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“Just because we covered a press conference in our edition, we received a lawyer notice, that too from a publication. Today, journalists speak aloud about ‘freedom of expression’, but write maligning articles about fellow writers.”
Senior journalist Surendra S Wagle, reminisced his experience after releasing the 2016 special edition of Konkani literary magazine ‘Arso’.
Speaking further, he said, “When their motives are questioned, such ‘malignant’ reporters serve legal notices. Although it is hard to believe, it is true that media has stooped to the level of a ‘Terrorist Outfit’ and it needs to be condemned.”
Recollecting his association with Henry Mendonca, who is editor and publisher of Arso, Wagle said that Mendonca was closely associated with revolutionary literary movement since his college days.
Earlier, Arso executive editor Wilson Kateel gave a bird’s eye view of the special edition of Arso 2016 and said the edition can be called as a literary ambassador of modern Konkani literature, music and cinema.
NRI entrepreneur, actor and singer Joseph Mathias was the chief guest on the occasion. In his address, Mathias regretted the decline in reading habits among people. “Konkani people need to support the few existing periodicals which are actively promoting the cause of Konkani language and literature,” he said.
Multilingual writer Monica Mathias from Dublin was felicitated on the occasion by Poetics Group. Later, Monica interacted with the audience in face-to-face.