Stan Ageira is a writer from Mulki

Mulki

Mulki is a panchayat town in Dakshina Kannada district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is on the banks of Shambhavi River. It was earlier known as Moolikapur, turned to Mulki. A small town with people of diverse religions, it is 10 km north of Suratkal. Karnad is a locality within...

, a town near Mangalore

Mangalore

Mangalore is the chief port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located about west of the state capital, Bangalore. Mangalore lies between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghat mountain ranges, and is the administrative headquarters of the Dakshina Kannada district in south western...

, Karnataka

Karnataka

Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

.

Ageira is well known in the field of Konkani literature. His first short story was published in 1975 when he was barely 14 and as on date he has written over 250 short stories and 18 novels in Konkani. His father late Sgt. Ligoury Ageira had served the Indian Airforce for 35 years. Stan was born and brought up in Mulki with primary education was completed in Bethany convent, high school from Government Junior College, B.Com from Mysore University and MBA from IBAM New Delhi. He began his professional career in sales with Godrej Soaps Mumbai Branch in the early eighties before moving to Dubai in Ninetees. Presently he is working and living in Dubai with his wife Yvonne and kids Sean & Elton.

He has been recognized and presented with an award by the Konkani

Konkani language

KonkaniKonkani is a name given to a group of several cognate dialects spoken along the narrow strip of land called Konkan, on the west coast of India. This is, however, somewhat an over-generalisation. Geographically, Konkan is defined roughly as the area between the river Damanganga to the north...

 Bhasha Mandal, Goa

Goa

Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...

and Konkani Sahitya Academy, Karnataka for his novels. He has published work to his credit in Konkani, Kannada and English. His Konkani column ‘Bindaas’ in daijiworld.com is popular with Konkani readers. His collection of short stories in Konkani 'TAMBDI MIRSAANG' published in 2006 was selected recently for the Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy Award. His short stories have been published in magazines like 'Womans Era' and 'Alive' which are being published from New Delhi. He has been awarded as the Konkani Story writer of 2008 by daaiz.com, web portal which promotes konkani literature. His short stories in English are also available in www.daijiworld.com's specially dedicated column under Red Chillis: http://www.daijiworld.com/chan/redchillies.asp

List of Short Stories by Stan Ageira in English:

1. Crush Pages
2. The Threat
3. A New Pastor's Newly Laid Lawn
4. His Last Wish
5. Meet Richie Rich from Stock Market
6. A Tattered Wallet and an Outdated Cellphone
7. Gold Trickery
8. Shelter For A Night
9. Life Partner
10. The Gap
11. Jammu Mail 4033
12. Tooth Ache
13. Venom
14. Mixer
15. Cook
16. In Wet conditions
17. The Testament
18. Burden
19. The U-Turn
20. The Spring Board
21. Return Journey
22. The Big Fight
23. The Loser
24. The Grand Finale
25. Bedbugs
26. One More Package
27. Tea, Coffee and Cheesecake
28. Garage
29. Hibiscus
30. A Green Signal
31. Pressure Cooker
32. The Temptation
33. Red Chillis!

News

1. Raider Publishing International from New York has announced the release of Stan Ageira's collection of short stories titled 'Tea, Coffee and Cheesecake'. Following is the link for the news release:http://www.prlog.org/10626862-tea-coffee-and-cheese-cake-by-stan-ageira-now-available.html
2. Konkani Kutam, Bahrain, will confer Konkani Kutam award on Stan Ageira. Click the news link: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/176860/konkani-kutam-award-stan-ageira.html
3. http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=109385
4. http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=109668