Cha. Fra. D'Costa
Born (1931-10-10) 10 October 1931
Marnamikatta, Mangalore, India
Died1992 (aged 61)[1]
LanguageKonkani

Cha. Fra. D'Costa was a Konkani poet, dramatist and journalist.

Early life

Cha. Fra. was born in Mangalore on 10 October 1931 near Marnamikatta as the eldest of four children of Madthabai and Marcel D’Costa. He did his primary education in Cascia School and High School in Milagres School where the medium of instruction was English.[2] He moved to Bombay in 1948 and worked in the Election Commission for the first general election of independent India. Later he became an employee of B.E.S.T.[3]

Konkani journalism

He was also editor of Poinnari and later, after leaving Poinnari in 1959, Cha. Fra. D'Costa started Konkani periodicals such as Zag-mag, Vixal Konkonn (1961), Jivit (1983), and Udev (1976).[4]

He was a playwright who revolutionized Konkani theatre with his one-act plays. His plays were at par with European plays, in their substance and content. Though, many of his plays were adapted, some of them were better than the original. The lyrical beauty of his dialogues gave the plays a unique status of high quality. Because he was a progressive thinker, he questioned established values of religion and the state, through all his creative artistic expressions. He was a playwright who revolutionized Konkani theatre with his one-act plays. His plays were at par with European plays, in their substance and content. Though, many of his plays were adapted, some of them were better than the original. The lyrical beauty of his dialogues gave the plays a unique status of high quality. Because he was a progressive thinker, he questioned established values of religion and the state, through all his creative artistic expressions.

Plays

  1. Sobit Sounsar
  2. Sunnem Mazor Hansta (One-Act)
  3. Tomato (One-Act)
  4. Vishenticho Bhav (One-Act)
  5. Tornem Tornem Mornem (One-Act)
  6. Poinnaryancho Mitr
  7. Bhangar Monis
  8. Jorji Buthel
  9. Mankddacho Pai
  10. Magirchem Magir
  11. Boklaak Sat Ji:v
  12. Kuvalyachi Val
  13. Handdo uttla
  14. Boncho Bandh
  15. Dev Polleit Asa
  16. Doro
  17. Them Tho ani Hanv
  18. Shirigundi Shimaon
  19. Dakther Dusman
  20. Jillacho Novro
  21. Moja Puthacho Kinkulo
  22. Rojik Kazar
  23. Avnkwar Mesthri
  24. Zuze Dayal
  25. Macho

[5][6][7]

Poetry

  1. Sonshayche Kan

Awards

He won the Central Sahitya Akademi Award in 1989.[8]

Citations

  1. ↑ Sardesai 2000, p. 275
  2. ↑ Pinto, Anil. Works of Cha. Fra.: A Study
  3. ↑ Pinto, Anil. Works of Cha. Fra.: A Study
  4. ↑ "A Brief History of Konknni Periodicals:Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr".
  5. ↑ Saradesāya, Manohararāya (2000). A History of Konkani Literature: From 1500 to 1992. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 9788172016647.
  6. ↑ Stella’ D’Costa, Edited works of Cha. Fra
  7. ↑ D’Sliva, Victor. Cha Fra D’Costa. Mangalore: Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy, 2000
  8. ↑ https://wikien4.appspot.com/wiki/Sahitya_Akademi_Award_to_Konkani_Writers

References

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