Addressing the three-day silver jubilee session of the All India Konkani Parishad, he urged the parishad to hold the next World Konkani Sammelan in the State.
Writers, activists and lovers of Konkani from Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra and Goa are attending the conference.
Governor S.C. Jamir formally inaugurated the session in the presence of R.V. Deshpande, former Minister for Cooperation of Karnataka, who was guest of honour. Paul Moras, Konkani writer and activist, took over as the president of the parishad from Basti Waman Shenoi.
The former Presidents of AIKP K.K. Pai, Chandrakant Keni, Ravindra Kelekar, Purushottam Mallya, Uday Bhembre, Nagesh Saunde, Pundalik Nayak, Tanaji Halankar, Basti Waman Shenoi, were felicitated on the occasion.
N. Shivdas, winner of Sahitya Akademi Award for his book "Bhangarsal" in Konkani for 2005 was also felicitated.
Emphasising on the standardisation of the Konkani language, Paul Moras called for resolving the controversies about script and dialect of Konkani amicably through dialogue and discussions. He said that though it was true that parishad's policy of convergence to Devanagiri script has been well accepted across the Konkani regions, that did not mean that those using other scripts should be forced to resort to transition.
They should be encouraged and persuaded to follow the standardisation keeping in mind the interest of the future generations, Mr. Moras added.
Mr. Jamir said the Konkani language accordinged a distinct identity to the people of Goa.
Mr. Deshpande hailed Konkani as the most secular language and language of love and stated that Karnataka had always remained ahead in doing whatever was possible for the development of the Konkani language.
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