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Let us Empower Konkani Youth – Ramadas Kamath U.

Mangalore, Aug 20: Senior Vice President of Infosys Technologies Limited, distributed scholarship worth Rs 40.5 lac to 135 medical and engineering students in a function held at T V Raman Pai Convention Centre today, which is observed as Konkani Manyatha Divas. The Vishwa Konkani Student Scholarship Fund is instituted by World Konkani Centre to help [...]
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Oct. 2-3, National Seminar on Konkani Ramayanas

Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation in association with All India Konkani Parishad will organise a Two Day National Seminar on Konkani Ramayanas at World Konkani Centre in Mangalore on 2nd and 3rd October. Union Minister of Law Dr. M. Veerappa Moily, who has to his credit Ramayana Mahaanveshanam a epic poetry in Kannada has consented [...]
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Vishwa Konknai Manyatay Sambhram

To commemorate the 18th anniversary of the inclusion of Konkani Language in the 8th Schedule of the constitution, World Konkani Centre is all set to celebrate the Konkani Recognition Day by conducting Inter School and Inter Collegiate variety entertainment competitions in Kochi, Kozhikode, Mangalore, Udupi and Uttara Kannada Districts on August 22nd 2010. The Konkani [...]
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Why Konkani in Schools?- Hand book for parents released.

President of World Konkani Centre, Basti Vaman Shenoy released a handbook for Konkani parents ‘Why Konkani in School?’ at SV S. English School, Vidyagiri here, recently. The Handbook was released at an “Interaction Meet” organized in the school to clear the apprehensions of parents of std VI students while opting for Konkani as third language [...]
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Vishwa Konkani Student Scholarship Fund

Students with Konkani as their mother tongue, aspiring for higher education in the field of medicine and engineering will be given a scholarship.
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Konkani introduced in Chinmaya High School

An inaugural function was held to introduce Konkani as a third language 6th Standard onwards in Chinmaya High School on 12th June 2010 at 10.00 a.m. Basti Vaman Shenoy, president of World Konkani Centre in his inaugural address gave an account of the Three Point Strategy to promote Konkani Education in Schools. Accordingly 1) the [...]
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Remembering Bakibab

World Konkani Centre will host a daylong programme in commemoration of Great Konkani Poet Bakibab Borkar in association with Kavita Trust.
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Workshop on Konkani Methodology of Teaching

A workshop for planning of design and implementing the project activities of developing a draft syllabus and Resource material for Konkani methodology of teaching held at WKC.
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Training for Konkani Teachers held

Mangalore, May 29: One day orientation training camp for Konkani Language Teachers being appointed by Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation in the schools of Dakshina Kannada, Uttarakannada and Udupi Districts was held at World Konkani Centre Mangalore on 29th May 2010. President of the Foundation Shri Basti Vaman Shenoy inaugurated the camp and delivered a key [...]
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Konkani Chlidren Lit. Series Launched

Mangalore, May 28: Eminent Social Worker Mrs. Shalini Pandit and Ex. Deputy Mayor of Mangalore Ms. Judith Mascarenhas released 8 small Konkani Books for Children published under the first batch of “Vishwa Konkani Bala Sahitya Mala” the children literature series initiated by Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation, Mangalore at World Konkani Centre, Mangalore on 28th [...]
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