Dears,
Today Goa is a full fledged state because it has a distinct language, KONKANI.
The recognition of the language in 1975 by the Sahitiya Akademi was made easy
by the collection of books written by Reginald Fernandes, Bonaventure D'Pietro,
Xenoi Goembab and others in Roman script, and by Chafra and others in Kannada
script. However, the recognition of Konkani as the "Official Language" of the
then Union Territory of Goa, Daman & Diu, came at a heavy price of life and
property. Floriano Vaz was perhaps the biggest casualty.
The people of Goa remembered the sacrifice of Florian Vaz, the twenty years old
boy who was killed by Police at Gogol-Margao this day 22 years ago, 20 Dec.
1986 during the KPA-led Konkani agitation. DKA President garlanded the photo of
Florian Vaz in the presence of the Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Digamber Kamat.
Formewr Speaker of Goa Assembly and DKA's IPP, Tomazinho Cardoz was there. So
was the out-going Vice President of Goa Konkani Academy, Dr. Tanaji Halarnkar.
Shridhar Kamat of KBM, Author-Editors Yusuf Shaikh [former Station Director of
AIR and DD], Pandarinath Lotlikar, Ashok Chodankar [winner of first KMFV
Puroskar], Daniel D'Souza [winner of second KMFV Puroskar], Dr. Francisco
Colaco and others were present.
On the same day, the Panjimites Wefare Society organised a Konkani music
evening at Azad Maidan, Panaji-Goa, where the Martyrs Memorial and the Memorial
of TB Cunha are located.
If the sound of gunfire tormented Florian Vaz on this day 22 years ago, may his
soul find peace in the music and the songs sung in the language he died for,
Konkani.
Mog asundi
Miguel
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