J. B. Moraes
| John Baptist Moraes | |
|---|---|
| Born | Niddodi |
| Died | 30 December 2014 (81 aged) |
| Language | Konkani |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Ethnicity | Konkani |
| Notable awards |
Sahitya Academy Award Sandesha Prathistan Literary Award |
| Children | Hector Moraes |
John Baptist Moraes (1933 – 30 December 2014) was a Konkani poet and writer.
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
NOVI VHOKAL, 1977 BHITORLEM TUFAN, 1984 EK DHENT, EK PAAN, 2002
Short stories
KOSHEDDAN KELLI KHUN, 1980
Biography
GEORGE FERNANDES, 1999
Plays
SOPANN-PARKI ZUZE, 2002
Verse
PUTIPHARACHI BAIL, 1990
Life sketches
MONGLLURCHIM UJWAL RATNA, 1983
Monograph
CH FRA DeCOSTA, 2001
Translations into Konkani
ROMEO-JULIET,1954 (Play) ONTYA NASHILLEM SOPANN,1975 (Novel) NOVEM POINN, WOO1 KANNADA SAHITYACHO ITIHAS, 1989 (Literary History)
Adaptations
NISRALLEAK LOTUN GHALO, 1976 (NOVEL) BOLPYAM MODHLI SHELI, 1977 (Novel) ZORLO GOMES, 1987 (Sherlock Holmes Stories)
Serialized epic poem
DIVYAMRUT, 1989
In English collaboration
HISTORY OF KONKANI LITERATURE, 2000
Contributions of articles
MASTERPIECES OF INDIAN LITERATURE, 1997
References
- ↑ Mangalorean.Com- Serving Mangaloreans Around The World!
- ↑ Veteran Konkani Litterateur J B Moraes (81) passes away bellevision.com, 30 December 2014