Basti Vaman Shenoy will be honored on 75th birthday

Basti Vaman Shenoy will be honored on 75th birthday

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, Dec 19: The Vishwa Konkani Sardar Basti Vaman Shenoy Platinum Jubilee Celebration Committee under the guidance of Dr P Dayanand Pai will organize Vaman Shenoy’s platinum jubilee birthday celebrations at TV Raman Pai Convention Hall in Mangalore on Jan 17, 2010 at 5 p.m. The committee will felicitate Mr. Vaman Shenoy for his invaluable contributions toward the creation of harmony among different cultures and languages. 

M Veerappa Moily, the union law minister, will inaugurate the programme. Digambar Kamath, the chief minister of Goa, will probably be the chief guest of the occasion. A commemorative book containing a record of Vaman Shenoy’s achievements will be released. A seminar on unity through languages will be organized in the afternoon, and Konkani, Kannada, Tulu, Beary, and Kodava scholars will present papers. 

Basti Vaman Shenoy was one of the leaders of the Konkani movement that demanded the inclusion of Konkani in the 8th schedule of the Indian Constitution back in 1992. He also played a significant role in establishing the Karnataka Konkani Sahithya Academy and was its chairman between the years 1997 and 2001. He was the chief convener of the first Vishwa Saraswat Sammelan.

Basti Vaman Shenoy will be honored on 75th birthday.