The Konkani Parishad was launched when India's struggle for freedom was at its peak. The organisation was founded by the late Madhav Manjunath Shanbhague of Kumta, Karnataka, on 8 July 1939. It shifted to Goa, the homeland of Konkani, in 1961 when the territory was liberated from Portuguese rulers. At present, it functions from Goa as the national apex body to which 16 regional/local associations are affiliated and works for the development of Konkani language, literature, culture, education, etc. across the country.
Contents
- First Adhiveshan
- Second Adhiveshan
- Third Adhiveshan
- Fourth Adhiveshan
- Fifth Adhiveshan
- Sixth Adhiveshan
- Seventh Adhiveshan
- Eighth Adhiveshan
- Ninth Adhiveshan
- 10th Adhiveshan
- 11th Adhiveshan
- 12th Adhiveshan
- 13th Adhiveshan
- 14th Adhiveshan
- 15th Adhiveshan
- 16th Adhiveshan
- 17th Adhiveshan
- 18th Adhiveshan
- 19th Adhiveshan
- 20th Adhiveshan
- 21st Adhiveshan
- 22nd Adhiveshan
- 23rd Adhiveshan
- 24th Adhiveshan
- 25th Adhiveshan
- 26th Adhiveshan
- 27th Adhiveshan
- 28th Adhiveshan
- 29th Adhiveshan
- References
The Konkani Parishad had set the following objectives before it in 1939
During the past 75 years, the Parishad relentlessly worked, mostly through its national conferences for achieving its objectives. It has so far organized 29 biennial sessions and 22 biennial Konkani literary Conferences apart from innumerable other programmes at the national level.
Interestingly, these conferences were always graced by eminent linguists like Dr. Suniti Kumar Chatterjee and Dr. S.M. Katre and intellectuals like Kakasaheb Kalelkar and prominent litterateurs of various languages of the country.
The Parishad has always been in the forefront in fighting for the issues daunting the Konkani language. It identified and deliberated on the various problems related to the development of the language and prepared strategies for solving them. The following resolutions passed during the conferences throw light on the various issues agitating the minds of the Konkanies from time to time.
- Inclusion of Konkani programmes in all India Radio and Doordarshan
- Introduction of Konkani in school and college education and preparation of Konkani text books
- Making Konkani available books in public libraries
- Establishment of Konkani Bhasha Mandals in various states
- Getting advertisements for Konkani periodicals
- Recognition of the language by Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi,
- Inclusion of Konkani in the 8th schedule of the country’s constitution
- Official language status for Konkani in Goa
- Statehood for Goa
- Establishment of state academies for Konkani in Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra
These resolutions were persistently followed up and, by and large, their purposes were achieved. The major issues which exercised the minds of the people at the Parishad's meets were satisfactorily settled when Konkani was recognised as an independent language by Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi in 1976 and the language attained the status of official language in Goa in 1987. The crowning glory came when Konkani was included in the 8th Schedule of the country’s constitution in 1992.
These landmarks in the history of Konkani language were followed by establishment of Konkani Academies in Goa, Karnataka and recently in Kerala. The progress achieved in teaching Konkani from primary school level to post graduate level in the colleges and its increased use in administration and mass media is also due to the direct and indirect efforts of the Parishad.
Brief details of the sessions of the Parishad are as below:
First Adhiveshan
The first session of the Parishad was held on 8 and 9 July 1939, Karwar. The conference was organised under the leadership of late Madhav Manjath Shanbhag, a leading advocate of Karwar. It was presided over by Vishwanath Pandurang Prabhu
Second Adhiveshan
Dates: 31, December, 1940, Udupi
Reception Committee Chairman: T. M. A. Pai
President: Mr. Jerome Saldanha
Third Adhiveshan
Dates: 4,5, April, 1942, Mumbai
Reception Committee Chairman: Mr. Vaman Raghunath Varde Valavalikar aka Shenoi Goembab
President: Prof. Armando Menezes, Academician & English poet
Fourth Adhiveshan
Dates: 1949, Mumbai
President: Dr. Mafaldo Ubaldo Mascarenhas
Inaugurated by: Anandashram Swami
Fifth Adhiveshan
Dates: 23,24 February 1952 Mumbai
President: Dr. Mariano Saldanha, a scholar of international repute (He was teaching Sanskrit in Portugal)
Inaugurated by: Rt. Rev. Valerian Cardinal Gracias, India’s first Cardinal
Sixth Adhiveshan
Dates: 27,28 April 1957 Mumbai
President: Dr.Sumitra Mangesh Katre, Renowned linguist
Inaugurated by: Acharya Kaka Kalelkar Gandhian Intellectual & Eminent Gujarati writer
Seventh Adhiveshan
Dates: 16, May, 1960, Karwar
President: Dr. B.A.Saletore, Noted Historian
Inaugurated by: Shrimat Dwarakanatha Teertha (Gokarna Partagali Math)
Eighth Adhiveshan
Dates: 26,27 May 1962, Madgaon (First Adhiveshan in Liberated Goa)
President: Dr.Manohar Rai Sardesai, Eminent Konkani Poet
Inaugurated by: Violet Alva, Vice President, Rajyasabha, Indian Parliament
Ninth Adhiveshan
Dates: 29,30 September 1967, Mumbai
President: Bakibab Borkar, Eminent Konkani Poet
Inaugurated by: Vasantrao Naik Chief Minister of Maharashtra
10th Adhiveshan
Dates: 9,10 February 1974 Panaji
President: K.K.Pai, Chairman & MD, Syndicate Bank
Inaugurated by: Dr. Suniti Kumar Chatterji, President Sahitya Akademi
11th Adhiveshan
Dates: 21,22 February 1976, Mangalore
Reception Committee Chairman: K.K.Pai
President: Chandrakant Keni, Eminent Konkani Writer
12th Adhiveshan
12. 12th Adhiveshan - 11,12, February, Kochi
President: Ravindra Kelekar, Eminent Konkani Writer & Jnanpeeth Award winner
Inaugurated by: A. K. Antony Chief Minister of Kerala
13th Adhiveshan
Dates: 12,13 April 1980, Mumbai
Reception Committee Chairman: F.A.Martiris
President: N. Purushotham Mallya, Scholar & Noted Writer
Inaugurated by: Pratapsingh Raoji Rane Chief Minister of Goa
14th Adhiveshan
Dates: 27,28 February 1982, Panaji
President: V.J.P. Saldanha Eminent Konkani Novelist
Inaugurated by: Dr.Umashankar Joshi, President, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi
15th Adhiveshan
Dates: 11,12,13, May, 1984, Bangalore
President: Nagesh Sonde, Noted Konkani writer
Inaugurated by: A.N.Bannerji, Governor of Karnataka
16th Adhiveshan
Dates: 24,25 May 1986, Kochi
President: Adv. Uday Bhembre Scholar & Eminent Konkani writer
Inaugurated by: M. Kamalam, Minister, Govt. of Kerala
17th Adhiveshan
Dates: 6,7,8 January 1989, Manipal
President: M. V. Kamath, Renowned Author & Veteran journalist
Inaugurated by: Eduardo Faleiro Union Minister
18th Adhiveshan
Dates: 14,15,16 December 1990, Ramnathi, Goa
President: Prof. R.K.Rao, Eminent Konkani author & Translator
Inaugurated by: Dr. José Pereira
19th Adhiveshan
Dates: 16,17 January 1993, Madgaon, Goa
Reception Committee Chairman: Dattaraj Salgaonkar
President: J. B. Moraes Eminent Konkani Poet
Inaugurated by: Ravi Naik, Chief Minister of Goa
20th Adhiveshan
Dates: 11,12 February 1995, Shirsi, Karnataka
President: Dr. Kashinath Mahale, Academician & Scholar
Inaugurated by: R.V. Deshapande, Minister, Govt. Of Karnataka
21st Adhiveshan
Dates: 18,19 January 1997, Mumbai
President: Dr. William Madtha, Linguist & Academician
22nd Adhiveshan
Dates: 15,16,17, January 1999, Belgaum
President: Pundalik Naik, Eminent writer
Inaugurated by: Umesh Katti, Minister, Govt. Of Karnataka
23rd Adhiveshan
Dates: 20,21, April, 2002, Mangalore
President: Dr. Tanaji Halarnkar, Scholar, Colomnist & Editor of Konkani Encyclopaedia
Inaugurated by: Ramanath Rai, Minister, Govt. of Karnataka
24th Adhiveshan
Dates: 13,14,15 February 2004, Kozhikode
President: Basti Vaman Shenoy
Inaugurated by: Mr. Rajagopal, Union Minister for Railways
25th Adhiveshan
Dates: 10,11,12 February 2006, Panaji, Goa
President: Mr. Paul Moras, Konkani writer
Inaugurated by Mr. S.C. Jamir, Governor of Goa
26th Adhiveshan
Dates: 5,6.7 February 2008, Kochi, Kerala
President: Adv. Shantaram Naik (Member, Rajyasabha)
Inaugurated by Mr. K.K. Pai, President, Dr. T.M.A. Pai Foundation
27th Adhiveshan
Dates: 5,6,7 February 2010, Sanquelim, Goa
President: Dr. H. Shantaram, Academician
Inaugurated by Mr. Ravindra Kelekar, Jnanpeeth Award winning Konkani writer
28th Adhiveshan
Dates: 17,18 February 2012, Mumbai
President: Mr.Arvind Bhatikar, IAS (Retd) Administrator & Author
Inaugurated: Mr. Ramdas Bhatkal
29th Adhiveshan
Dates: 28 & 29 February, 1 March 2014, Belgaum, Karnataka
President: Mr. Gokuldas Prabhu Eminent Konkani Writer
Inaugurated by : Mr. R.V. Deshpande, Hon'ble Minister for Higher Education, Government of Karnataka