Cha. Fra. D'Costa

Cha. Fra. D'Costa
Born	October 10, 1931 Marnamikatta, Mangalore, India
Died	1992 (aged 61)[1]
Language	Konkani
Ethnicity	Konkani

Cha. Fra. D'Costa was a Konkani Poet, Dramatist and Konkani Journalist.

Early life

Cha. Fra. was born in Mangalore on October 10, 1931 near Marnamikatta as the eldest of four children of Madthabai and Marcel D’Costa. He did his primary education in Cascia School and High School in Milagres School where the medium of instruction was English.^[2] He moved to Bombay in 1948 and worked in the Election Commission for the first general election of independent India. Later he became an employee of B.E.S.T.^[3]

Konkani Journalism

He was also editor of POINNARI and Later, after leaving Poinnari in 1959, Cha. Fra. D'Costa started Konkani Periodicals in the name of Zag-mag, Vixal Konkonn (1961), Jivit (1983), and Udev (1976)^[4]

Plays^[5][6][7]

1. Sobit Sounsar
2. Sunnem Mazor Hansta (One-Act)
3. Tomato (One-Act)
4. Vishenticho Bhav (One-Act)
5. Tornem Tornem Mornem (One-Act)
6. Poinnaryancho Mitr
7. Bhangar Monis
8. Jorji Buthel
9. Mankddacho Pai
10. Magirchem Magir
11. Boklaak Sat Ji:v
12. Kuvalyachi Val
13. Handdo uttla
14. Boncho Bandh
15. Dev Polleit Asa
16. Doro
17. Them Tho ani Hanv
18. Shirigundi Shimaon
19. Dakther Dusman
20. Jillacho Novro
21. Moja Puthacho Kinkulo
22. Rojik Kazar
23. Avnkwar Mesthri
24. Zuze Dayal
25. Macho

Poetry

1. Sonshayche Kan

Awards

He won the Central Sahitya Akademi Award in 1989.^[8]

Citations

1. ^ Sardesai 2000, p. 275
2. ^ Pinto, Anil. Works of Cha. Fra.: A Study
3. ^ Pinto, Anil. Works of Cha. Fra.: A Study
4. ^ http://tskk.org/content_disp.php?id=93
5. ^ http://books.google.co.in/books?id=1YILeUD_oZUC&printsec=frontcover&dq=History+of+Konkani+Literature&hl=en&ei=R2klTevuLIbwrQeF1dCDDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
6. ^ Stella’ D’Costa, Edited works of Cha. Fra
7. ^ D’Sliva, Victor. Cha Fra D’Costa. Mangalore: Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy, 2000
8. ^ http://wikien4.appspot.com/wiki/Sahitya_Akademi_Award_to_Konkani_Writers

References

• Sardesai, Manohar Rai (1 January 2000). A History of Konkani Literature: From 1500 to 1992. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. pp. 336. ISBN 8172016646. http://books.google.com/?id=1YILeUD_oZUC&printsec=frontcover. Retrieved 2011-11-20. 

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Name	Dcosta, Cha. Fra.
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Date of birth	October 10, 1931
Place of birth	Marnamikatta, Mangalore, India
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