John Aguiar

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John Aguiar, Konkani poet from Goa, India.

John Aguiar is a Konkani poet, writer, media person and lyricist whose songs have been broadcast over the All India Radio network specially in Goa and on CDs.

Music[]

His song Viva Carnival, musically composed and sung by was chosen as the Goa carnival theme song in the year 2012. In November 2011, he was a contributor to 'Swatantra Goa', a patriotic album consisting five Konkani and three Marathi songs produced by Buyao Theatres Goem.^[1]

Aguiar wrote a (devotional hymn) on Lord Ganesha^[2] which was also composed and music arranged and sung by Mukesh Ghatwal, a first of its kind in Konkani language.^[3]

Apart from All India Radio, his songs are in popular on CDs like Valley of Colorz, Ek Natem, Buyao Rocks so also devotional CDs like Grateful to Jesus^[4] and Hey, Damodara by well-known music composer . One of his songs is on ,^[5] the popular deity of Margao in South Goa, a single solo was composed by Dilip Vaze and sung by Samiksha Bhobe.

He has been on the cast of the film Planning Devachem,^[6] which had its premier in January 2018 in Margao, Goa.

Poetry[]

He has written four  books of Konkani poems and one English book of essays. Presently, he is working on another book in the Roman script Konkani. Has also written several articles on social themes on local newspapers. He was nominated for the best lyrics award at the at Mangalore, for the World Konkani Music Awards in 2010 and bagged 's Rock Barreto Literary Award in the year 2017 for his book Olyo Yadi.

Awards[]

He won the  Writer of the Year Award in 2011, has been a recipient of The Navhind Times Ex-NCC Achiever Award for Literature in 2012, and is a Honorary Company Commander of the Home Guards organisation. He bagged Goa Chief Minister's Gold Medal for Meritorious Services in the Home Guards in December 2007.

Professionally, he is an officer with the Government of Goa's Department of Information and Publicity. Aguiar has been a journalist since his college days, associated with newspapers such as Herald, West Coast Times, and others.

References[]

External links[]

• Poet's blog
• Mangal Murti Morya (Konkani). Lyrics by John Aguiar.