9th Edition - Kavita Fest 2015
11 Jan 2015
KAVITA FEST - 2015
on Sunday, January 11
From 9:30 am to 7:00 pm
In the Courtyard of Stany & Gretta Lewis
at Chowlikere, Barkur, Udupi
In Association with
Kannada & Culture Dept The Expressions Konkani Lang. & Cul. Foundation
Govt. of Karnataka Barkur Mangalore
Supporters:
Nelson Rodricks, Dayan D'Souza, Rohan Monteiro, Joseph Mathias
Inaugural Session:
Chief Guest: Ambassador (Retd.) Pascal Alan Nazareth
Managing Trustee: Sarvodaya International Trust
Guest of Honour: Basti Vaman ShenoyPresident, Konkani Bhas ani Samskriti Prathishtan
Guest of Honour: Naveen Dias President, The Expressions
Maurice and Benedicta D'Souza Memorial
Multi-Lingual Poetry Session
President: Purnananda Chari
Poets: CGS Taccode, Felcy Lobo, Eric Soans
Poets: Neelba Khandekar, Y, Jnanadev Mallya, Yogini Acharya
Poets: Salma (Tamil), Namitha Varma (English), V.K. Yadav (Tulu)
I - Cha. Fra. DeCosta Memorial
All Karnataka Konkani Poetry Reciting Competition - Finalists
Mangalore Finalists: Prithuma Monteiro, Austin D'Cunha, Annalisa D'Silva, Wencita Dias
Bantwal Finalists: Merita D'Silva, Shanwil Shoun D'Souza, Renwil D'Souza Karkal Finalist: Esha V. Pais
Reserves: Joslin D'Souza, Vion Preston Lobo, Veenal Shiny D'Sa, Greshal Quadras
Reserves: Chandrima Monteiro, Shyna D'Silva
Madgaon: Hrishikesh Kadam, Milindra Velip, Mangesh Harijan, Dattaraj Naik
Bantwal: Eden Sequeira, Udupi:Lavita Pinto, Nazeef Manegar Mangalore: Meghana R. Kamath
Udupi: Akeef Manegar, Frew Menezes, Madgaon: Evita D'Souza, Supriya Kankonkar
Interaction Session:
Theme: My Life, My Poetry
Poet: Ramesh Veluskar
Moderator: Rajay Pawar
Closing Ceremony:
Chief Guest: Madhav Borkar
Sahitya Akademi Award Winning Konkani Poet, Goa
Guest of Honour: Fr. Valerian Mendonca
Parish Priest, St Peter's Church, Barkur
Chancellor, Diocese of Udupi
Guest of Honour: Mohtisham Abdul Rahman
Entrepreneur, Philanthropist
Guests of Honour: Stany and Gretta Lewis
Hosts, Kavita Fest 2015
Donors:
Nelson Rodricks & Family, Daiji Dubai, Olivera Flavia, Simon Lobo
Nanu Marol, Rahul Advertisers, Glany Fernandes, Arthur Pereira, Robert Fernandes
Walter Dantis, Vincent Pinto Angelore, Sunil Fernandes, Stany Bela, Michael Castelino
Naveen Sequeira, Rony Byndoor, James Pius, Stany Pinto Nirude, Mangalore SEZ Limited
Stan Ageira; Ayden, Jayden, Anola & Johnson Martis; Dr. Gabriel Fernandes, USA; Sannu Monis
Edmond Noronha; Jennifer, Anika, Annlynn, Jyothi & Antony Fernandes, NJ, USA; Dinesh Correa & Family
John, Joyce, Joylene, Jeston Gonsalves, Muscat; Siya, Ceolla, Shwetha & Cyprian Pinto, Barkur
Simon, Ophelia, Shelton, Stalin, Muscat; Elisha, Elston, Ida and Vincent D'Almeida, California
Linen Club The Ramp
Mahalasa Narayani Bldg (New Diana Restaurant), Jodukatte, Ajjarkaad, Udupi
Organizing Committee
Naveen Dias, Alwyn Andrade, Praveen Carvalho, Eric Soans, Sydney Lewis