarnad |url=https://www.nypl.org/research/research-catalog/bib/pb99131258562406421 |website=[[New York Public Library]] |access-date=27 January 2026}}</ref>
* ''Meera: Jeevan ani Kavan'': A Konkani translation of sixty compositions by Saint Mirabai, published in 1987.<ref name="Vishwakosh1999" />
* ''Sahitya Sankalan'': A 1995 compilation featuring the works of eleven contemporary Konkani writers and poets from Kerala, published by the Kerala Konkani Academy.<ref name="Vishwakosh1999" />
* ''Kavyodyan'': An edited anthology of Konkani poetry from Kerala, featuring works by thirty-five poets.<ref name="Vishwakosh1999" />
* ''Saga of The Uprooted: Translated from the Konkani''<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hari |first1=Ranga |title=Saga of The Uprooted: Translated from the Konkani by Saratchandra Shenoi, published by Manipal Universal Press |date=1 January 2019 |publisher=Manipal Universal Press |isbn=978-93-82460-92-3 |language=en}}</ref>
* ''Oh! My Brother from Kashmir''<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Bhaskar |first1=R.S. |title=Oh! My Brother from Kashmir |journal=Indian Literature |date=2001 |volume=45 |issue=3 (203) |pages=58–60 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23344093 |issn=0019-5804}}</ref>

He also translated several Krishnastuti poems under the guidance of researcher P. B. Janardhan in Chennai in 1987.<ref name="Vishwakosh1999" />

== Awards and recognition ==
Shenoi has received several accolades for his literary work:
* Sahitya Akademi Award: He was honored with this national award in 1999 for his poetry collection ''Antarnad''.
* Devaki Krishna Trust Award: Conferred by the Konkani Language Institute, Kochi, in 1991.<ref name="Vishwakosh1999" />

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website}}

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[[Category:Writers from Kochi]]
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[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Konkani]]

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