12-08-1918
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10-12-2005
बंटवाळ वासुदेव बाळिगा कवी, साहिती, पत्रिकोद्यमी आनी रंग निर्देशक, नट जावनु प्रसिद्ध जालालो व्यक्ती. कन्नड आनी कोंकणी भाशेंचो साहिती म्हण ख्याती पावला. तो 12 आगस्ट 1918 इसवेंत मंगळूरांत जल्मलो. बापय श्रीनिवास बाळिगा आनी आवय रत्ना याने जन्नि बाय. कोंकणी मासीक पत्रिका “पंच्कादायी” आरंभ करुन स्थापक संपादक जावनु आशिलो.
साहित्य कृती
विंगड विंगड संस्थेंत काम करता बाळो मामान साहित्य कृशी केलां. “मक्कळिगागि हेक्किद हाडुगळु” (कवन संग्रह), “रक्षणा निधिगे किरियर काणिके” (नाटक), “भूतद कथेगळु” (5 संपुट), “बदरी केदार यात्रानुभव” (प्रवास कथन), “स्कंदन सोलु” (गीत नाटक), “लोकवंद्य नेहरु” (व्यक्ती चित्र), “गांधी गीते” (कीर्तना संग्रह), “मंगळूरु वेंकटरमण देवालयद चरित्रे”, “उडुपि क्षेत्रद संक्षिप्त चरित्रे” प्रकट जाल्यात. कोंकणी साहित्य रचनेंत बि.वि. बाळिगाले सेवा अनन्य. गीता संचय भाग 1 आनी 2 (1943-44), कोंकणी भजन आनी भावगीत संग्रह, कोंकणी भगवद्गीता (1984), मराठी गीतरामायण कोंकणीक भाशांतर (1986), “संत तुकाराम”, “भरत भेट” (पौराणीक नाटक), 6000 “कोंकणी गाद्यो संग्रह”, “तपस्विनी” कोंकणी चलनचित्रांत नटन, गीत रचना, जनमन चलनचित्रांत नटन, संभाषण, गीत रचन केलां. कोंकणी चळवळ कोरनु कोंकणी भाशा मंडल स्थापन जावचाक कारणकर्ता जाला. ताणे साभार 55 वरस पासुन चड काळ कोंकणी भास आनी साहित्य वावर केलां
मान-सम्मान
1995 इसवेंत गोवांत जालेलें अखील भारत कोंकणी साहित्य सम्मॆळनाचो अध्यक्ष जावनशीलो. करनाटक कोंकणी साहित्य अकाडेमीचो अध्यक्ष जावनशीलो. मैसूर दसरा महोत्सवांत स्वरचीत कोंकणी कवन “दुर्गास्तव” वाचन केलां. केरळा कोंकणी अकाडेमीचे पयलें फेलोशिप ताका मेळां, भगवद्गीता कृतीक गोवा कोंकणी भाशा मंडालाचो पुस्तक बोमान मेळां. “कोंकणी कळो” म्हळेले पदवी प्राप्त जालां.
Bantwal Vasudev Baliga was a poet, writer, journalist, actor and stage director born on 12th August 1918 in Mangalore. Srinivas baliga and Ratna Alias Janni Bai were his parents. He was founder editor of Konkani monthly magazine “Panchakadayi”. We can find Baliga’s literatures in both Konkani and Kannada languages.
Literery work
Baliga has done his literary work while working in various institutions. His famous Kannada works are “Makkaligagi Hekkida Hadugalu” (poems), “Rakshana Nidhige Kiriyara Kanike” (drama), “Bhootada Kathegalu” in 5 volumes, “Badari Kedarnath Yatranubhava” (travel history), “Skandana Solu” (musical drama), “Lokavandya Neharu” (personality), Gandhi Geete(keertanas), “Managalura Venkataramana Devalayada Charitre” and “Udupi Kshetrada Sankshipta Charitre” published books. B.V.Baliga’s Konkani literature are “Geetha sanchaya” part 1& 2 1943-44, Konkani bhajans and bhavageetha collections, “Konkani Bhagavadageetha” 1984 in Kannada script, which was transliterated in Devanagari script by Kerala Konkani Academy. Marathi Geethramayana translation in Konkani, Santa Tukarama, Bharath Bhet (Mythological drama), “Collections of 6000 Konkani Proverbs”, Acting and lyrics to “Tapaswini” Konkani movie, Acting, conversation, lyrics to “Janamana” Konkani film. He is a Konkani activist and founder member of Konkani Bhasha Mandal in Karnataka. More than 55 years he has served for Konkani language and literature.
Honours
B.V.Baliga was president of Akhil Bharath Konkani Sahitya Sammelan held at Goa in 1994. He was President of Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy. He has recited his poem Durgastav in Mysore Dasra Mahotsav. His Bhagavadgeetha book won Best book award from Goa Konkani Bhasha Mandal. He is also honoured with “Konkani Kalo”.
