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MARGAO: A Global Konknni Forum delegation visited Mandd Sobhann’s Gurkar Eric Ozario at Kalaangann in Mangaluru on Wednesday to update him on the ongoing movement demanding justice for the Konknni language in the Official Language Act (OLA).
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Jose Salvador Fernandes, Secretary of the Global Konknni Forum, shared that Eric Ozario reaffirmed his support for the fight to grant equal status to all Konknni scripts, including Romi Script, at the Sahitya Akademi level.
The meeting was attended by Global Konknni Forum Secretary Jose Salvador Fernandes, Treasurer Aplon Rebello, executive members Xavier Mascarenhas (Xavier de Maina), Nora Antao e Souza, Vivek Menezes, Mandd Sobhann Gurkar Eric Ozario, convenor of the Konkani Writers’ Association Karnataka Richard Moras, and Mandd Sobhann member Elon Rodrigues.
To determine the future course of action and intensify the push for Romi Script’s inclusion in the OLA, GKF has scheduled a special executive committee meeting for February 20.
