Antonio Moraisak Konknni Puroskar

Hea vorsa khatir Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendran Antonio da Piedade Moraisak Jezuit Antonio Pereira Puroskar favo kela. Otubrache 24 ver sanjechea 5 vaztam Loyola High School, Moddganv khas dobazo ghoddun haddun Konknni Bhasha Mandalachea odheokx Xri Shyam Verenkarachea hatantlean puroskar ditole.

Antonio bab Morais promannikponnan cholpi ani seva korpi monis. Taka Konknnicho kherit mog asa ani ti sogleak vistarunk tacho husko zala. Konknnichea sogleam mollancher tannem jivit bhor vavr kela, guptim 40 vorsancho vavr aiz porzollit zala. Goeant Morais nanvanche veokti zaite aslolean Morais babak opurbaien "Konknni Morais" nanvan pachartat.

Morais bab Chinchonneam avoichea ghora zolmolo, ponn tacho mull ganv Veroda Kunkolle. Tannem liceu ani kaideaxastr kele uprant 1958 vorsa Goem Daman, ani Diu Nagri Proxasoki Sevent bhorti zalo. Tannem sorkari khateamni sabar torecheo unchleo zuttio choloileat: UDC, Librarian, Head Clerk, Recovery Officer, Chief Officer, Superintendent, Odhikrut Bhaxe Kaido, 1987, hacho Liaison Officer. ani Goem Nagri Seve Odhikari aslo. 1993 vorsa Morais bab nivrut zalo. Tannem sogleanchim kallzam jikhun ghetleant.

Daman than portole uprant 1963 vorsa than tannem Konknni bhas ani sahitea xikunk survat keli. Konknni Bhasha Mandalachea vavrant to bhitor sorlo. 1964 vorsa KBMandalacho ek fantto Ponnje ugddunk to zaito vavurlo, ponn tednachea sorkaran maniotai dilina. Torui Konknni Morais kednach thamblona. 1969 vorsa tannem heranchea arthik adhara viret Ponnjent Konknni Obheas Kendr sthaplem. tache ezmanke khal Konknni sahiteachim 8 prodorxonnam Goeant ani Goeam bhair zalim ani loka modem Konknni bhaxechea daizachi zagrutai nirmann keli. 1969 vorsa Konknnicheam daklleanchem ugddas-potr toear korun Novi Delhichea Sahitea Akademik sador korun Konknnik maniotai divnchi mhonn maglem. Morais babche magnnek pallo divn Sahitea Akademicho Odheokx Dr. Suniti Kumar Chatterji Goeant ievn Konknni vixim purai mahiti ektthaili. 1975 vorsa Sahitea Akademichi maniotai mellunk Morais bab khup vavurlo zalear Konknni Goenchi Rajbhas korunk chollvollent hatbhar ghalo. 1990 vorsa PDF sorkaran Morais babk Konknnicho Liaison Odhikari nemlo. Tachea margdorxonna khal Sorkari sevokank Konknni bhaxechem proxikxon divnk suru kelem.

!967 vorsa Lokmotachea vavrant tannem zaito vavr kel’lo asa. Konknni Ghottneche 8ve vollerint ghalunk, Konknni bhaxentlean mullavem xikxonn divpachea vavrant moladik vavr kela. Tannem Konknnichi seva kel’le khatir 1989 vorsa Manipal zal’le 17ve Akhil Bharotia Konknni Sahitea Porixoden Morais babak puroskar dil’lo.

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Konkani Morais gets lifetime achievement award

PANAJI: A proponent of Konkani language, whose dedication to the cause virtually made the language his first name, got a lifetime award for his active service to Goa and its official language, spoken in scattered pockets of India's west coast.

Antonio da Piedade Morais, popularly called "Konkani" Morais, has been bestowed the Jezvit Antonio Pereira Konknni Puroskar (JAPKP) for the year 2002 by the Thomas Stephens Konknni Kendr (TSKK), a linguistic research centre run by Jesuit priests, some four kilometres from here.

Morais has been actively involved in making Konkani the official language of Goa.

He had fought for the inclusion of Konkani in the eighth schedule of the Indian Constitution and had lobbied for use of Konkani in primary education.

In 1987, Konkani was included among India's 18 national languages recognised under the constitution.

"He is known for his love for Konkani and as a dedicated silent worker of Konkani for four decades. Since there are many people with the surname Morais, he is lovingly known as 'Konkani Morais'," said TSKK.

About five million people in the country's west coast such as south coastal Karnataka, pockets of coastal Maharashtra and some migrants in Mumbai are known to speak this language.

It is written in five different scripts, including Devnagri, Kannada and Roman.

A government employee, Morais has been involved with the Konkani Bhasha Mandal, a body promoting the language in Goa where Portuguese, Marathi and now English have been dominating public life and the media.

Under his leadership, the Konknni Obheas Kendr (language study centre) held eight exhibitions of Konkani books, manuscripts, magazines and newspapers within and outside Goa.

During the late 1960s, when the status of Konkani as a language independent from Marathi was disputed, he coaxed then Sahitya Akademi President Suniti Kumar Chatterji in getting the first-hand information on Konkani.

Morais is also known to have played an active role during the opinion poll in 1967 in restoring Goa's independent identity, when plans were on to merge it with neighbouring Maharashtra.

(IANS  / Times of India)