Team Herald
PANJIM: Governor P S Sreedharan Pillai said it is preferable that the medium of study be in the mother tongue.
Making the subject matter in the mother tongue enriches the language and preserves the cultural heritage, he said. He was speaking after releasing four books of Central Sahithya Academy Yuva Puraskar winning poetess Shraddha Garad at Raj Bhavan on Thursday.
Jnanpith winner Damodar Mauzo, Pachu Menon, Gajananan Velip and Shraddha Garad received the first copies of the books.
M R M Rao, IAS, Secretary to Governor, was.
The Governor handed over financial assistance of Rs 50,000 to Shraddha, who is undergoing medical treatment.

