Prashanti Talpankar | |
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 Talpankar in 2023 | |
| Born | 29 April 1963 |
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| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award (2017) |
| Spouse | Sandesh Prabhudesai |
Prashanti Talpankar (born 29 April 1963) [1] is an Indian writer, translator, playwright, and actor. She is a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize for her work in Konkani and is a cancer survivor.
Prashanti Talpankar grew up as a student leader and as a part of Goa's historic official language agitation. [2] [3] She has also been a part of Bailancho Saad, an organisation that works towards women's rights. Notably, she went on a hunger strike in 1989, protesting against the lack of action in a case of sexual assault. [4]
Talpankar currently serves as an associate professor at Dnyanprassarak Mandal's College. [5]
Talpankar has been into writing since her college days. Her poems have previously featured on All India Radio, Panaji. She has also written few short stories. However, primarily she writes children's stories and translates literary works.[ citation needed ]
In 2006, she published a book based on primary survey of migrant labour called Shadows in the Dark: The status of the migrant working community in Goa. [6] In 2015, Talpankar released a Konkani translation of Shashi Deshpande's English book That Long Silence, titled as Dirgh Moun Te. [7] [8] This was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Translation in 2017. [9]
Talpankar has acted in many Konkani films. Some of her films include Aleesha (2004), [10] [11] Paltadacho Munis (2009), [12] Baga Beach (2013) [13] and Juze (2018). [14] [15] All of these films have won awards, at either the national or the international level. [16] [17]
Talpankar is married to author and journalist Sandesh Prabhudesai. [18] Being a survivor of breast cancer, she now regularly talks about her cancer survival journey to spread awareness. [5] [19] [20]
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Damodar Mauzo is an Indian short story writer, novelist, critic and screenwriter in Konkani. He was awarded the 57th Jnanpith Award, India's highest literary honour, in 2022, Sahitya Akademi Award in 1983 for his novel Karmelin and the Vimala V. Pai Vishwa Konkani Sahitya Puraskar award for his novel Tsunami Simon in 2011. His collection of Short stories Teresa's Man and Other Stories from Goa was nominated for the Frank O'Connor International award in 2015. He has served as a member of the executive board, general council, as well as the finance committee of the Sahitya Akademi.
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Miransha Naik is an Indian film director, producer and screenwriter, hailing from the coastal state of Goa. He is known for his debut Konkani feature film, Juze.
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Amizade (transl. Friendship) is a 2018 Indian Konkani-language action film written and directed by Aniket Arun Naik, and produced by Sachin Verlekar's Om Creative Film Works, in partnership with Bymistake Motion Pictures. It stars Konkani actors John D’Silva and Rajiv Hede and is the debut film of Siddhant Kanekar, Gaurav Pokle, Chetan Upadhay, Dhruv Sincro and Vaishnavi Pilankar. The film is about love and the journey of four good friends and their friendship. The film's trailer was launched at the Goa Marathi Film Festival in 2018, and its poster was released at the 48th International Film Festival of India by the then Chief Minister of Goa Manohar Parrikar. The film was released on 7 December 2018.
Shakuntala Bharne is an Indian vocalist, writer, poet and announcer at All India Radio. She is a writer and activist of the Konkani language agitation.
Amori is a 2019 Konkani drama film based on water conservation and a nexus between politicians and builders. The film is directed by Dinesh P. Bhonsle, written by R M Vardhan, and produced by Opus Gala. Schubert Cotta has composed the music. It stars Salil Naik, Sobita Kudtarkar, Mayur Mayekar, Prashanti Talpankar, Tanmay Kharpe, and Shaina Mirashi. In 2019, the film bagged the Best Konkani Film award in the feature film category, at 66th National Film Awards.
Sandesh Prabhudesai is a Goan journalist and the author of two books on Goa's politics.
