Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation in association with All India Konkani Parishad will organise a Two Day National Seminar on Konkani Ramayanas at World Konkani Centre in Mangalore on 2nd and 3rd October.
Union Minister of Law Dr. M. Veerappa Moily, who has to his credit Ramayana Mahaanveshanam a epic poetry in Kannada has consented to inaugurate the Seminar on 2nd October 2010 at 10.00 A.M. Adv. Uday Bembhre, an eminent Konkani Scholar will deliver a Keynote address.
Dr. Mattur Krishnamoorthy, Director of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan and Indologist will be the chief guest at the Valedictory Function on 3rd October 2010 at 4.00 p.m.
In Konkani, Ramayana narration is found in both verse and prose. The story has been told in full or part in folksongs of the Kudubis and ritualistic forms like Godde Ramayana of Kochi, Sita Suddi and Sita Kalyan of Northern Kerala/South Canara and the Ramayan Ranmale of Cancon. Some other texts of Ramayana too are available in written form in Konkani . Ramayanachyo Kannyo, ascribed to Krishnadas Shama is in 16th century prose. During 1930s Late Kamalammal wrote the Raghuramayana in Ovi style verse. There have also been an adapted version by late Narahari Vittal Prabhu of Gokarn and recently, the translation of Ramacharitmanas by K. Ananta Bhat of Kochi.
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