Mangaluru: Honouring culture and literature is the hallmark of a healthy society, said T V Mohandas Pai, chairman, Manipal Global Education. He was speaking at the Vishwa Konkani Puraskar 2022 , here on Sunday.

The Vishwa Konkani Puraskar were conferred on achievers by Konkani author Damodar Mauzo, who is a Jnanpith awardee.

‘Vimala V Pai Vishwa Konkani Sahitya Puraskar’ was conferred on Antony Barkur for ‘Massam’, a collection of short stories. Konkani Poet Uday Mhambro was conferred with the ‘Vimala V Pai Vishwa Konkani Kavita Kruti Puraskar’ for his anthology of poems, ‘Indradhonu Udeum’.

Veteran Konkani grammarian and lexicographer Suresh Jaywant Borkar was conferred with the ‘Vimala V Pai Vishwa Konkani Jeevan Siddhi Samman’ for the lifetime contribution to Konkani pedagogy, grammar, and lexicography. Corrine A Rasquinha and Dr Padmanabha Kamath were conferred with the Basti Vaman Shenoy Seva Puraskar.