Mangalorean Catholic literature
Mangalorean Catholic literature is diverse. History. Mangalorean Catholics have immensely contributed towards Media Activities in Mangalore, Bombay and other cities in India. The "Konkani Dirvem" was the first Konkani language periodical to be published in Mangalore in 1912. The founder-editor of "Konkani Dirvem" was the great poet Louis Mascarenhas. After the "Konknni Dirvem", came "Raknno" weekly in 1938 as an organ of the Diocese of Mangalore. A succession of brilliant priest-editors beginning with Sylvester Menezes, Alexander D’Souza, Mark Waldar, Vincent Menezes, Samuel Sequeira and the current editor Eric Crasta has transformed "Raknno" as a literary  medium and in the process bringing countless writers into the limelight. G.M.B. Rodrigues was the first Mangalorean to start a Konkani Weekly "Sukh-Dukh" in Bombay in 1948. In 1949, George Fernandes brought out a monthly "Konknni Yuvak". Other periodicals of those times were "Amchi Mai", "Sevak", "Ange", "Jezu Rai", "Kala Kiran", "Samajicho Divo", "Samajichem Ful", "Prakas", "Uzvad", "Amchem Konkan", "Maiganv", "Bhingari", "Dublleancho Bhav", "Sant Ritachi Vordi", "Catholic Yuvak" etc. "Poinnari", a Weekly, was started in Bombay in 1950 and its first editor was the well-known novelist V.J.P. Saldanha. Later on, the famous poet and dramatist Cha. Fra. D'costa  became its editor. Felix Noronha is a renowned Konkani writer, who wrote the words for the Konkani hymn "Dulob Jezu" that was set to the tune of the English hymn 'What a Friend we have in Jesus'. The well-known novelist and writer J.S. Alvares brought out "Mithr", a Weekly in 1953 and "Jhelo" a Fortnightly in 1956 in Bombay. A.A. Saldanha, J.B. Moraes and V.M. Fernandes experimented on the model of "Reader's Digest" by bringing out a monthly Konkani journal titled "Konkan Daiz" in 1958. Cha. Fra. D'Costa started periodicals like "Zaag-maag", "Vishal Konkan", "Jivit" and "Udev  one after the other. Kannik" a fortnightly from Mangalore was one more periodical started by a Mangalorean Catholic "Raymond Miranda" in 1965. Since 1994, the Catholic Sabha of Mangalore is bringing out "Amcho Sandesh" a monthly, as its organ. "Amar Konkani" a half-yearly research oriented journal was started in Mangalore in 1980 by the Konkani Institute of the St. Aloysius College. "Divo" Weekly was started in Bombay in the year 1995 with its founder-editor being J.B. Moraes.