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*Tanaji Halarnkar* (? – October 19, 2020) was a Konkani
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkani> scholar, columnist and former
editor of the *Konkani Encyclopedia* (Konknni Vishwakosh
<https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Konknni_Vishwakosh&action=edit&redlink=1>).
Halarnkar played a prominent role in the pro-Konkani
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkani> language agitation in the Goa of
the 1980s, and also in the wider movement for the promotion of the Konkani
language in Goa and other parts of western coastal India
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India>.[1]
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaji_Halarnkar#cite_note-ToI-1>
Contents
- 1Contribution
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaji_Halarnkar#Contribution>
- 2Konkani *Vishwakosh* (Encyclopedia)
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaji_Halarnkar#Konkani_Vishwakosh_(Encyclopedia)>
- 3Personal life
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaji_Halarnkar#Personal_life>
- 4Honours, achievements
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaji_Halarnkar#Honours,_achievements>
- 5References <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaji_Halarnkar#References>
Contribution[edit source
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Following his death in October 2020, the *Times of India* credited him with
having spent "12 years of his life in [the] preparation of the Konkani
encyclopedia".[1]
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaji_Halarnkar#cite_note-ToI-1> The Konkani
Encyclopedia
<https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Konkani_Encyclopedia&action=edit&redlink=1>
was
later donated to the public domain under a Creative Commons license by the Goa
University <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goa_University>.[2]
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaji_Halarnkar#cite_note-Vishwakkosh-2> It
was published in four volumes, and is now available online too.
The *Times of India* commented:
If he had to dedicate the same amount of time to his own writings,
Halarnkar would have had several awards of the like of [the] Sahitya
Akademi to boast of. However, he felt it was more important for the future
of Konkani to create scientific, legal and technical terminology.[1]
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Halarnkar also helped develop scientific and technical terminology in the
Konkani language, a task undertaken by the Union Ministry of Human Resource
Development's Administrative Terminology Commission.[1]
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaji_Halarnkar#cite_note-ToI-1> This was
seen as particularly important after Konkani in the Devanagari script was
granted official-language status in Goa and speedily needed to cope with
the challenging demands of being used in the administration.
Konkani *Vishwakosh* (Encyclopedia)[edit source
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Wikimedia notes that the *Konkani Vishwakosh* is a four-volume hard copy
encyclopedia—totalling in all 3632 pages—that has been published by the Goa
University <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goa_University>.[2]
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaji_Halarnkar#cite_note-Vishwakkosh-2> The
work took some 14 years to complete.[2]
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaji_Halarnkar#cite_note-Vishwakkosh-2> It
encompasses the world's information in a nutshell with special emphasis and
detailed information on Goa, Konkani, Goan culture, folklore, history,
geography etc. The encyclopedia is written in Konkani
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkani>[2]
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaji_Halarnkar#cite_note-Vishwakkosh-2>.
The *Vishwakosh* has served "as a primary source of information and one of
the most important documented texts for a community of nearly 2.5 million
Konkani speakers spread across India and worldwide".[2]
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaji_Halarnkar#cite_note-Vishwakkosh-2> It
has also been used as the base for many articles in the Konkani Wikipedia
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkani_Wikipedia>.[3]
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaji_Halarnkar#cite_note-V2-3>
The Konkani *Vishwakosh* was initiated by the poet-laureate and former Goa
University <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goa_University> professor ManoharRai
SarDessai
<https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=ManoharRai_SarDessai&action=edit&redlink=1>.
Following his passing, the initiative was lead by Tanaji Halarnkar. Goa
University staff Ranjan Naik, Kalpana Naik, Kanchan Mordekar, Surekha Naik,
Mukesh Thali and Shailendra Mehta also contributed to the compilation
process of this encyclopedia.[3]
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaji_Halarnkar#cite_note-V2-3>
Personal life[edit source
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He died on October 19, 2020 in Goa <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goa>, at
the age of 77.
Honours, achievements[edit source
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He was also the president of the twenty-third session (*adhiveshan*) of the All
India Konkani Parishad
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_India_Konkani_Parishad> held in Mangalore
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangalore> in April 2002.
References[edit source
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1. ^ Jump up to:*a*
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaji_Halarnkar#cite_ref-ToI_1-0> *b*
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaji_Halarnkar#cite_ref-ToI_1-1> *c*
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaji_Halarnkar#cite_ref-ToI_1-2> *d*
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaji_Halarnkar#cite_ref-ToI_1-3> Oct
20, Gauree Malkarnekar / TNN /; 2020; Ist, 04:13. "Tanaji Halarnkar, man
who dedicated 12 years to Konkani encyclopedia, dies at 77 | Goa News -
Times of India"
<https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/tanaji-halarnkar-man-who-dedicated-12-years-to-konkani-encyclopedia-dies-at-77/articleshow/78758205.cms>
. *The Times of India*. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
2. ^ Jump up to:*a*
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*b*
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*c*
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaji_Halarnkar#cite_ref-Vishwakkosh_2-2>
*d*
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaji_Halarnkar#cite_ref-Vishwakkosh_2-3>
*e*
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaji_Halarnkar#cite_ref-Vishwakkosh_2-4>
T, Nitika; on (2013-11-27). "Konkani Vishkawosh encyclopedia released
under free license"
<https://diff.wikimedia.org/2013/11/26/konkani-vishkawosh-free-license/>
. *Diff*. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
3. ^ Jump up to:*a*
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaji_Halarnkar#cite_ref-V2_3-0> *b*
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanaji_Halarnkar#cite_ref-V2_3-1> "Konkani
Wikipedia from Goa University in 6 months - Times of India"
<https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/Konkani-Wikipedia-from-Goa-University-in-6-months/articleshow/23126410.cms>
. *The Times of India*. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
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