Pundalik Naik
| Pundalik Naik | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1952 (age 62–63) Goa |
| Occupation |
writer, playwright President Goa Konkani Akademi |
| Language | Konkani |
Pundalik Narayan Naik (born 1952) is a Konkani language poet, short-story writer, novelist, playwright, and screenwriter from Goa. He has 40 books and two films to his credit.[1][2][3] He served as the President of Goa Konkani Akademi (Goa Academy of Letters for Konkani) of the Government of Goa since 2002.[4] His novel Acchev(The Upheaval, 1977) and the first Konkani novel to be translated into English, is considered a landmark in the history of the language.[1]
He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Konkani for his work, Chowrang, in 1984, by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters.[5][6] He was awarded the Gomant Sharda Puraskar for Lifetime Achievement in 2010.[3][7]
Works in translation
- Upheaval (Achhev), tr. by Vidya Pai. Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-19-566039-0.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Second Edition of Pundalik N Naik's 'Acchev' Released". Daijiworld Media. August 7, 2009.
- ↑ George, p.334
- ↑ "Officers Of Goa Konkani Akademi". Goa Konkani Akademi.
- ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Awards listings". Sahitya Akademi, Official website.
- ↑ "List Of Sahitya Academy Award Winners - Writers In Konkani". Goa Konkani Akademi.
- ↑ "Gomant Sharada Puraskar for Pundalik Naik". The Times of India. May 25, 2010.
References
- K. M. George (1995). Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Plays and prose. Sahitya Akademi. p. 334. ISBN 81-7201-783-9.
- Manohararai Saradesai (2000). A history of Konkani literature: from 1500 to 1992. Sahitya Akademi. p. 192. ISBN 81-7201-664-6.
- Amaresh Datta (2006). The Encyclopaedia Of Indian Literature (Volume Two) (Devraj To Jyoti), Volume 2. Sahitya Akademi. p. 1080. ISBN 81-260-1194-7.