Margao: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Saturday said he would write to his Maharashtra counterpart seeking the establishment of a Konkani Academy in the state, preferably in Pune.Sawant was speaking as the chief guest at the inauguration of the 34th All India Konkani Convention at Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hall in Nigdi, Pune.Konkani may have many dialects and be written in different scripts across states, but the hearts of all Konkani people are one, and this is the language’s biggest strength, he said. He said his govt prioritises the promotion and propagation of Konkani culture, literature and cinema. He also assured full support to the reception committee chairperson’s appeal to cooperate in starting Konkani schools in Goa.Chief speaker and noted writer Aruna Dhere said being a litterateur is not merely acquiring a language of communication, but having heartfelt concern for the surrounding nature and people. She advised the younger generation that even in the AI era, the human brain remains important, and that they should ride on technology but not become addicted to it.All India Konkani Parishad president Nandagopal Shenoy appealed to Sawant to liaise with the Keralam and Karnataka govts and push for priority to Konkani language education in those states.
