Mangaluru, Aug 31, 2016: Konkani Writers and Artistes Association, has accused Mangaluru-based Mandd Sobhann office-bearers of indulging in character assassination and abuse of leading Konkani writers and artistes, through web and media.
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A petition to the chief minister sent by the association said that Mandd Sobhann Gurkar Eric Ozario has used unparliamentary words against the proud son of Karnataka and Sahitya Academy Award winner Melvyn Rodrigues by calling him ’spineless and a weak man. Ozario has also insulted Konkani artistes and writers by calling Gowda Saraswath Brahmins (GSBs) as their fathers. In addition, he has likened Konkani writers to Koragas, comparing the writers to those who wait outside the homes of people to eat leftovers and indulging in caste abuse.
The note said that it is a matter of grave concern to see that the state government had allotted Rs 2.5 crore grant in the 2016 budget for Mandd Sobhann, which is blatantly carrying out disruptive acts like caste abuse, insults, maligning name of writers and creating hatred and ill-will among Konkani-speaking people belonging to different religions and groups.
The KWA added that the Konkani Writers and Artistes Association has written a letter to the chief minister of Karnataka requesting him to withhold the grant given to Mandd Sobhann and also to cancel its registration as part of the disciplinary action.
Leading social activist Eric Alexander Ozario has embarked on a mission to infuse new life into the Konkani culture, which he believes is fast disappearing as members of his native community migrated to distant lands looking for greener pastures and adopted new ways of life.“Our identity is our culture. And if identity is lost, everything is lost,” Ozario, a native of Mangalore, India, told Gulf Times during his recent visit to Qatar, his unwavering determination to revive the Konkani culture reflecting in his words. The Konkani community originates from the people settled in the western coastal region of India, popularly known as the Konkan coast. Most of them lived in Goa until the Portuguese invasion in the 15th century forced them to migrate to neighbouring areas like Mangalore in Karnataka and some parts of Kerala.A musician and social activist, Ozario contributes extensively to breathe life into the extinction-threatened Konkani language, music, art, literature, traditions, festivals and lifestyle. For this very cause, he aims to set up a world-class Konkani anthropological museum in Mangalore. Ozario, who was recently here in Doha, is hoping that this museum could play a substantial role in retaining the swiftly diminishing Konkani culture. As he speaks of his contribution to the Konkani society, it is with passion that he reminisces his endeavours back home. He co-founded Mandd Shobhann in 1986, which today is recognised as a premier Konkani cultural organisation world-wide. Ozario wanted to discover authentic Konkani music as he felt the music then was mostly influenced by Western and other Indian cultures. He started this as an experiment with music with the mission of searching for ‘Konkani identity in Konkani music’. Ozario founded this organisation with famous poets in the field namely Chafra B’Costa, an award-winning poet and Melwyn Rodrigues. Through this organisation he has hosted several national and international events that were mainly focused on showcasing Konkani musical talent. Apart from this, the organisation also conducted several camps, workshops, seminars and training programmes that propagated Konkani culture in different ways. One of the many interesting activities this group is noted for is their entry into Guinness World Records in 2008. Under the name of Konkani Nirantari, they conducted the world’s longest singing marathon by multiple singers. A marathon singing by 1,711 singers for 40 hours, easily broke the then existing Brazilian record of 36 hours.
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