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K. Gokuldas Prabhu

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Krishna Gokuldas Prabhu (born December 28, 1954) is an Indian short story writer, novelist, translator, and critic in the Konkani language. He has received many honours and recognitions, including the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1994 for his collection of short stories, Antar Āyāmi (अंतरआयामी).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] He has served as a member of the General Council of the Sahitya Akademi.[8]

K. Gokuldas Prabhu in 2022

Early Life and Education

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Krishna Gokuldas Prabhu was born on 28 December 1954 in Kochi, Kerala, India. He is the second among the six children of the late Krishna Prabhu and Radha Prabhu. After completing his school education at the TD High School, Mattancherry, and the Pre-Degree course at St. Albert's College, Ernakulam, he graduated in Zoology from the Sacred Heart College, Thevara, Kerala. Later, he took a master’s degree in English Literature.[8]

He was a regular visitor to the local libraries and a voracious reader since his school days. He was engrossed in and inspired by the works of great writers in both English and Malayalam.

Prabhu is proficient in English, Hindi and Malayalam besides Konkani, his mother language. He also speaks Kannada and Tamil.

Personal Life

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Prabhu is married to Sharada Prabhu. The couple has two daughters, Sphoorthi Prabhu and Smruthi Prabhu.

Career

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Though Prabhu started his career in the erstwhile Corporation Bank, writing was his vocation. He had been contributing occasionally to local periodicals during his college days till February 1978, when the 12th Session of the All India Konkani Parishad held in Kochi turned a new leaf in his life. The event opened his eyes to the vibrant Konkani culture.

Prabhu spent the next three years studying the language, its history, literature, and culture before taking up serious literary expression in Konkani. His short story fetched the first prize in the competition organised by the Kuḷāgar magazine of Goa in 1982— a rare feat for a non-Goan. Since then. there was no looking back, and he has published seven books.

Prabhu was elected to preside over the 15th All India Konkani Sahitya Sammelan (2001) at Porvorim, Goa, which was inaugurated by Gulzar.[9][10] In the same year he was taken as the Vice President of the All India Konkani Parishad, of which he would later become President from 2014 to 2018.[8][11]

He revived and edited Rutu (ऋतु) bimonthly and brought it out in a new and illustrated avatar for the next five years (2003–2008).[8] The magazine offered an effective forum for publishing Konkani poetry.[12]

He was elected a member of the General Council, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi, for the period from 2013 to 2017.[8][13]

He has been serving as a member of the Advisory Committee for the Konkani Study Chair, Mangalore University, Karnataka, from 2015 until date.

Literary Works

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Prabhu's Collection of short stories, अंतरआयामी, and work of translation, चवकी, were awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1994 and 2002, respectively

Prabhu has written and translated several notable works in Konkani. His novelette Prithivai Namah (पृथिवै नमः) was well received for the depiction of nature in a rural background.[14][15][16] The narrative style of short stories in the collection, Antar Āyāmi (अंतरआयामी), has been described by the senior writer Uday Bhembre as "the mind speaking out".

Prabhu has also edited an anthology of essays, Konkani Chaḷvaḷ Āni Mādhav Manjunāth Shānbhāg (कोंकणी चळवळ आनी माधव मजुनाथ शानभाग) (2005).

He has translated three Malayalam novels into Konkani. These include two novels of M. T. Vasudevan Nair: Naalukettu and Kaalam (Chavki (चवकी) and Kaaḷ (काळ)), respectively, in Konkani].[14] Sūfīn Sāṅgillī Kāṇī (सूफीन सांगिल्ली काणी) (2009) is a translation of K. P. Ramanunni's celebrated novel Soofi Paranja Katha.

Prabhu received his second Sahitya Akademi Award for translation in 2002 for the title Chavki.[14][15][16][17][18][19]

Translations into Other Languages

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Prabhu’s works too have been translated into other languages. Antar Āyāmi (अंतरआयामी) was translated to Kannada (ಅಂತರ ಆಯಾಮಿ) by Dr Geeta Shenoy, Tamil (Ulparimanangal (உள்பரிமாணங்கள்)) by N. Gopinath Hegde, and into English by Dr Pratibha Asher.

Rutu Sankramana has been translated into Kannada (ಋತು ಸಂಕ್ರಮಣ) by Dr Geeta Shenoy and into Telugu (ఋతుసంక్రమణం) by Mr. Ranganatha Rao.[20][21][22]

Prithivai Namah (पृथिवै नमः) was translated into Kannada by Ms. Shakuntala Kini. Many of his short stories have been translated into English, Hindi, Malayalam, and Marathi by different writers.

Recognition, Awards and Honours

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Awards received by Prabhu for his contribution to Konkani literature

Prabhu has received several literary awards, like:[8][23]

  1. Kuḷāgar Prize for Short Stories (1981, 1982)
  2. Kerala Konkani Academy Prize for Best Konkani Prose (1982)
  3. Konkan Janata Prize for Poetry (1982)
  4. Dr T.M.A. Pai Foundation Award for Best Konkani Book (1993)
  5. Sahitya Akademi Award for Creative Writing in Konkani (1994) [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
  6. Sahitya Akademi's Translation Prize in Konkani (2002) [14][15][16][17][18][19]
  7. Kuḷāgar Award (2005)
  8. Shyam R. S. Kakodkar Translation Award of the Konkani Kala Sahitya Kendra, Curchorem, Goa (2010)
  9. Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy's Gaurav Prashasti (2019)[24][25]

Contributions to Literary Forums

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Prabhu has presented well-studied papers on various aspects of the Konkani language, literature, and folklore at seminars organised by the Sahitya Akademi, Delhi; the Kerala Sahitya Academy; the All India Konkani Parishad; Goa University; and the World Konkani Centre, Mangaluru.[25][26][27][28]

References

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  1. ^ a b "SAHITYA: Akademi Awards". sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  2. ^ a b "Saitya Akademi award for Girish Karnad". The Hindu. Mangalore, Karnataka, India. 16 December 1994. p. 7.
  3. ^ a b "गोकूळदास प्रभूंच्या 'अन्तरआयामी' कोंकणी कथां झेल्याक साहित्य अकादेमी पुरस्कार" [Gokuldas Prabhu's 'Antar Āyāmi' Konkani short stories won the Sahitya Akademi Award]. सुनापरान्त (in Konkani). Madgaon, Goa, India. 16 December 1994. p. 1.
  4. ^ a b "दिलीप चित्रे आणि गोकुळदास प्रभू यांना साहित्य अकादेमी पुरस्कार" [Dilip Chitre and Gokuldas Prabhu have received Sahitya Akademi Award]. नवप्रभा (in Marathi). Panaji, Goa, India. 16 December 1994. p. 1.
  5. ^ a b "ಕೊಂಕಣಿ ಸಣ್ಣ ಕತೆಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಅಕಾಡೆಮಿ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ ಪಡೆದ ಕೆ. ಗೊಕುಲದಾಸ ಪ್ರಭು" [K. Gokuldas Prabhu receives the Kendra Sahitya Akademi award for his Konkani short stories]. ಉದಯವಾಣಿ (Udayavani) (in Kannada). Udupi, Karnataka, India. 17 December 1994.
  6. ^ a b "Sahitya Akademi awards presented". The Hindu. Mangalore, Karnataka, India. 23 February 1995.
  7. ^ a b "गोकुळदास प्रभू व प्रा. प्रकाश थळी यांना साहित्य अकादमी पुरस्कार" [Sahitya Akademi Award for Gokuldas Prabhu and Prof. Prakash Thali]. राष्ट्रमत (Rashtramat) (in Marathi). Madgaon, Goa, India. 16 December 1994. p. 1.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Mangalore: Gokuldas Prabhu elected president of Akhil Bharatiya Konkani Parishad". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  9. ^ "केरळ, कर्नाटकांतल्यान व्हडा संख्येन प्रतिनिधी येतले" [Delegates to arrive in large numbers from Kerala and Karnataka]. सुनापरान्त (Sunaparant Daily) (in Konkani). Madgaon, Goa, India. 20 April 2001.
  10. ^ "कोंकणी ही एक समृद्ध भास तिका कोणेच ल्हान लेखची न्हय" [Konkani is a rich language. No one shall ignore it.]. सुनापरान्त (in Konkani). Madgaon, Goa, India. 22 April 2001.
  11. ^ "Gokuldas elected president of Akhil Bharatiya Konkani Parishad". The Goan EveryDay. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  12. ^ Prabhu, Gokuldas (2003). Ritu: Bimonthly on Konkani Poetry. Kulagar Prakashan.
  13. ^ "'Book unites Konkanis across the world'". The Hindu. 2013-08-05. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  14. ^ a b c d "Award for writer". The Hindu. Mangalore, Karnataka, India. 26 December 2002. p. 3.
  15. ^ a b c "Gokuldas Prabhu gets Sahitya Academy award". The New Indian Express. Bangalore, Karnataka, India. 25 December 2002. p. 3.
  16. ^ a b c "Awarded". Vijaya Times. Mangalore, Karnataka, India. 26 December 2002. p. 2.
  17. ^ a b "ಕೆ. ಗೊಕುಲದಾಸ ಪ್ರಭು ಕೃತಿಗೆ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಪುರಸ್ಕಾರ" [Writer K. Gokuldas Prabhu receives the Kendria award]. ಉದಯವಾಣಿ (Udayavani) (in Kannada). Mangalore, Karnataka, India. 27 December 2002. p. 14.
  18. ^ a b "ಕೆ. ಜಿ. ಪ್ರಭುಗೆ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಅಕಾಡೆಮಿ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ" [K. G. Prabhu receives Sahitya Akademi award]. ವಿಜಯ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ (Vijaya Karnataka) (in Kannada). Mangalore, Karnataka, India. 26 December 2002. p. 3.
  19. ^ a b "KONKANI (Since 1977) – Sahitya Akademi". Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  20. ^ "ಸ್ತ್ರೀಪಾತ್ರ ಕೇಂದ್ರಿತ ಕಥನಗಳ ಗುಚ್ಛ 'ಋತು ಸಂಕ್ರಮಣ'". www.bookbrahma.com. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  21. ^ "Bangalore: Two translated short story books released". www.daijiworld.com. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  22. ^ "Rutu Sankramanam By Gokuladasa Prabhu And Translated By Ranganatha Ramachandra Rao – Logili BOOKS". logilitelugubooks.com. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  23. ^ Bhat, V. N. (January 2004). The Konkani Language (Historical and Linguistic Perspectives) (2nd ed.). Kochi, Kerala, India: Sukrtīndra Oriental Researc Institute. p. 106.
  24. ^ "Awardees- Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy". Government of Karnataka. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  25. ^ a b "Konkani Sahitya Academy to celebrate silver jubilee on February 22, 23". The Hindu. Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  26. ^ "'Konkani culture fights for existence'". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  27. ^ Team, Herald (2019-02-17). "Seminar on Konkani linguistic scenario from Monday". Herald Goa. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  28. ^ India, The Hans (2025-03-13). "World Konkani Centre to Celebrate Centenary of Literary Stalwarts Ravindra Kelekar and Manohar Rai Sardesai". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
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