24-09-1927
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02-04-2001
सिप्रियन कोस्मस अल्बुकर पै, स्वामी सुप्रिया म्हणून फ़ामाद जाला. तो क्रैस्त धर्माचो गुरु, कोंकणी भाशा संशोधक, कोंकणी भाशा साहिती, कोंकणी सांगत 7 विदेशी भास आनी 14 भाशेचो पंडीत जावनशीलो. तो 24-09-1927 इसवेंत मंगळूरच्या बिजैंत जल्मलो. ताचो बापय लोरेस जुजे अल्बुकर पै, पेजार आनी आवय दुजेपिन जुवान सोज़. तागेले मुळावें शिक्षण बिजय प्राथमीक शाळा आनी सांत लुवीस कोलेजांत जालें. मुखार ताणे मानवीक शास्त्र, तत्व शास्त्र, देवशास्त्र अध्ययन आनी कन्नड भाशेंत जनपद शास्त्रांत स्नातकोत्तर पदवी घेतलें.
वृत्ती जीवन
सिप्रियनाक आपले शिक्षण जोडले उप्रांत रिजर्व ब्यांक ऑफ़ इंडियांत वृत्ती मेळून थंय तागेले वृत्ती जीवन आरंभ केलें. काम करताना ताणे वयलें शिक्षण घेतलें. 1959 इसवींत ताणे याजक जावन गुरुदीक्षा घेतलें. धारवाडांत विरक्ताश्रम आनी हळ्याळांत विवेक प्रगती केंद्र स्थापन करून साहित्य वावर केलें. ताणे कोंकणी – कोंकणी – कन्नड – इंग्लीश अर्थकोशाचे 4 खंड रचन केलां. ताणे कोंकणी धार्मीक ग्रंथ 29, कोंकणी सामान्य साहित्य 24, कोंकणी संपादन साहित्य 5, कोंकणी प्रबंध 58, कन्नड साहित्य 60, कन्नड सामान्य साहित्य 2, लेखनां 5, इंग्लीष धार्मीक साहित्य 4, सामान्य साहित्य 4, आनी अप्रकटीत साहित्य – कोंकणी 16, कन्नड 8 आनी इंग्लीष 9 रचन केल्यात. ताणे साभार 2150 कोंकणी हुमिण्यो 7 भागान प्रकट केलां. कोंकणी धातुरूप मंजरी, कोंकणी-इंग्लीष सब्द संग्रह, कर्नाटकांतलें कोंकण, कर्नाटकांतलें लोकसाहित्य सिप्रियनान रचयीलें प्रमुख साहित्य कृती जावनसात.
Fr. Cyprian Cosmos Albuquer Pai was a famous Konkani writer, researcher and priest of catholic communist. He was famous as Swami Supriya. He was scholar in 7 foriegn languages and 4 Indian languages including his mother tongue Konkani. Swami Supriya was born on 24-09-1927 to Lores juje Albuquer Pai and Dujepine Juvan Souza in Bejai, Mangalore. He has persued his education at Bejai Primary School and St. Aloysius College. Further he studied Anthropology, Philosophy and post graduation in Kannada folklore.
Career
After completing his graduation, Cyprian joined Reserve Bank of India. While working he continued his studies. In 1959, he became Priest and served in many Churches. He has established Viraktashrama in Dharwad and Vivek Pragati Kendra at Haliala and spent his time in writing literature. He was a lexicographer of 4 volumes of Konkani-Konkani-Kannada-English. He has written in Konkani : 29 religious books, 24 genaral books, 5 edited literatures, thesis 58, unpublished 16, in Kannada: literature 60, articles 5, general books 2, unpublished 8, in English: Religious 4, general 4, unpublished 9 books. He has collected more than 2150 Konkani Riddles and published in 7 parts. Konkani Dhaturoopa Manjari, Konkani-English shabda sangraha, Karnatakantle Konkan, Karnatakantle Loka Sahitya were his famous books.
