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Ravi Naik was the Sixth CM of Goa. Ravi Naik has been the lone legislator in Goa who was a national volleyball player. He has been chief minister for just a six-day stint in 1994.

Dayanand Bandodkar was the first Chief Minister of Goa after the territory was returned to India by Portugal. Since 1963; thirteen people have served as the Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu union territory and of Goa state.

Antonio Lawrence Jerry Braganza is known as the 'Father of Konkani Cinema'. Mogacho Anvddo was the first film in Konkani and was produced and directed by Al Jerry Braganza. It was released on 24^th April 1950. This day is celebrated as Konkani Cinema Day.

Ravindra Kelekar was the first winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award for Konkani literature. On 26^th February 1975, the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, recognized Konkani as an independent language. The first Sahitya Akademi Award for a work in Konkani was won by Kelekar for his travelogue, Himalayant, in 1977.

Pundalik Naik is the writer of the novel Acchev. He served as the President of Goa Konkani Akademi of the Government of Goa since 2002. His novel Acchev is the first Konkani novel to be translated into English, is considered a landmark in the history of the language.

Purushottam Kakodkar was the first President of the Goa Konkani Akademi from 1984 - 1996. He was a prominent politician and social worker.

Goa on India's western coast was freed from Portuguese rule on 19^th December 1961, more than four centuries after it was colonized. The fight for freedom began in the 1940s as India inched closer to independence from British rule. The Portuguese rule lasted for about 450 years, and heavily influenced Goan culture, cuisine, and architecture.

Konkani is the official language of Goa. It is one of the 22 Scheduled languages mentioned in the 8^th schedule of the Indian Constitution and the official language of the Indian state of Goa.

Ravindra Kelekar won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Himalayant. It is the first Sahitya Akademi Award for a work in Konkani was won by Kelekar for his travelogue, Himalayant, in 1977.

Tourism is primary Industry in Goa. It is generally focused on the coastal areas of Goa, with decreased tourist activity inland. Foreign tourists, mostly from Europe, arrive in Goa in winter, whilst the summer and monsoon seasons see many Indian tourists.