Paresh Narendra Kamat
Paresh Narendra Kamat | |
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 Kamat in 2004 | |
| Born | 28 March 1968 Goa, India |
| Language | Konkani |
| Period | 2000–present |
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| Spouse | Sonali |
Paresh Narendra Kamat (born 28 March 1968) is an Indian Konkani poet from Marcaim, Goa.
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 Akademi Award in Konkani for Chitralipi in 2018.[1][2][4][6] 'Chitralipi' has been translated into Hindi by Aditya Sinai Bhangui, Assistant Professor, Goa University. It is published by Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi in 2023.
He has also received State Kala Academy’s Sahitya Puraskar (2009) and the Government of Goa's Yuva Srujan Puraskar (2011–12).[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Sahitya Akademi Award 2018" (PDF). sahityaakademi.gov.in. 5 December 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "Paresh Kamat". www.kavitaa.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ a b c Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. 2006. p. 196.
- ^ a b c d e "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.