Addressing the gathering, Fr Mouzinho do Athaide appealed to the followers of Konkani language to remain united by ironing out all misunderstandings among them, and work in the larger interest of the language.
Fr Athaide, who replaced the Education Minister, Mr Luizinho Faleiro as the chief guest of the concluding function at the last moment, stated that the main objective of the literary conference was to solve the problems faced by Konkani people.
The Konkani people must look for opportunities to meet more often and interact to learn about each other’s difficulties, he observed.
The Parishad president, Mr Paul Moraes said that all problems, including the script row, can be solved by sitting across the table.
Appealing Goans to take non-Goan Konkani-speaking people along with them while moving ahead, Mr Moraes said, “Or else there will be a communication gap between the two groups and they will not be able to identify with each other.”
We have to bridge the distance created among the Konkani people from different states, from the time of one literary conference to another, he observed.
Earlier welcoming the gathering, the Rajya Sabha MP and reception committee president, Mr Shantaram Naik stated the objectives of the Parishad had been achieved, however practical problems still exist.
“These problems can be solved by the followers Konkani language,” he suggested.
Speaking further, Mr Naik said the three-day event pointed out in more than one way how Konkani can stride into hi-tech world.
Mr Naik also said that though the central government has agreed on a full-fledged television centre to Panaji, its planning and raising of necessary infrastructure would take at least three years. “Till then,” he said, “the existing centre must start the Konkani news bulletin with available facilities.”
Mr Naik demanded that important legislations such as Land Revenue Act, Mundkar Act, Tenancy Act, Birth and Death Registration Act and so on must be translated into Konkani. The government bulletin should also be published in Konkani and made available on government website, he observed.
The national organising committee president, Dr Tanaji Halarnkar also spoke. The representatives from four states who addressed the gathering included Ms Precilia Fernandes (Maharashtra), Mr Santosh Pai (Kerala), Mr Prashant Balgi (Karnataka), Ms Patsy Pereira (Goa). The representatives of the organisations affiliated to the Parishad were felicitated on the occasion.
The vice-president of the Parishad, Mr Mahabaleshwar Sail proposed the vote of thanks.
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