Goan writer Damodar Mauzo gets 57th Jnanpith Award

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Category : Awards Published on: June 03 2023

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Goan writer Damodar Mauzo Goa has received the prestigious Jnanpith Award, the country's highest literary honour, from state Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai
Mauzo's 25 books have been published in Konkani and one in English
Many of his books have also been translated in different languages
Mauzo's famous novel 'Karmelin' received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1983
The novel, published in 1981, has been translated in Hindi, Marathi, English, Punjabi, Sindhi, Tamil, Odia and Maithili languages
Mauzo is the second Goan to receive the Jnanpith Award.
Earlier, Ravindra Kelekar from the coastal state got the award in 2008.

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Goan writer Damodar Mauzo gets 57th Jnanpith Award