Francis D'Britto

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Father

Francis D'Britto
Born (1942-12-04) 4 December 1942 (age 81)
NationalityIndian
OccupationPriest, writer, environmental activist


Francis D'Britto (born 4 December 1942) is a Catholic priest, writer, and environmental activist[1] from Vasai, Mumbai.[2] He is the author of the Subodh Bible, a translation of the Bible to Marathi.[3][4][5]

Biography[edit]

Fr Francis D'Britto was born on 4 December 1942.[6]

Francis D'Britto was awarded the Dnyanoba-Tukaram Puraskar for his literary work. The Catholic priest is the first to get the award that was constituted in 2007.

The author priest had in 2013 won the state's literary award for best translation.

In April 2014, he was honored with the Sahitya Akademi Award.[7]

On 22 September 2019, Fr Francis D'britto was unanimously elected as the president of 93rd Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan (literary meet), to be held in Osmanabad in 10 January 2020.[4]

References[edit]

  1. "Francis D'Britto". National Geographic. National Geographic Society. 187 (6): 62.
  2. "Christian priest honoured with Dnyanoba-Tukaram Puraskar". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  3. Nair, Manoj. "Vasai priest writes Bible's easy-to-follow Marathi adaptation". Mumbai Mirror. The Times Group. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Dabre, Rachita (25 September 2019). "Vasai priest elected president of Marathi Sahitya Sammelan" – via www.thehindu.com.
  5. "मराठी साहित्य संमेलनाध्यक्षपदी फादर फ्रान्सिस दिब्रिटो | Father Francis D'britto". tv9marathi.com (in मराठी). 22 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "९३ व्या अखिल भारतीय मराठी साहित्य संमेलनाच्या अध्यक्ष पदी फादर फ्रान्सिस दिब्रिटो यांची निवड". maharashtradesha.com (in मराठी). 22 September 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Correspondent, dna (28 July 2015). "Christian priest honoured with Dnyanoba-Tukaram Puraskar". DNA India.