Panaji : Prof Shridhar Bhat (95) will release his autobiography Bhatakanti on August 22 at Ravindra Bhavan Margao. The autobiography has talked about Goan who migrated to Karnataka and participated in the freedom struggle and was even jailed these incidents have been vividly described in the book. The book Bhatakanti will be released at the hands of noted Goan writer Adv Uday Bhembre in the presence of Anwesha Singbal president Konkani Bhasha Mandal. Prof Bhushan Bhave will speak on the book. Prof Bhat originally from Lolaye in Canacona had shifted to Zambaulim and later moved to Karkala in Karnataka for further education. He plunged into the freedom movement participated in Mahatma Gandhis public meetings joined Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Vishwa Hindu Parishad and interacted with noted Hindi writers from Agra. He was a witness to the birth of Jansangh and has closely observed the Ram Janmabhoomi dispute. His life is full of journeys from Goa to Karnataka to Delhi. The writer who settled in Mangalore has penned about his experiences in various States and the struggles of the Goans who migrated from Goa to Karnataka. Prof Bhat runs a Goshala an orphanage for kids and Vanita Samaj for young orphaned women in Mangalore.

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