Paresh Narendra Kamat
Paresh Narendra Kamat is a Konkani poet from Marcaim, Goa, India.
Paresh Narendra Kamat | |
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 Kamat in 2004 | |
| Born | 28 March 1968 Goa |
| Language | Konkani |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Subject | Poem and translation |
| Notable works | Chitralipi (2013) |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award (2018)[1] |
| Spouse | Sonali |
Kamat was born on 28 March 1968.[2][3] He is a pharmacist and has been writing modern Konkani poetry for thirty years.[3][4] His sensuous poetry is considered pioneering.[5] He has published five poetry collections including Alang (2000), Garbhakol (2004), Shubhankar (2009), Chitralipi (2013) and Rangboli (2018).[2][3][4] His poetry has also been translated in many other languages.[4]
He was awarded the Sahitya Academy Award in Konkani for Chitralipi in 2018.[1][2][4][6] He has also received State Kala Academy’s Sahitya Puraskar (2009) and the Government of Goa's Yuva Srujan Puraskar (2011–12).[4]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sahitya Akademi Award 2018" (PDF). sahityaakademi.gov.in. 5 December 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Paresh Kamat". www.kavitaa.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. 2006. p. 196.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Sahitya award for Goan Konkani poet's work". The Times of India. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ↑ Manohararāya Saradesāya (2000). A History of Konkani Literature: From 1500 to 1992. Sahitya Akademi. p. 180. ISBN 978-81-7201-664-7.
- ↑ "Konkani poet Paresh Kamat bags Sahitya Akademi award". The Navhind Times. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.