First World Konkani Convention
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The First World Konkani Convention was held in Mangalore, Karnataka, India, from 16 to 22 December 1995.
H.D. Deve Gowda in the presence of Union Ministers Margaret Alva and Suresh Kalmadi, State Ministers Shri R.V. Deshpande and K. Jayaprakash Hegde
, N. Yogish Bhat, MLA, K.K. Pai and Chief Convener Basti Vaman Shenoy.From 16 to 22 December 1995, the First World Konkani Convention was held in
H.D. Deve Gowda inaugurated the Convention. The seven days convention consisting of seminars, debates, cultural presentations, exhibition and food festival was a grand success. Basti Vaman Shenoy
presented before the gathering of world representatives of Konkani People his dream to establish a permanent entity for the preservation and promotion of Konkani language, art and culture. The convention unanimously gave a mandate to establish World Konkani Centre in Mangalore wide a resolution in the valedictory function of the Convention.
References
- First World Konkani Convention, Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation
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