Suresh Gundu Amonkar

Suresh Gundu Amonkar
Born Goa, India
Occupation Writer
Educationist
Translator
Parent(s) Gundu Sitaram Amonkar
Awards Padma Shri
Jyanpithkar Ravindra Kelekar Award
Goa State Teacher's Award

Suresh Gundu Amonkar is an Indian educationist, writer, and a former Chairman of Goa Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education.[1] He has served as the director of State Literacy Mission and Adult Education, as the Chief Commissioner of Goa State chapter of the Bharat Scouts and Guides and as the president of the Council of Boards of Secondary Education (COBSE).[2] He has translated several classics into Konkani language, including Dhammapada, Tirukkuṛaḷ, Bhagavad Gita, Gospel of John and Dnyaneshwari.[3][4] He is a recipient of the Goa State Teacher's Award and the 2012 Jyanpithkar Ravindra Kelekar Award.[5] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2009, for his contributions to Literature and Education.[6][7]

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References

  1. ↑ "About Us". New Goa High School. 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Kakodkar, Amonkar to get Padma awards". Goa Herald. 26 January 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Amonkar on Goa University Library". Goa University Library. 2016. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Goa's Padmashree Dr. Suresh Gundu Amonkar on Dr. Jose Pereira and Hinduism". Gmane. 8 August 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Awards announced for Konkani writers". The Hindu. 14 December 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Assembly Congratulates Kakodkar, Gundu, Kelekar". Daiji World. 3 February 2009. Retrieved February 20, 2016.


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