Suresh Amonkar (writer) explained

Suresh Amonkar
Birth Date:	22 March 1935
Birth Place:	Goa, Portuguese India
Nationality:	Indian
Spouse:	Sudha Amonkar
Awards:	Padma Shri (2009)

Suresh Gundu Amonkar (22 March 1935 – 8 December 2019)^[1] was an Indian educationist, writer, and chairman of Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education.^[2] He served as the director of State Literacy Mission and Adult Education, as the Chief Commissioner of Goa State chapter of the Bharat Scouts and Guides and as the president of the Council of Boards of Secondary Education (COBSE).^[3] He translated several classics into Konkani language, including Dhammapada, Tirukkuṛaḷ, Bhagavad Gita, Gospel of John and Dnyaneshwari.^{[4] [5]} He was a recipient of the Goa State Teacher's Award and the 2012 Jyanpithkar Ravindra Kelekar Award.^[6] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2009, for his contributions to Literature and Education.^{[7] [8]}

See also

• Konkani literature
• List of translators
• Tirukkural translations into Konkani

External links

• Book: Dhammapad : [Translation into Konkani in Verse and in Prose] ]. Asmitai Pratishtan . Amonkar, Suresh . 1997.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gauree Malkarnekar. Dec 8, 2019. Goa: Padma Shri awardee Suresh Amonkar passes away at 84 Goa News - Times of India. 2021-11-29. The Times of India. en.
2. Web site: About Us . New Goa High School . 2016 . 20 February 2016.
3. Web site: Kakodkar, Amonkar to get Padma awards . Goa Herald . 26 January 2009 . 20 February 2016.
4. Web site: Amonkar on Goa University Library . Goa University Library . 2016 . 20 February 2016.
5. Web site: Goa's Padmashree Dr. Suresh Gundu Amonkar on Dr. Jose Pereira and Hinduism . Gmane . 8 August 2010 . 20 February 2016.
6. News: Awards announced for Konkani writers . The Hindu . 14 December 2012 . 20 February 2016.
7. Web site: Padma Awards . Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India . 2016 . 3 January 2016.
8. Web site: Assembly Congratulates Kakodkar, Gundu, Kelekar . Daiji World . 3 February 2009 . 20 February 2016.