Bori Awards

Bori Awards are instituted by three Borikar families & Students of Pt. Tulsidas Borkar in memory of  

1.  Laxmidas Borkar Smruti Patrakarita Puraskar in memory of Swatantrasenani Late Shri Laxmidas Krishna Borkar (2001- present)

2.  Kavi Bakibab Borkar Smruti Puraskar in memory of Padmashri Kavivarya  Late Balkrishna Bhagwant (alias Bakibab) Borkar (2010- present)

3.  Bori Dhanvantari Bhushan Award in memory of Late Major Dr. Mablu Dotu Borcar (2010-2024)  & Late Ramesh Borkar (2025-present)

4. Rukminibai Balkrishna Borkar Smruti Samaj Seva Puraskar (2016-present)

5. Pt. Tulsidas Borkar Smruti Aparant Dnyanmani Puraskar

Journalist of the Year Award (JOTYA)  till 2015 and now Laxmidas Borkar Patrakarita Puraskar

• Dharmanand Kamat (Marathi) - 2026

• Dilip Borkar (Konkani) - 2025

• Paresh Prabhu (Marathi) - 2024

• Anant Salkar (Marathi) - 2023

• Sandesh Prabhudesai (English) - 2022

• Suhasini Prabhugaonkar (Marathi) - 2019

• Raju Nayak (Marathi) - 2018

• Suresh Walve (Marathi) - 2017

• Prakash Kamat (English) - 2016

• Gurudas Sawal (Marathi) - 2015

• Devika Sequeira (English) - 2014

• Late Alfred D'Cruz (English) - 2013

• Kiran Thakur (Marathi) - 2012

• Vinayak Naik (English) - 2011

• Balbli  Nayak (Konkani) - 2010

• Uday Bhembre (Konkani) - 2009

• Gurudas Singbal (English) - 2006

• Late Shriram Kamat (Konkani) - 2005

• Lambert Mascarenhas (English) - 2004

• Late Chandrakant Keni (Marathi) - 2003

• Pramod Khandeparkar (English) - 2002

• Sitaram Tengse (Marathi) - 2001

          Kavi Bakibab Borkar Smruti Pursakar (2010-present)

• Nayana Adarkar - 2026

• Arun Sakhardande - 2025

• Pundalik Naik - 2024

• Ashok Naik Tuenkar alias Pushpagraj - 2023

• Madhav Borcar - 2022

• R. Ramnath - 2019

• Hardatta Khandeparkar - 2018

• Jess Fernandes - 2017

• Ramesh Bhagvant Veluskar - 2016

• Dilip Padgaonkar - 2015

• Nagesh Ramdas Karmali - 2014

• Late Purshottam Mangesh Lad - 2013

• Late Damodar Achyut Kare -2012

• Late Manoharrai Sardesai - 2011

• Late Shankar Ramani - 2010

• Late Shriram & Geeta Kamat -2010

     Bori Dhanvantari Bhushan Puraskar in memory of Late Major Dr. Mablu Dotu Borcar (2010-2024) & Late Dr. Ramesh Atmaram Borkar (2025- present)

• Dr. Prakash Kurade - 2026

• Dr. Eddie D'Sa - 2025

• Dr. Shirish Borkar - 2024

• Dr. Majunath Desai - 2023

• Dr. Vallabh Bapu Dhaimodker - 2022

• Dr. Purnima Santosh Usgaonkar - 2019

• Dr. Dipchand Bhaskar Bhandare - 2018

• Dr. Francisco Colaco - 2017

• Dr. Narayan Hede - 2016

• Dr. Gopinath Prabhu Sawkar - 2015

• Dr. Atmaram Govind Borkar - 2014

• Dr. Vinayak Naguesh Shriodkar - 2013

• Dr. Madhukar Raghuvir Prabhu Colvalkar - 2012

• Prof. Dr. Premanand Ramani - 2011

• Late Dr.Shakaram Gude - 2010

 Rukminibai Borkar Smruti Samaj Seva Puraskar (2016- present)

• Anup Priolkar - 2026 (Lokvishwas Prathishthan)

• Jaiwant Fondu Dhond (Jaban) ( Saksham Goa) - 2025

• Dr. Vinay Surlakar - 2024 (HIV Warrior)

• Claude Alvares - 2023 (Goa Foundation)

• Ratna Vantekar - 2022 (Matruchayya Orphanage)

• Laxman Behere - 2019 (Founder Keshav Seva Sadhana)

• Dr. Sabina Martins - 2018 (Founder Bailancho Saad)

• Dr. Asha Sawardekar - 2017 (Founder Sanjivan)

• Ramkrishna Naik - 2016 (Founder Sneha Mandir)

Pt. Tulsidas Borkar Smruti Aparant Dnyanmani Puraskar (2016- present)

• Pt. Sharad Matkar - 2026  

• Pt. Tulsidas Navelkar - 2025

• Pt. Ramrao Nayak- 2024 

65  Awards conferred from 2001 to 2026 to Goans in the area of Journalism, Poetry, Medicine, Social Service and Indian Classical Music.