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MARGAO
Veteran Konkani writer, Adv Uday Bhembre on Monday launched a scathing attack on the govt for ignoring Konkani education at the primary level, charging that the government does not know how to run education in the state.
He was speaking as a Chief guest at the 57th anniversary celebrations of the Konkani Bhasha Mandal at the Pai Tiatrist Hall, Ravindra Bhavan here on Monday.
Saying that Konkani is facing challenges, Bhembre said one such challenge is how to increase the number of Konkani primary schools.
Accusing successive government for meting out injustice to Konkani schools, he pointed that requests were made to the government in the last three years to open as many as eight, 22 and 24 Konkani primary schools in the state, but in vain.
Saying that the government neither knows to run the Sanjivani Sugar factory nor education, Bhembre said a number of Konkani primary schools have been shut down over the years.
Lamenting that Official Language Act is not implemented in letter and spirit, Bhembre blamed it on those in govt who have no interest.
Besides freedom fighter, Gurunath Kelekar, who has won the KBM Seva Puraskar aware for the year 2018, the KBM presented awards to other awardees, including Ligoriyo Furtad Trust Patrakarita Puraskar award to Marcos Gonsalves; Serafin Cota Felicio Cardoz yadastik Shikshak Puraskar to Dr Bhushan Bhave; Jose Piedad Quadros yadastik Konkani Karykarto award to Anthony Vaaz; Late Narsinh Damodar Naik Sahitya award to Radha Bhave (Jeevacho Patang - Essays); Late Roque Barreto yadistik sahitya award to Rupa Kossambe (Pol’lu - Essays); KBM’s Sahitya award to Mahesh Naik (Ossoy Carneval - Play); Manoharrai Sardesai Yadistik Balsahitya award to Sumedha Kamat Desai (Sumichem Konttengrim); Dinesh Manerikar puraskrut Chandrakant Keni Yadistik Stambh Lekhan award to Abhay Kumar Velingkar and Dinesh Manerikar puraskrut Ramnath Manerkar Yadistik Translation award to Sandesh Bandekar (Onvanni)
