Paresh Narendra Kamat Explained

Paresh Narendra Kamat
Birth Date:	28 March 1968
Birth Place:	Goa, India
Language:	Konkani
Period:	2000–present
Spouse:	Sonali
Awards:	^[1]

Paresh Narendra Kamat (born 28 March 1968) is an Indian Konkani poet.

Kamat was born on 28 March 1968.^{[2] [3]} He is a pharmacist and has been writing modern Konkani poetry for thirty years. His sensuous poetry is considered pioneering.^[4] He has published five poetry collections including Alang (2000), Garbhakol (2004), Shubhankar (2009), Chitralipi (2013) and Rangboli (2018). His poetry has also been translated in many other languages.^[5]

He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Konkani for Chitralipi in 2018.^{[1] [6]} 'Chitralipi' has been translated into Hindi by Aditya Sinai Bhangui, Assistant Professor, Goa University. It is published by Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi in 2023.

He has also received State Kala Academy’s Sahitya Puraskar (2009) and the Government of Goa's Yuva Srujan Puraskar (2011–12).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sahitya Akademi Award 2018. 5 December 2018. sahityaakademi.gov.in. https://web.archive.org/web/20181205151530/http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/pdf/sahityaakademiawards2018.pdf. 5 December 2018.
2. Web site: Paresh Kamat. www.kavitaa.com. 2019-01-21.
3. Book: Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi.. 2006. 196.
4. Book: A History of Konkani Literature: From 1500 to 1992. Manohararāya Saradesāya. Sahitya Akademi. 2000. 978-81-7201-664-7. 180.
5. Web site: Sahitya award for Goan Konkani poet's work. 2018-12-06. The Times of India. 2019-01-21.
6. Web site: Konkani poet Paresh Kamat bags Sahitya Akademi award. 2018-12-06. The Navhind Times. en-US. 2019-01-21.