John Baptist Moraes (1933 – 30 December 2014) was a Konkani poet and writer.
John Baptist Moraes | |
|---|---|
| Born | Niddodi |
| Died | 30 December 2014 (81 aged) |
| Language | Konkani |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Notable awards | Sahitya Academy Award Sandesha Prathistan Literary Award |
| Children | Hector Moraes, Joseph Moraes, Merwyn Moraes, Peter Moraes |
| Relatives | Grand children : Denise Moraes, Trisha Moraes |
Jonh Baptist Moraes was born in 1933 in a village called Kallamundkur (also known as Niddodi) near Mangalore.[1] Mr. Moraes received the Sahitya Akademi Award for his collection of Konkani poems Bhitorlem Tufan in 1985. He was the first Konkani writer from Karnataka to receive this Award. He received Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar in 1990 and Sandesha Prathistan Literary Award in the year 2000. He has written a monograph of the great Konkani poet C.F. DeCosta for the Sahitya Akademi under the series 'Makers of Indian Literature'. He has also translated History of Kannada Literature for Sahitya Akademi. As a journalist, Mr. Moraes has a long experience of over 45 years in working with the various Konkani periodicals.
Mr. Moraes was elected President of the 19th Session of the All India Konkani Parishad held in Madgaon in January 1993. Mr. Moraes was an instrumental in reviving the oldest representative body of Konkanis "Konkani Bhasha Mandal, Mumbai’, in 1992. He was its General Secretary since 1992. He was a member of the General Council and Konkani Advisory Board of the Sahitya Akademi. He was also Convener of the Konkani Advisory Committee of the Bharatiya Jnanpith.
Moraes died 30 December 2014 aged 81.[2]
Poetry edit
NOVI VHOKAL, 1977 BHITORLEM TUFAN, 1984 EK DHENT, EK PAAN, 2002
Short stories edit
KOSHEDDAN KELLI KHUN, 1980
Biography edit
GEORGE FERNANDES, 1999
Plays edit
SOPANN-PARKI ZUZE, 2002
Verse edit
PUTIPHARACHI BAIL, 1990
Life sketches edit
MONGLLURCHIM UJWAL RATNA, 1983
Monograph edit
CH FRA DeCOSTA, 2001
Translations into Konkani edit
ROMEO-JULIET,1954 (Play) ONTYA NASHILLEM SOPANN,1975 (Novel) NOVEM POINN, WOO1 KANNADA SAHITYACHO ITIHAS, 1989 (Literary History)
Adaptations edit
NISRALLEAK LOTUN GHALO, 1976 (NOVEL) BOLPYAM MODHLI SHELI, 1977 (Novel) ZORLO GOMES, 1987 (Sherlock Holmes Stories)
Serialized epic poem edit
DIVYAMRUT, 1989
In English collaboration edit
HISTORY OF KONKANI LITERATURE, 2000
Contributions of articles edit
MASTERPIECES OF INDIAN LITERATURE, 1997
References edit
- ^ Mangalorean.Com- Serving Mangaloreans Around The World! Archived 11 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Veteran Konkani Litterateur J B Moraes (81) passes away bellevision.com, 30 December 2014