TOMAZINHO CARDOZO President DALGADO KONKNNI AKADEMI, Orda, Candolim, Bardez, Goa Phones: 9822170102 / 2489019 / 5614256
Date : 19th August, 2005 My dear Goans, It is heartening to note that GOA DAY will be observed all over the world tomorrow i.e. on 20th August. This is the day when our mother tongue Konkani was included in the VIIIth Schedule of the Constitution of India. I hereby send my good wishes on the occasion of GOA DAY to all my fellow Goans settled in various parts of the world. GOA DAY is being celebrated through out the world in order to rejuvenate Goan identity in us. Dalgado Konknni Akademis aim is also to create awareness among Goans, living in and out of Goa, about the need to protect, to preserve and to promote Goan Identity. The foundation of Goan Identity is our mother tongue Konkani and hence Goan Identity without Konkani is like a body without soul. Therefore, on the auspicious occasion of GOA DAY let us resolve that we shall make efforts to speak in Konkani with our fellow Goans, that we shall use Konkani language to conduct our functions like weddings, birthdays, celebrations of feasts, etc. If possible, let us correspond in Konkani with fellow Goans. Let us take pride in speaking in Konkani in our daily lives. Once again, all the best on the occasion of GOA DAY. Tomazinho Cardozo President Dalgado Konknni Akademi