Kelekar cremated with state honours
Mortal remains of Ravindra Kelekar being taken for performing the final
rites at his residential courtyard in Priol, on Saturday.
PONDA: Jnanpith Award winner and noted Konkani litterateur, Ravindra
Kelekar’s mortal remains were consigned to flames with the state’s guard
of honour at his Nagar-Priol, (Ponda taluka) residential courtyard on
Saturday afternoon. He was 85 years old and breathed his last on Friday
morning after a prolonged illness resulting from age-related complications.
Priest, Achut Bhatt Tottekar conducted the prayer service and the
funeral pyre was lit by his only son, Mr Girish Kelekar in the presence
of relatives, friends, writers, politicians, businessmen and a large
number of villagers. Fr Alfred Almeida also offered final prayers to the
departed soul.
The state government was represented by the Governor Dr S S Sidhu’s
representative.
The Chief Minister, Mr Digambar Kamat paid floral tributes to late
Ravindra Kelekar. Ministers Mr Churchill Alemao, Mr Joaquim Alemao, Mr
Alex Sequeira, Mr Jose Philip D’Souza, leader of opposition, Mr Manohar
Parrikar, local MLA, Mr Pandurang Dhavalikar, MLAs Mr Damodar Naik, Mr
Laxmikant Parsekar, Mr Chandrakant Kavlekar, Mr Subhash Shirodkar,
ex-MLAs, freedom fighters, Registrar and Vice-Chancellor of Goa
University, social activists, historians, scientists and senior and
noted Konkani and Marathi writers also paid tributes to the departed soul.
The village of Priol was in grief since Friday when the body of the
noted Konkani litterateur was brought to his ancestral house here.
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