Maya Kharangates 2016 novel Amrutvel has won the Award in KonkaniSahitya Akademi announced its Awards for literary works in 23 languages.
Kharangates Amrutvel sheds Light on the struggles of a widow in the pre-Liberation era in Goa. It is more about the sufferings of Women in a Hindu joint family. It is the struggle of the character, Sitabai, and how she raises her children after her husbands death, she said.
Besides highlighting the plight of widowed women, the novel also tells the story of other women of the family who participate in the freedom struggle.
The awards were also given to five other novels, seven poetry books, two short stories, three plays, two essays of literary criticism, a collection of articles, a literary HISTORY and an autobiographical essay. The award for literary work in Bengali will be announced on a later date.