Osmitai Jyot to begin
from 15th
Sandesh Prabhudesai
14 August 2002
The Osmitai Jyot of the Goa Yuva
Mahotsav will begin its statewide tour from Valpoi in
Sattari taluka on 15th August, the Independence Day.
Power Minister Digambar Kamat will be the chief guest
on the occasion while Deputy Speaker Narahari Haldankar
will preside over.
A public function organised under the
auspices of the Vivekanand Kala Sadarikaran Manch, along
with Konkani Bhasha Mandal, will also be graced by Nirmala
Sawant, convenor of the Mhadei Bachao Abhiyan and Venkatesh
alias Bandu Desai, former MLA and reception committee
chairman of the Goa Yuva Mahotsav.
Prof. Purnanand Chari and Prof. Prakash
Paryekar, the youth leaders, will also speak at the
function, which will be held at the Laxmibai Memorial
Hall at Valpoi at 3.30 pm. Young artists and writers
from all over Goa are expected to attend the function.
The Osmitai Jyot has been organised
by the Goa Yuva Mahotsav of Konkani Bhasha Mandal to
spread the message over Mhadei issue, which has become
the prime issue of Goan identity today, as this year
has been declared as Identity Year to mark 125th birth
anniversary of Shenoi Goembab. The Identity Torch will
tour the whole state from 15th August to 19th December,
the Liberation Day.
A cultural programme, co-ordinated by
Pramod Mhadeshwar, the young artist from Sattari, will
follow the formal function. Several cultural groups
from all over Goa will perform street plays, mime, Patekar,
Konkani Pop and Sokarat on the issues of Mhadei
and Identity.
Earlier, the torch will be brought to
the venue in a procession, which will begin from the
Our Lady of Lourdes Highschool ground at 3 pm.
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