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Take initiative to protect
language, people told
THE HINDU: Monday, Oct 08, 2007
Staff Correspondent
Publish Konkani-Konkani dictionary
Initiatives of Karnataka
Konkani Sahitya
Academy
HUBLI: Konkani artiste Anuradha Dhareshwar has said that it is difficult to
protect a language unless people take interest.
She was speaking after presenting the State-level Konkani Pustak Puraskar
for the year 2006 to writers at a function organised jointly by the Karnataka
Konkani Sahitya
Academy and GSB Samaj in
Hubli on Sunday.
She said that Governments support alone would not help in preserving a
language. Any language would grow only if people took the initiative, she said.
Ms. Dhareshwar lauded the initiatives taken by the academy in promoting art
and culture, and also some of the initiatives taken by other organisations in
bringing together Konkani-speaking people on a single platform.
Earlier, she presented the Pustak Puraskar to Shirtadi William Pinto and a
special award to Aruna Shanbhag. The Pustak Puraskar awards for Stain
Augueira and Valli Quardrus and special awards to Olivera Flavia and Judit
Pinto were received on their behalf by their family friends.
Speaking on the occasion, retired official of the All India Radio, Dharwad,
Nagesh Shanbhag said that the role of Catholic Christians in the growth of
Konkani language was significant.
After years of struggle, Konkani had gained a good position and it was the
responsibility of every Konkani-speaking person to make efforts to retain it,
he said.
Mr. Shanbhag also requested the academy to publish a Konkani-Konkani
dictionary as the usage of the language differed from place to place.
Earlier, making introductory remarks, president of the academy Eric Ozario
informed that the State Government had agreed to include Konkani as the third
language in the high school curriculum.
Criticising the alleged attempts to include the areas dominated by
Konkani-speaking people in the coastal regions of Karnataka to Goa, he said
that he opposed any attempt to divide the
Konkani-speaking people for the sake of gaining political mileage.
Mr. Ozario listed out various programmes that the academy has planned.
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