Bengaluru, July 16: In a program held on July 12 in Bengaluru, Sumangala Mummigatti was awarded this year's Kannada Sahitya Parishat's Translation award for Koneya Ale ಕೊನೆಯಅಲೆ : ದ್ವೀಪವೊಂದರಕಥೆ, her translation into Kannada of  The Last Wave - an island novel, Pankaj Sekhsaria's debut novel based on the people, ecology and history of the Andaman Islands.

Koneya Ale was published by Navakarnataka Publications Pvt Ltd,  Bengaluru in 2018 while The Last Wave was published by HarperCollins  India in 2014

Koneya Ale is available in stores across Karnataka and can also be ordered online from: http://www.navakarnatakaonline.com/koneya-ale-the-last-wave

The Last Wave is available in stores in cities across the country and can also be ordered online from https://lnkd.in/farCTD2

For further information you can contact: Sumangala Mummigatti, Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Ramesha Udupa, Navakarnataka: Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Pankaj Sekhsaria: Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. translation award to Sumangala Mummigatti for Koneya Ale