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Congratulations to Tomazinho on a well-deserved award.
Warm personal regards,
Victor Rangel-Ribeiro
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Subject: [Goanet] Tomazinho Cardozo declared 'Goan of the Year'
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Tomazinho Cardozo declared ‘Goan of the Year’
Published on: December 31, 2011 - 01:56
More in: Goa News
VASCO: The president of World Konkani Organisation and chairman of Goa Tiatr
Akademi, Mr Tomazinho Cardozo has been declared ‘Goan of the Year-2011’ by the
Federation of Goan Cultural Social and Literary Organisations which include the
Goan Poets’ Forum, Janajagruti Manch of Margao, Saiyogam Kala Sangh of
Headland-Sada, Konkonn Kala Vistar Kendra and ‘Swarashree’ of Vasco.
At a meeting presided over by the noted Konkani poet, Mr Yusuf A Sheikh at a
hotel, it was resolved unanimously to confer this coveted honour on Mr Cardozo
in recognition of his distinguished service to Goans in different walks of life.
Mr Sheikh, in a press statement issued here in Vasco on Friday, said that Mr
Cardozo is blessed with divine grace to work tirelessly to serve Goans and to
bring to the fore the unsung heroes of Goa. But for his initiative, the
cherishing memories of the Goan artists, specifically "kantorists" and
"tiatrists" whose remarkable contributions were ignored by the government
institutions would have been erased forever; he said. He added that Mr Cardozo
spearheaded Konkani movement in its totality whereas many others restricted
themselves to one sphere of work or two.
"Mr Cardozo’s area of work was extremely wide as a playwright, an actor, a
producer, a director, a singer, a poet and a lyricist and he is a shining
example of boundless energy that ultimately involved masses in the language
movement," added Mr Sheikh.
Senior journalist, Mr Clerencio alias Kelly Furtado recalled Mr Cardozo’s
involvement in Konkani stage activities right from his school days and further
said that besides cultural stratum, his contribution to social awakening was
notable.
"Precisely during the year 2011 he took up the issues of Goan identity and the
problems of the Goans intensively through his articles in several Konkani and
English periodicals," added Mr Furtado.
Noted poet, Mr Ashok Raghuvir Chodankar said that Mr Cardozo’s contribution was
recognised globally and he was rightly selected during 2011 as the president of
the ‘Jagatik Konkanni Songhotton’. Mr Chodankar further said that Mr Cardozo
was a symbol of unity who brought the writers belonging to Hindu, Muslim and
Christian communities together and thus enlarged and encouraged development of
Konkani language and literature.
The president of Janajagruti Manch, Mr Pandharinath Damodar Lotlikar said that
Mr Cardozo’s efforts in bringing hearts together, was laudable and that his
contribution towards cultural renaissance in Goa was praiseworthy. His
initiative could satisfy souls that regaled Goans for generations and, in turn,
could attract a large number of youth in the process of preserving Goan
identity, stated Mr Lotlikar.
Saiyogam Kala Sangh president, Mr Umesh Fatji and the chairman of the Advisory
Board of the Sangh, Mr Vishwanath Sawant, ‘Swarashree Goa’ president, Mr
Ramanand Raikar, ‘Goan Poets’ Forum’ vice president and poet, Mr Anil Kamat
Shankhwalkar, poet, Mr Cyril Fernandes and other members of the cultural
organisations attended the meeting that favoured the resolution to declare Mr
Cardozo as the ‘Goan of the Year-2011’.
http://www.navhindtimes.in/goa-news/tomazinho-cardozo-declared-goan-year
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