Episode 16 • 08th Sep 2026

Konkani vs Marathi Benefits Whom? | Purnanand Chari | Anil Samant | Think Goa | 080926

08th Sep 2026

About this episode

The demand to grant official status for Marathi has opened a new front in Goa’s language politics, reawakening old anxieties that culminated in the Goa Opinion Poll in 1967, followed by the Goa, Daman and Diu Official Language Act, 1987. In today’s Think Goa we discuss with Purnanand Chari, President - Goa Konkani Akademi & Anil Samant, President - Goa Marathi Academy on Marathi andolan whether it will create any impact.#Trending #Goa #BreakingNews #PublicDiscussion #Society #CommunityIssues #MOI #MarathiAndolan #KonkaniMarathiFaceOff #AnilSamant #PurnanandChari #GoaLanguage #GoaOfficialLanguage