Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation

Patholi Rookhu- Konkani Theatre

gurubaliga — Sat, 05 May 2012 06:05:52 +0000

Say ‘Patholi’ , and eyes of Konkani speakers will light up. But when stream of 19 young actors served ‘Patholi Rookhu” ( Patholi Tree ) to a jam-packed audience at Town Hall on Tuesday 12th of October, they lapped up this artistic, not culinary, offering with delight. This 75 minute Konkani drama is result of Vishwa Konkani childrens’ drama [...]

An appointment with a Soldier

gurubaliga — Fri, 04 May 2012 04:37:53 +0000

The English translation of the Konkani novel ‘Hawthan’ by Mahabaleshwar Sail was released at a ceremony held in World Konkani Centre here on Saturday August 27. The translated version ‘The Kiln’ by Vidya Pai was released by Taranga Kannada weekly managing editor Sandhya Pai. In her address, Sandhya Pai said that literature was a reflection [...]

Rs 1 Crore VKSSF Scholarships Awarded

gurubaliga — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:35:12 +0000

Scholarships Worth Rs 1 Crore was distributed to engineering and MBBS students by Vishwa Konkani student scholarship fund, established by World Konkani Centre, Mangalore at the T V Raman Pai Convention Hall, here on Friday August 26. Addressing the gathering, the key note speaker T V Mohandas Pai, chairman, Manipal Universal learning, said that as [...]

Konkani Encyclopedia Released

gurubaliga — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 04:48:52 +0000

Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation celebrated the Konkani Manyatha Divas (recognition of Konkani by its inclusion in the 8th schedule of the constitution) by releasing the first volume of the three-part Encyclopedia of Konkani at a function held at World Konkani Centre, Shaktinagar here on Saturday August 20. Prof Rajesh Sachdeva Director-in-Charge of Central Institute of [...]

BOT Programme 2011

gurubaliga — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:50:45 +0000

The Beneficiary Orientation and Training Programme, (BOTP) is envisaged to provide Soft Skill development training to Scholarship Beneficiaries under KSHAMATA. It is also to conduct individual counseling and mentorship assessment of the beneficiaries, so as to make them successful in their educational pursuit and help them realize their fullest potential for a gainful career. Three Camps [...]

Konkani Pustak Jatra

gurubaliga — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 08:53:41 +0000

Deputy speaker N Yogish Bhat inaugurated Konkani Book Fair at Sahitya Kendra, P M Rao Road here on Sunday May 22. During the inaugural function of the fair, an online Konkani Shoppe installed by World Konkani Centre on their Website www.vishwakonkani.org was also launched by Vasudev Kamath, Infosys Technologies Ltd. The fair is a joint [...]

Kannada-Konkani Ratnakosh Released

gurubaliga — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 06:43:29 +0000

Mangalore, Jun 13: Kannada writer Padma M Shenoy realeased The Kannada – Konkani dictionary written by renowned Kannada, Sanskrit and Konkani linguist M Madhava Pai at a glittering function held at World Konkani Centre, Mangalore on Sunday June 12. President of Dakshina Kannada District Kannada Sahithya Parishad Pradeep Kumar Kalkura, who was the chief guest on [...]

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: SCHOLARSHIP-2011

gurubaliga — Wed, 18 May 2011 05:11:30 +0000

World Konkani Student Scholarship Fund set up by World Konkani Centre, Mangalore, Invites applications for Scholarships-2011 from deserving Konkani Speaking Candidates seeking professional education in the stream of Engineering and MBBS. Eligibility Criteria will be as follows. 1. Only candidates with Konkani as mother tongue can apply for this scholarship regardless of cast and religion. [...]

Sahitya Puraskar Presented

gurubaliga — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 10:08:24 +0000

Margao, Dec 20: Noted Konkani novelist Mahabaleshwar Sail was presented Vimala V Pai Vishwa Konkani Sahithya Puraskar for his outstanding Konkani novel “Hawthan” on 18th December, 2010, at a function held in Ravindra Bhavan, Madgaon, Goa. Eminent Oriya writer and poet Prof Prafulla Kumar Mohanty conferred the award to Dr Sail in the presence of [...]

Release of Konkani-English Bilingual Children Books

gurubaliga — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 07:37:01 +0000

Ten titles of Konkani English bilingual, Pictorial, Children Book series, Vishwa Konkani Bala Sahitya Mala was released at a Function held at World Konkani Centre on 7th November, 2010. Actor Children of Kundya Kurkul Children theatre, came upon the stage and released the ten titles. The first batch of these books have been sponsored by [...]