R. V. Pandit | |
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Born | Raghunath Vishnu Pandit |
Occupation | Poet |
Awards | Sahitya Akademi |
Raghunath Vishnu Pandit (1916 or 1917-1990)[1] was an Indian poet. He is best known and most celebrated for his vast poetic production inKonkani. Pandit also produced a significant body of work in Portuguese after theannexation of Goa in 1961, and also wrote inMarathi. Much of his output was written in a neo-realist style demonstrating a marked concern for the downtrodden sections of Goan society. Among his most noted achievements are the publication of five books of poetry on one day (26 January 1963) and a prize from theSahitya Akademi for his 1975Dariā Gāzotā.[2]
Amonograph on Pandit has been written byDr. S. M. Tadkodkar, a Konkani-Marathi poet and Head of Department of MarathiGoa University. It was published by Goa Government'sGoa Konkani Akademy, in 2006.[3]
Examples of his poetry in Portuguese may be found here: