Goan writer Damodar Mauzo gets 57th Jnanpith Award

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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