Mangaluru: A short story collection titled 'Mazaar Ani Her Katha' comprising 10 short stories, written by renowned Konkani writer Melwyn Pernal and published by Kittall Publications, was released here on Saturday, October 14.

Foreword for the collection is written by well known poet and story writer Wilson Kateel.

Nelson D’Souza from Gandhidham, Gujarat and Ronald J Sequiera, president of Konkani Writers and Artists Association jointly released the new short story collection.

Owner of Kittal Publications, H M Pernal spoke briefly about the new short story collection to the gathering.

Writer, television anchor Alwyn Dominic Danthy compered the programme.

Konkani Film Producer Cyril Castelino, Asha Fernandes and the writers mother Cosses Castelino were present on the occasion.

About Melwyn Pernal

Melwyn Rajesh Castelino, popular in the Konkani literary world as Melwyn Pernal, is an M Tech graduate, who presently works as an assistant professor at Nitte Engineering College. Part of Mechanical Engineering faculty, Melwyn will complete his PhD shortly. A prolific writer, Melwyn has worked as editor of 'Amcho Yuvak' and 'Fatimacho Talo' news magazines. Plays written by him have found huge fan following in Canada, Dubai and other gulf countries, whenever enacted.

Kittall Publications

'Mazaar Ani Her Katha' is the fourth publication from Kittall Publications. Kittall Publications has published celebrated poet Wilson Kateel’s collection of 100 poems, 'Encounter', which won prestigious Smt Vimala V Pai poetry book award, 2017, from World Konkani Centre recently. Apart from this, Sikeram, Surathkal’s short story collection 'Gorjek Podath' and H M Pernal’s short story collection 'Beeg Ani Bigaath' were also published by Kittall Publications, the past two years.