Despite my ardent wish to attend the Kavita Trust sponsored lecture by Arundhati Subramaniam, unavoidable duty took me out of town on that day. Daijiworld coverage of the lecture is a fair compensation. Her lecture reads like poetry in prose in slow motion. She has poise and attractive stage presence and must have mesmerised the audience into wanting more. I wish you had also included the two poems she is reported to have recited in your coverage. There is one more point. Website coverage broadly falls under transient and abiding subjects. Arundhati’s lecture falls into the latter category and deserves to have longer shelf-life rather than pushed down into the oblivion of archives. Is it technically not feasible to keep it upfront for a longer duration? While on the subject, I congratulate William Pais on providing such a cozy venue of his Gallerie Orchid. It can serve a duel role as silent art gallery and cozy vibrant venue for cultural/intellectual events.

Kavita Trust is taking a great initiative by organizing such events to encourage budding poets. Poet Arundhati narrated her stories and becoming of a poet. However, I do not agree with her view that poets may die early, my impression was that poets live long than others as we have seen many of our poets living long like Dr. Shivaram Kharant, Dr. Kinnanna Rai, and others....

I salute Kavita Trust & it's poet leader Baab Melvin Rodrigues for taking such a great and an unique initiative in organizing Endowment Lectures by world's renowned poets year after year. Personally I was so excited and thrilled by just reading the wonderful coverage/pics and just imagine what would've been my happiness if at all I had the awesome opportunity to attend the event in person! Keep up your great work my beloved friend Melvin in promoting the great art of poetry and a big 'thank you' to James/Shobha Mendonca for supporting such rare events! Long live Kavita Trust!

Kudos! Indeed this is one talk that crystallizes what a wordsmith can really contribute. The poets erudite and masterly delivery of language was a great experience that almost anyone could identify with. 'Give me a home that isn't really mine' the theme compels humans to think a lot and think deep. Indeed an exclusive matter. Thank you indeed. -ijss.

BEING A ARTIST I HAVE PAINTED MY OWN POTRAIT ON CANVOS WEARING SUIT...BOOT & COWBOY CAP....! THEN I LOOKED AT MY SELF LIVE... SITTING OVER THREE LEGGED BROKEN STOOL, TORNED SHIRT, FAIDED TROOUZER...UNSHAVED BEARED...BROKEN SLIPPERS, HALF EMPTIED TEA CUP, SOME FEDDED CIGERATE BUTTS HERE & THERE ARROUND & I QUESTIONED WITHIN ME...MY SELF... THE GENTLEMAN OVER THE CANVOS IS IT YOU...(?)...???. CREATIVITY IS A GIFT GIVEN TO YOU, IN A FORM THAT IS UNIQUE TO WHO YOU ARE, WHEN IT IS ALIGNED WITH YOUR VALUES & TALENTS. LIVING IN A REAL WORLD. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO GATHERED HERE & THE ORGANISERS.

A Great 'Out of the World' Feeling listening and meeting Arundhathi Subramaniam, a Poet and Human par Excellence. Her way of interacting and taking me, an uninitiated, into the realms of Poetry was truly amazing. She connected like NO other. Poetry, specially, Indian writing English Poetry was a little jarring to me. But she gave such insights, that it made me look on poetry in a whole new dimension. I spent lot of personal time with her after the Lecture. She came across as a tender hearted, sensitive humorous individual.I told her at least 5o % of the people wouldn't follow all her 'High' words, for which she said''every synonym wont be exact translation of the emotion, each word has its own unique expression and cant be substituted'' which I totally agree. I had her personal EmailID & would surely be interacting with a ''Super Woman'' like her. Truly grateful to Our National Award Winning Poet Melvyn Rodrigues for inviting me & Mr.James Mendonca for supporting such a Rare & beautiful Proram. It truly was a paradigm shifting 'Eureka' moment for me. Thans to Daijiworld for such an extensive detailed coverage. BRAVO.!!! LoveJerardin D'souza-Founder-MAA-Mangalore Alzheimer's Association

Nice to read Konkani poem by Eddi Sequeira.I found it easier to read in the Devanagari script .(Although I can read in Kannada script).Since Hindi is written in Devanagari script hopefully more people from parts other than Karnataka would be able to read and appreciate the poem.Hope for the best ! Dev Borem Korum !

ಮೆಲ್ವಿನಾಚಿ ಸವಾಲಾಂಚಿ ಕವಿತಾ ‘ಆರ್ಸೊ ಆನಿ ಹಾಂವ್’ ಬೊರಿ ಅವಡ್ಲಿ.. ವಣದಿಚೆರ್ ದೋನ್ ಮೊಳ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಯಾ ಕಿಳ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ? ಖಿಳೊ ಸಬ್ದಾಕ್ ಪರ್ಯಾಯ್ ಸಬ್ದ್ ಜಾವ್ನ್ ಮೊಳೊ ಸಬ್ದ್ ವಾಪರಾಂತ್ ಆಸಾ. ತೊ ತಸೋಚ್ ದವರ್‍ಲಾ. - ಸಂಪಾದಕ್ ಷರೊ: ಮಳೊ ಸಬ್ದ್ ವೆಗ್ಳೊಚ್ ಅರ್ಥ್ ದಿತಾ.

a fantastic thought well adressed, beautiful words

a sweet flow of words and clear replica of our personality penned well

ಕವಿ ಮೆಲ್ವಿನ್ ಕೊಳಲ್‍ಗಿರಿ ಕವಿತಾ ಶೆತಾಂತ್ ವ್ಹಾಡೊನ್ ಯೆಂವ್ಚಿ ರೀತ್, ತಾಚಿ ಅಸಕ್ತ್ ಆನಿ ಪ್ರತಿಭಾ ಪಳೆವ್ನ್ ಸಂತೊಸ್ ಭೊಗ್ತಾ. ಸೊಭಿತ್ತ್ ಆನಿ ನಾಜೂಕ್ ಕವಿತಾ ಹಿ...ಮೆಲ್ವಿನಾಕ್ ಬರೆಂ ಮಾಗ್ತಾಂ.

hi kavita kavitaa.com cher prasiddha karun veglya vachaka meren pavaili dekhun melvin bab tuka dev bare karu..

Andrew wow! You just put a difficult thing in perspective. Well meant.

ಆಂಡ್ರೂ ತುಜ್ಯಾ ಕವಿತೆಂತ್ ಮ್ಹಕಾ ಪ್ರತಿಮಾ ದಿಸ್ಲಿ ನಾ... ಪಿಶೆಂ ಪೆಟೆ ದರ್ಚೆ ಮುನ್ಸಿಪಾಲಿಟಿಚೆ ದಿಸ್ಲೆ. ಮೂಳಾಕ್ ಎಕ್ ಪೇಟ್ ಬೊರೊ ದಿಲಾಯ್.

ರಾತ್ ಭರ್ ಘೊಂಕ್ಚಾ ಸುಣ್ಯಾಂಚಿ ಕರಂದಾಯ್ ಜೊಂಪಯ್ ಜಾಂವ್ಕ್ ವೇಳ್ ನಾ!

Happy to read the poem.Because of Kannada script it took some time ...

A beautiful dialogue. While certain aspects about Western and Indian music mentioned remain even to this day, it is also evident that there has been tremendous change in global music. Today music has broken all its regional shackles and has become universal. However the aboriginal soul remains amidst all the external influences. Somewhere within I feel 'Konkani music' as we call it, has not found or is not trying to find its roots yet. Lyrically it is Indian. But tonally it wanders between Indian and Portuguese music. That is why it is limited to konkanis within the konkanis. However if it proves its firm tonal affinity to Indian Classical Music (which I am sure is), with an added advantage of fusion, undoubtedly it will reach national audience as Marathi, Bengali and Punjabi music does.

ಭಾಂಗಾರ್ ಚೆಡ್ಯಾಚಿ ಧಾರುಣ್ ಕಾಣಿ ವಾಚುನ್ ಕಾಳಿಜ್ ಲಾಸ್ಲೆಂ.. ಮನಾಕ್ ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥ್ ಕೆಲ್ಲ್ಯಾ ಹ್ಯಾ ಕವಿತಾ ಮುಖಾಂತ್ರ್ ಅಸಲಿ ಕಾಣಿ ಉಗ್ತಿ ಕೆಲ್ಲ್ಯಾ ಕವಿಕ್ ವಂದನ್.

ಪರತ್ ಪರತ್ ವಾಚುಂಕ್ ಕರ್ಚಿ ಉತ್ತೀಮ್ ಕವಿತಾ ದಿಲ್ಲ್ಯಾ ಜಾನ್ ಸುಂಟಿಕೊಪ್ಪಕ್ ಉಲ್ಲಾಸ್. "ಪಿಂದ್ಕರ್ ಕಾಂಬ್ಳಿಂತ್ಲಿಂ ಹುನ್ ಹುನ್ ಸ್ವಪ್ಣಾಂ..." ವ್ಹಾ ವ್ಹಾ...

sinthimethal kavitha.. bhov bori asa..

ಎಕಾ ದಾದ್ಲ್ಯಾಕ್ ಪಾಂಚ್ ಬಾಯ್ಲ್ಯೊ ಕವಿತಾ ವಾಚ್ಲಿ . ರುಚ್ಲಿ ಪುಣ್ ಮ್ಹಜೆಂ ವಾಂಕ್ಡೆ ಚಿಂತಾಪ್ ..ಚಿಂತುಂಕ್ ಲಾಗ್ಲಾಂ ....ಆತಾಂ ಎಕಾ ಬಾಯ್ಲೆಕ್ "ಪಾಂಚ್" ದಾದ್ಲೆ ಫಿಚರ್ ಕರ್ತಿತ್ ತರ್ ವ್ಹ ಮೊಗಾರ್ ಪಡ್ತಿತ್ ತರ್ ಕಿತೆಂ ಹಾಲ್ ಜಾತಿತ್ ತೆಂ??? ಕೊಂಕ್ಣೆಂತ್ ಪಾಂಚ್ ಲಿಪಿ ಘಾಸುಂಕ್ ಆನಿ ಆಮ್ ಮನ್ಶ್ಯಾಂಕ್ ಹಾಸೊಂಕ್. ಮೆಲ್ವಿನ್ ತುಂ ಬರೊಂವ್ನ್ ಚ್ ರಾವ್. (Thru FB)

Well said... it is the reality of our language... where we will reach God only knows... Honestly I was suggesting for Romi Script is the best solution if not now eventually we need as all our kids are english medium schools and there will be none to read Konkani in many scripts say in fifty years...(Thru Facebook)

ಕಿತ್ಲೆ ಮಾರ್ ಖಾವ್ನಯ್ ನಿಮಾಣೆ ಪಾಂಚ್ ಬಾಯ್ಲಾಂಕ್ ಪೊಟ್ಲೊನ್ ಧರ್ ರಾವ್ಲಾನೆ? ಸಯ್ರಾಣ್ ಜಾವ್ಯೆತ್!!! ಜೈ ಕೊಂಕಣಿ. ಕೊಂಕ್ಣಿ ಮಾಯೆಕ್ ಪಾಂಚ್ ಕಾಪ್ಡಾಂ! ತಾಂತ್ಲೊ ಏಕ್ ಸಾಡೊ!!

Hi Robin, outer beauty doesn't last long but whatever good we do will come back to us but it has to come from within. Very nicely put across in your words. Good going. God bless you. All the best 👍

beautiful poem jocy (Y)