JKS to launch All India Konkani Writers’ Organization on Jan 19

JKS to launch All India Konkani Writers’ Organization on Jan 19

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Jan 15, 2014: The All India Konkani Writers’ Organization promoted by Jagotik Konknni Songhotton (JKS) will be launched at Kalaangann, Mangalore on January 19, Sunday, said Eric Ozario, secretary general of JKS.

Speaking at the press meet held at Press Club on Jan 15, Wednesday, he said that around 100 Konkani writers from Goa, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala will assemble to pass the Constitution, elect the committee and the office-bearers, and chalk out the plan of action.

He also said that the organistaion will also felicitate Guinness World Record holder and ace swimmer  Gopal Kharvi on behalf of the Konkanis of the world.

He also said that although Konkani is written in 5 scripts (Kannada, Roman, Devanagari, Malayalam and Perso Arabic), and though the literature in Kannada, Roman and Devanagari are prolific, a small coterie of Devanagariwadis have exercised a deadly stranglehold on the Konkani movement for the past 75 years, due to which, literature in scripts other than Devanagari have been starved of all benefits and facilities available to Konkani.

The All India Konkani Parishad, the front organization of the Devanagari coterie, has incessantly tried to project Devanagari as Konkani’s official, natural and holy script. They have usurped all awards, assignments, projects and grants of the Central Sahitya Akademi, for literature in Devanagari alone, and have managed to keep Konkani in the Roman Script out of the purview of the Official Language Act of Goa. To redeem Konkani from the clutches of such fascist elements, the All India Organisation of Konkani writers has been formed.

He also said that JKS is unhappy over non appointment of president and members to the Konkani Academy and urges to appoint it without any further delay.

Litterateur Dr Edward Nazareth, writer, publisher and activist Vitori Karkal, senior litterateur Flt Lt Edwin Netto, IAF (retd) and Mandd Sobhann secretary and writer Irine Rebello were present at the press meet.