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Konkani author Mahabaleshwar Sail gets Saraswati Samman award
September 1 , 2017
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- Eminent Konkani writer Mahabaleshwar Sail has been honored with the Saraswati Samman 2016 for his novel Hawthan.
- Best known for his work, 'Paltadcho Munis', which inspired a film by the same name, Sail is a renowned bi-lingual writer based in Goa. He has four Marathi dramas and seven Konkani novels to his credit. He has also written short stories and a novel in Marathi.
- Published in 2009, 'Hawthan' is a work of fiction presenting the cultural map of the traditional potter community of Goa.
- The Saraswati Samman is an annual award for outstanding prose or poetry literary works in any of the 22 Indian language listed in Schedule VIII of the Constitution of India.
- It is named after an Indian goddess of learning and is considered to be among the highest literary awards in India.
- The Saraswati Samman was instituted in 1991 by the K. K. Birla Foundation.
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