Condolences to Samir Kelekar. Roland Toronto.
> On Jan 19, 2021, at 4:51 PM, Frederick Noronha <[email protected]> > wrote: > > *GUJ condoles death of veteran journalist and freedom fighter Gurunath > Kelekar* > > The Goa Union of Journalists (GUJ) condoles the passing away of veteran > journalist and freedom fighter Gurunath Kelekar. > > Following a prolonged illness, Kelekar breathed his last on Tuesday. He was > 91 and is survived by his son and two daughters. > > Kelekar was instrumental in establishing ‘Novem Goem’, a fortnightly > Konkani magazine post liberation in 1962. After the closure of ‘Novem Goem’ > in 1970, Kelekar started ‘Goencho Mog’, a weekly in Roman Konkani. > > In the 80’s, Kelekar strongly felt a need for a full-fledged daily > newspaper in Konkani language. He joined hands with trade union leader > Christopher Fonseca and formed ‘Novem Goem Pratishthan’ and took out a > 67-day long padyatra across the state of Goa, collecting funds for the > herculean task. > > With the funds that he collected, Kelekar started an eveninger ‘Novem Goem’ > in Roman Konkani. The eveninger couldn’t be sustained for long due to > shortage of funds. > > Kelekar consistently expressed his thoughts through his writings and > columns in various newspapers and magazines. He will be remembered for his > writings on Constitutional values and Gandhian thoughts. > > The Goa Union of Journalists conveys its deepest sympathies to the Kelekar > family. > -- > FN* फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا +91-9822122436
