Sudesh Lotlikar

Sudesh Sharad Lotlikar
Born	30 December 1964[1] Ramnathi, Bandora, Goa, India
Language	Konkani
Nationality	Indian
Ethnicity	Konkani Indian
Citizenship	Goan- Indian
Notable works	Pois
Spouse	Sharmila Lotlikar
Children	Saurabh Lotlikar, Saniya Lotlikar

Sudesh Lotlikar (Devanagari: सुदेश शरद लोटलीकर) is an Indian Marathi and Konkani poet and producer/ director of documentary films from Goa.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Awards & Recognition

• He was selected by the Sahitya Akademi (साहित्य अकादमी), India's National Academy of Letters, for producing and directing an English language short film based on the life of noted Konkani poet, Dr. Manohar Rai Sardesai. It was the first short film of the Akademi based on the life of a Goan personality, encompassing the life and times of Dr. Sardessai.
• He was also the recipient of Goa Kala Academy prize for his collection of poems "Pois" in 1990.
• He received the Goa Kala Academy Best Book Award for the period 1990-1995.^[7]
• The Goa Hindu Association has presented Poet Laureate Padma Shri B. B. Borkar Memorial Award to Sudesh Lotlikar in 1985.^[8]

Earlier Work

Ekantachim Utaram - Sudesh Sharad Lotlikar's Collection of Konkani Poems in Charity

• Sudesh Lotlikar had earlier produced a short film in Konkani based on the life of Dr. Sardessai for Panaji Doordarshan.
• He has also produced short films on the lives of Shenoi Goembab, Ravindra Kelekar, Uday Bhembre, D Harihar among others.
• He has to his credit documentaries on Shri Shantadurga temple, history of Konkani language, Mahadev Temple at Tambdi Surla, Goan Gowda community and a tele-film on the Liberation of Goa - Mukti.
• Ekantachim Utaram is another of Sudesh Sharad Lotlikar's Collection of Konkani Poems in Charity.^[9]

References

1. Who's who of Indian Writers, 1999: A-M. p. 675. ISBN 8126008733.
2. A History of Konkani Literature: From 1500 to 1992. p. 180. ISBN 8172016646.
3. "'Eastern and Western Writers Meet' Today". Retrieved 19 January 2014.
4. "The Tradition Of Diwali Literary Supplements". Retrieved 19 January 2014.
5. "Reviving cultural traditions". Retrieved 19 January 2014.
6. "Festival of arts at Savoi-Verem today". avhind Papers & Publications. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
7. "Konkani poetry, konkani poems, konkani poets". Retrieved 19 January 2014.
8. "Cultural Activities : The Goa Hindu Association". Retrieved 19 January 2014.
9. "Ekantachim Utaram -Sudesh Sharad Lotlikar Collection of Konkani Poems". Retrieved 19 January 2014.