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'''Gomantak Marathi Academy''' was a pro-[[Marathi people|Marathi]] organisation established in 1987. It had more than 56 centres working for the development of language and culture of Marathi population in [[Goa]]. The academy mobilised support for various activities like literature, culture, art, and drama,<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/17460933.cms Gomantak Marathi Academy holding convention on Feb 27]</ref> worked to make [[Marathi language|Marathi]] an official language in [[Goa]], and believed that [[Konkani language|Konkani]] is dialect of Marathi. It contributed significantly to defending Marathi and its people in Goa.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gomantakmarathiacademy.org/ |title=Official website of Gomantak Marathi Academy |access-date=2019-12-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070316015649/http://www.gomantakmarathiacademy.org/ |archive-date=2007-03-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

However, the government of Goa stopped its annual grant and formed a new Goa Marathi Academy on 12 August 2014 under the chairmanship of Prof. Anil Samant with the following members: Ashok Naik, Chandrakant Gawas, Purnima Kerkar, Vallabh Kelkar, Paresh Prabhu, Sagar Jawadekar, Gajanan Mandrekar, Janardan Verlekar, Tushar Tople, Anand Mayekar, Dashrath Parab and Shashank Thakur.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}}

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[[Category:Marathi language]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Goa]]
[[Category:Language advocacy organizations]]
[[Category:1987 establishments in Goa]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1987]]

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>BrownHairedGirl at 05:38, 7 April 2021