Konkani Bhasha Mandal's
GOA YUVA MAHOTSAV 2002
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Over 50 organisations and institutions have decided to take up state-wide
awareness campaign with 'Osmitai Jyot' (Torch of Self-identity) from 15th
August to 19th December, on the burning issue of Mhadei river, on the
occasion of Osmitai Year.
A meeting held in this regard in Margao on last Sunday also welcomed the
government announcement to celebrate the whole year as the Self-identity
Year, as a tribute to Shenoi Goembab, on the occasion of his 125th birth
anniversary.
The meeting of students and youth felt that identity of any region is not
decided on the basis of language but the lifestyle of the people,
environmental aspects, its inherent natural beauty, art, culture,
literature, folk art and several such aspects. Language is just the medium
used to express these various facets of the identity.
The meeting also felt that issue of river Mhadei is just not an
environmental issue but an onslaught on the identity of Goa. It is thus a
bounden duty of all the artists in the state to get organised and fight to
preserve our identity, using their artistic, literary and cultural talents.
The meeting also complimented the Vivekanand Kala Sadarikaran Manch, who
had organised Konkani Bhasha Mandal's seventh Goa Yuva Mahotsav in Sattari
this year, for beginning a street play campaign on the Mhadei issue. The
Mahotsav has also appealed to all the students and youth to take
inspiration from these youth and organise various programmes in their
respective villages and institutions on the issue of Mhadei and self-identity.
Organised with the similar spirit, the 'Osmitai Jyot' will begin from
Valpoi by organising a programme of public rally and cultural programme on
the Independence Day, which will end on the Goa Liberation Day, where the
next Mahotsav will be held.
The Valpoi programme will be organised by the Vivekanand Kala Sadarikaran
Manch in the afternoon on 15th August, inviting all the 13 groups of
Sattari that had participated in the festival, besides 43 other groups from
all over the state.
Followed by a public rally on the independence day will be a cultural
bonanza, where young artists will perform street plays, mime, Konkani Pop,
songs and several other forms, depicting various aspects of Mhadei issue,
life of Shenoi Goembab and the aspect of self-identity. The 'Osmitai Jyot'
will also have a poster exhibition along with it, depicting all these aspects.
Konkani Bhasha Mandal and the young local organisers will announce the
detailed programme shortly and from time to time, states a press not
released in this regard.
7th August 2002
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