Eric Ozario

Eric Alexander Ozario is an Indian Konkani music composer, cultural activist, and the founder of Mandd Sobhann, a leading Konkani cultural organization. He also founded Kalaangann, a Konkani heritage centre. Ozario was instrumental in Konkani being approved as an optional language in school education in the state of Karnataka. He has also been the secretary general of the Jagotik Konknni Songhotton (JKS – Global Konkani Organisation) for many years.

In 2009 Ozario participated in a movement to protest a plan to cut trees in Mangalore. Ozario's biography, The Indefatigable Crusader was released in 2014.

Awards

 * In 1994 Ozario was bestowed the title 'Konkani Kala Samrat'.
 * Konkani Ratna
 * 1993 State Rajyotsava Prashasti
 * 1999 Karnataka Konkani Sahitya Academy Award.
 * Aug 2017 Konkanis in Tel Aviv honoured Eric Ozario at the Independence Day Celebrations.
 * Feb 2022 Eric Ozario conferred with Lifetime Achievement Award by Daiji World Dubai
 * Feb 2023 Ozario was conferred a lifetime achievement award by Konkani Natak Sabha® (KNS) in Don Bosco Hall, Mangalore. 2023.