Yusuf Sheikh, Well-known Konkani Writer, Goa State Award for Literature, Former Assistant Station Director AIR Panaji and Station Director of Doordarshan Panaji passed away on September 30, 2017
Born on August 1, 1948, Poet Yusuf Sheikh served as the former Station Director of Doordarshan and as Assistant Station Director at AIR Panaji. He is famed for his contribution to Konkani literature, mainly for his poems. His first collection of poems 'Gantthi' was published in 1982. His poems have featured in anthologies published by the National Sahitya Academy. He also wrote 'Divya Quran', a translation of the 30th chapter of the Holy Quran in Konkani
Yusuf Sheikh well known for his lyrical poetry on love themes and for his powerful poems on common men themes. Yusuf’s poetry portrays pictures of society in different shades and are aimed at social awakening. His poems find place in school text books since last over 35 years and also feature in anthologies published by the National Sahitya Academy. He was also associated with National Sahitya Academy, New Delhi, as a member of the Advisory Board. A huge number of his lyrical compositions (songs) have been set to music and are broadcast regularly from different stations of All India Radio.
Yusuf Sheikh has contributed articles, short stories, poems, literary criticism, etc. to various leading periodicals in Goa and also outside Goa. His poems, short stories, talks, etc were broadcast from All India Radio, Panaji, Mumbai, Mangalore, and also telecast from Doordarshan.
Yusuf Sheikh was an Akashvani Awards winner for script and production of a radio documentary on “Poder”. Of late, he was awarded the prestigious Antonio Pereira Puroskar for his life time achievement in serving the cause of Konkani through electronic and the print media.
Prasar Bharati Parivar deeply condolence the sad demise of Yusuf Sheikh and prays to GOD to give strength to his family to bear the irreparable loss...
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