He chaired the 8th Session of the All India Konkani Parishad which was held at Margao, Goa on 26 and 27 May 1962 — the first of its kind after Goa was liberated from Portuguese rule on 19 December 1961,Souvenir of 28th Session of the All India Konkani Parishad, Goa, 2012 and later became president of Konkani Bhasha Mandal, Goa.
