On 23 March 2025, in association with our Association, the Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy, along with the Kannada and Culture Department, organized the Honorary Award 2024 and Book Award 2024 program at Konkan Bhavan. At 4:00 PM, a Holy Eucharistic Mass was offered in Konkani. After the mass, following coffee and snacks, the cultural programs commenced at exactly 5:30 PM with the lighting of the lamp on the stage. The President of the Academy, Shri Joachim Stany Alvares, extended a warm and loving welcome with affectionate words to everyone present. The recipients of the Honorary Award Shri Patrick Camil Moras, Shri Joel Pereira, Smt. Subina Motesh Kambrekar as well as the recipients of the Book Award Smt. Felcy Lobo and Shri Valerian Sequeira were presented with the awards and felicitated by the MLA of Mysuru Chamaraja Constituency, Shri K. Harish Gowda.
As a guest of honor, the Joint Director of the Kannada and Culture Department, Mysuru Division, Shri V.N. Mallikarjuna Swamy, participated in the program, acknowledged the service of everyone working for the mother tongue, and released a book. Other prominent personalities present on the stage included Shri Vally Vagga, President John William D'Souza, and Secretary Smt. Joyce Sequeira.
For the cultural programs, a brass band by Antony Keerthan James, along with melodious Konkani music by Elron Rodrigues' group, delighted the audience. The program concluded with a dinner at the end.
