Stone sculptures unveiling today
THE GOAN NETWORK
VALPOI
Sports Minister Ramesh Tawadkar will inaugurate the sculptures sculpted by a youth of Sattari, at Morlem-Sattari on January 26, at 4 pm.
Addressing a news conference at Valpoi, Suryakant Gaonkar, the young artist from Bhuipal-Sattari, said he has carved a sketch of two Valpoi freedom fighters, Deepaji Rane and Dada Rane, on laterite stones at a laterite stone quarry at Morlem.
“The thought of creating these sculpture came to my mind when I read history books about these two great freedom fighters of Sattari. My art will encourage the Goan youth to know more about these two Sattari heroes, who agitated against the Portuguese rule and were a part of the freedom struggle which led Goa's liberation from Portuguese rule,” said Gaonkar, who took three months to complete the sculptures.
Chandrakant Shinde, Udai Sawant and Deepaji Rane were also present at the news conference and spoke on the occasion.
