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'''Suresh Gundu Amonkar''' (c. 1935 – 8 December 2019)<ref> https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/goa-padma-shri-awardee-suresh-amonkar-passes-away-at-84/articleshow/72425368.cms </ref> was an Indian educationist, writer, and a Chairman of [[Goa]] Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education.<ref name="About Us">{{cite web | url=http://www.newgoa.in/aboutus.php | title=About Us | publisher=New Goa High School | date=2016 | access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref> He served as the director of State Literacy Mission and Adult Education, as the Chief Commissioner of Goa State chapter of the [[The Bharat Scouts and Guides|Bharat Scouts and Guides]] and as the president of the Council of Boards of Secondary Education (COBSE).<ref name="Kakodkar, Amonkar to get Padma awards">{{cite web | url=http://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/South-of-Zuari/kakodkar-amonkar-to-get-padma-awards/22245.html | title=Kakodkar, Amonkar to get Padma awards | publisher=Goa Herald | date=26 January 2009 | access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref> He translated several classics into [[Konkani language]], including [[Dhammapada]], [[Tirukkuṛaḷ]], [[Bhagavad Gita]], [[Gospel of John]] and [[Dnyaneshwari]].<ref name="Amonkar on Goa University Library">{{cite web | url=http://libcat.unigoa.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=au:Amonkar,%20Suresh | title=Amonkar on Goa University Library | publisher=Goa University Library | date=2016 | access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="Goa's Padmashree Dr. Suresh Gundu Amonkar on Dr. Jose Pereira and Hinduism">{{cite web | url=http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.culture.region.india.goa/111683 | title=Goa's Padmashree Dr. Suresh Gundu Amonkar on Dr. Jose Pereira and Hinduism | publisher=Gmane | date=8 August 2010 | access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref> He was a recipient of the Goa State Teacher's Award and the 2012 Jyanpithkar Ravindra Kelekar Award.<ref name="Awards announced for Konkani writers">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/awards-announced-for-konkani-writers/article4198731.ece | title=Awards announced for Konkani writers | newspaper=The Hindu | date=14 December 2012 | access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2009, for his contributions to Literature and Education.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="Assembly Congratulates Kakodkar, Gundu, Kelekar">{{cite web | url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=56437 | title=Assembly Congratulates Kakodkar, Gundu, Kelekar | publisher=Daiji World | date=3 February 2009 | access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref>
'''Suresh Gundu Amonkar''' (c. 1935 – 8 December 2019)<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/goa-padma-shri-awardee-suresh-amonkar-passes-away-at-84/articleshow/72425368.cms</ref> was an Indian educationist, writer, and a Chairman of [[Goa]] Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education.<ref name="About Us">{{cite web | url=http://www.newgoa.in/aboutus.php | title=About Us | publisher=New Goa High School | date=2016 | access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref> He served as the director of State Literacy Mission and Adult Education, as the Chief Commissioner of Goa State chapter of the [[The Bharat Scouts and Guides|Bharat Scouts and Guides]] and as the president of the Council of Boards of Secondary Education (COBSE).<ref name="Kakodkar, Amonkar to get Padma awards">{{cite web | url=http://www.heraldgoa.in/Goa/South-of-Zuari/kakodkar-amonkar-to-get-padma-awards/22245.html | title=Kakodkar, Amonkar to get Padma awards | publisher=Goa Herald | date=26 January 2009 | access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref> He translated several classics into [[Konkani language]], including [[Dhammapada]], [[Tirukkuṛaḷ]], [[Bhagavad Gita]], [[Gospel of John]] and [[Dnyaneshwari]].<ref name="Amonkar on Goa University Library">{{cite web | url=http://libcat.unigoa.ac.in/cgi-bin/koha/opac-search.pl?q=au:Amonkar,%20Suresh | title=Amonkar on Goa University Library | publisher=Goa University Library | date=2016 | access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="Goa's Padmashree Dr. Suresh Gundu Amonkar on Dr. Jose Pereira and Hinduism">{{cite web | url=http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.culture.region.india.goa/111683 | title=Goa's Padmashree Dr. Suresh Gundu Amonkar on Dr. Jose Pereira and Hinduism | publisher=Gmane | date=8 August 2010 | access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref> He was a recipient of the Goa State Teacher's Award and the 2012 Jyanpithkar Ravindra Kelekar Award.<ref name="Awards announced for Konkani writers">{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/awards-announced-for-konkani-writers/article4198731.ece | title=Awards announced for Konkani writers | newspaper=The Hindu | date=14 December 2012 | access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref> The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the [[Padma Shri]], in 2009, for his contributions to Literature and Education.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India | date=2016 | access-date=3 January 2016}}</ref><ref name="Assembly Congratulates Kakodkar, Gundu, Kelekar">{{cite web | url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=56437 | title=Assembly Congratulates Kakodkar, Gundu, Kelekar | publisher=Daiji World | date=3 February 2009 | access-date=20 February 2016}}</ref>


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Suresh Gundu Amonkar
Born22 March 1935
Goa, India
Died
8 December 2019 (aged 84)
OccupationWriter
Educationist
Translator
Spouse(s)Sudha Amonkar
Parent(s)Gundu Sitaram Amonkar Vasantibai Amonkar
AwardsPadma Shri
Jyanpithkar Ravindra Kelekar Award
Goa State Teacher's Award

Suresh Gundu Amonkar (c. 1935 – 8 December 2019)[1] was an Indian educationist, writer, and a Chairman of Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education.[2] He served as the director of State Literacy Mission and Adult Education, as the Chief Commissioner of Goa State chapter of the Bharat Scouts and Guides and as the president of the Council of Boards of Secondary Education (COBSE).[3] He translated several classics into Konkani language, including Dhammapada, Tirukkuṛaḷ, Bhagavad Gita, Gospel of John and Dnyaneshwari.[4][5] He was a recipient of the Goa State Teacher's Award and the 2012 Jyanpithkar Ravindra Kelekar Award.[6] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2009, for his contributions to Literature and Education.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/goa-padma-shri-awardee-suresh-amonkar-passes-away-at-84/articleshow/72425368.cms
  2. ↑ "About Us". New Goa High School. 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Kakodkar, Amonkar to get Padma awards". Goa Herald. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Amonkar on Goa University Library". Goa University Library. 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Goa's Padmashree Dr. Suresh Gundu Amonkar on Dr. Jose Pereira and Hinduism". Gmane. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Awards announced for Konkani writers". The Hindu. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Assembly Congratulates Kakodkar, Gundu, Kelekar". Daiji World. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 20 February 2016.

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