The award ceremony will take place on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 6:00 PM at Kalaangann, Shaktinagar. Non-resident entrepreneur and philanthropist Ronald Pinto, Abu Dhabi will grace the event as the chief guest, with prominent linguist Dr. Pratap Naik, Goa attending as the guest of honor. Louis J. Pinto will preside over the function. The award comprises a shawl, fruits and flowers, a memento, a citation certificate, and a cash prize of \u20b950,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A multifaceted personality – priest, educator, musician, composer and administrator Rev. Fr. Clement was born in Kelmbet\u2013Bola in 1954. Ordained into the priesthood in 1981, he has served in various parishes and educational institutions. In recognition of his service to education, the Dakshina Kannada District Administration honored him with the Best Teacher Award in 2005. He also served as the first secretary of the Catholic Board of Education of the Udupi Diocese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Rev. Fr. Clement entered the music in 1994 in collaboration with the late Rev. Fr. Valerian Mendonca; together, they came to be fondly known as the \u2018Laxmikant\u2013Pyarelal of Konkani music\u2019. The duo released 49 devotional music albums. Continuing his musical journey even after the passing of Fr. Valerian, Fr. Clement has to date penned lyrics and composed music for over 500 songs across 51 albums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n His scope of work in music is extensive. He identified singing talent in the parishes where he served and gave them a platform to perform. He has composed numerous hymns for church liturgies as well as several songs on social themes, some of which have been translated into Hindi. His compositions are widely available across YouTube and social media platforms, and his prayer hymns and dance songs are regularly featured in schools and cultural events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Following the felicitation ceremony, the 299th program of the Monthly Theatre series (Mho’ynyalli Manchi) will take place, featuring the premiere of a new Konkani play, Mel’lyanche Upadr, written by Nellu Permannur and presented by Comedy Company. The organizers have stated that entry is free for all. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Goa Khabar:The 22nd Kalakar Puraskar, awarded jointly by the Carvalho Family and Mandd Sobhann to honor excellence in the performing arts, has been announced for musician, composer and Parish Priest of Karkala Town Church, Rev. Fr. Clement Mascarenhas. He has been chosen for this award in recognition of his exceptional contribution to devotional music and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25169,"featured_media":116157,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[155,6],"tags":[3794,38],"class_list":["post-116156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-155","category-6","tag-featured","tag-goa"],"read":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/25169"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=116156"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116158,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116156\/revisions\/116158"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/116157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=116156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=116156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=116156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/23.10.2026.png\")
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