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'''Ramchandra Shirodkar''' ({{circa}} 1953 – 1994), known professionally as '''Shashank Sitaram''', was an Indian short story writer, recognized for his contributions to contemporary [[Konkani literature]]. He won the 2003 [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in Konkani for ''Parigh'', a collection of Konkani short stories.<ref name="NTSahityaAward">{{Cite web |date=25 Dec 2003 |title=Shashank Sitaram wins Sahitya Akademi Award posthumously |url=http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2003-December/008533.html |access-date=2026-01-02 |work=Navhind Times}}</ref><br />
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==Literary career==<br />
Sitaram published a short story, ''Nobot'', in 1989, and other works in magazines before that. [[Olivinho Gomes]] describes his work as reflecting the "rather turbid socio-political scenario in the land (of Goa), with a social upheaval that is driving a wedge between traditionally friendly communities, with fatal consequences for their peace and well being. He depicts situations involving home and college life, with sympathy, breaking through the barriers of technique in delineating his themes, though the language has yet to attain the necessary smooth flow and opulence, attuned to his fiction."<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gomes |first=Olivinho |author-link=Olivinho Gomes |date=1989 |title=Konkani Scene: On the Crest of a Wave |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23331310 |journal=Indian Literature |volume=32 |issue=6 (134) |pages=89–100 |issn=0019-5804}}</ref><br />
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==Works==<br />
* ''Nobot'' (1989)<br />
* ''Parigh'', a collection of Konkani short stories<br />
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==Personal life==<br />
He was a teacher who taught at Nirakar High School in Mashem village in [[Canacona taluka]].<ref name="NTSahityaAward" /><br />
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==Death==<br />
Sitaram died in 1994 at the age of 41.<ref name="NTSahityaAward" /><br />
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==Awards==<br />
He won the 2003 [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] in [[Konkani language|Konkani]] for ''Parigh'', a collection of Konkani short stories.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2003-12-24 |title=Kitne Pakistan in award list |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/kitne-pakistan-in-award-list/articleshow/379940.cms |access-date=2026-01-02 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:1953 births]]<br />
[[Category:1994 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Konkani short story writers]]<br />
[[Category:Writers from Goa]]<br />
[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Konkani]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian short story writers]]</div>Bogdankdu