The 26th All India Konkani Sahitya Sammelan held in Ernakulam, Kerala, praised the Goa government for its stance on the Official Language Act while urging opposition legislators to safeguard students’ futures and Goa’s secular fabric. Several resolutions promoting Konkani language, literature, education, and film development were unanimously passed.
At a Seva Pakhwada event organized by the Directorate of Official Language and Government College, Khandola, noted Konkani writer Zilu Gaonkar called on citizens to make use of government language schemes and promote Konkani through daily communication.
Bank of Baroda, one of India’s leading public sector banks, has received the First Prize under the Government of India’s Rajbhasha Kirti Puraskar scheme for 2024–2025. The award was presented by Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah at the Hindi Day celebrations and Fifth All India Official Language Conference on 14 September 2025 at Mahatma Mandir, Gandhinagar.
At the inauguration of the third Official Language Training class for government employees in Madgaon, linguist and scholar Ramesh Gaonkar emphasized the richness of Konkani and called for its broader use in administration. The session was inaugurated by the Additional District Collector of South Goa.
On the eve of India’s 78th Independence Day, Konkani Shanti Publications (KSP) hosted the Bal Kavi Sammelan—a multilingual poetry recitation competition celebrating India’s cultural and linguistic diversity. Held at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao, on August 13, 2025, the event featured young poets from across Goa presenting verses inspired by the theme “My Nation, My Garden.”
