CANACONA
Over 30 former student leaders of the ‘70s and ‘80s would assemble at the launch to serialise the historic students’ movement of Goa at ManoShobha Kalaghar at Loliem in Canacona taluka on Saturday.
Edition 1.0 of the series would cover Goa’s first mass students’ agitation demanding 50% bus concession in 1978 and two GMC scandals of reservation of seats and the marks scandal by a former education minister in 1979-80.
The three-hour-long function from 4 pm onwards will be attended by several former student leaders who rose in their lives and are considered to be veterans in their respective fields today.
At the function, Mohandas Lolienkar will speak on the 50% bus concession agitation and the session will be moderated by Sankalp Gaunkar, a student of VMS Law College of Panaji. Adv Cleofato Almeida Coutinho would speak on the GMC scandals and the session would be moderated by Dr Sachin Moraes, asst professor of Chowgule College. The function is organised jointly by ManoSobha Kalaghar and Palash Agni Studios.
