Educationist and writer Suresh Amonkar’s two Konkani books—‘Christha Purana’ and ‘Goenchem Savasarikikan’ were released recently by art and culture secretary, Daulat Hawaldar.
The dignitaries present included Goa University vice-chancellor Varun Sahni, Fr Francis de Britto of Shirlai (Vasai) Church, writer and environ-mentalist, director of Art and Culture Department Prasad Lolayekar and Kiran Budkule, former HoD of English department, Goa University at Insti-tute Menezes Braganza, Panaji. The book ‘Christha Purana’ was originally written by Fr Thomas Stephen S J around 400 years ago in Romi Marathi and it has now been translated in Devnagri Konkani by Amonkar.

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