Paresh Narendra Kamat

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Paresh Narendra Kamat
Kamat in 2004
Kamat in 2004
Born (1968-03-28) 28 March 1968 (age 53)
Goa
LanguageKonkani
NationalityIndian
SubjectPoem and translation
Notable worksChitralipi (2013)
Notable awardsSahitya Akademi Award (2018)[1]
SpouseSonali

Paresh Narendra Kamat is a Konkani poet from Marcaim, Goa, India.

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]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Sahitya Akademi Award 2018" (PDF). sahityaakademi.gov.in. 5 December 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Paresh Kamat". www.kavitaa.com. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. 2006. p. 196.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Sahitya award for Goan Konkani poet's work". The Times of India. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  5. ^ Manohararāya Saradesāya (2000). A History of Konkani Literature: From 1500 to 1992. Sahitya Akademi. p. 180. ISBN 978-81-7201-664-7.
  6. ^ "Konkani poet Paresh Kamat bags Sahitya Akademi award". The Navhind Times. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
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