World Konkani Centre
Formation | 2009 (Founded by Basti Vaman Shenoy) |
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Chairman | Dr. Dayananda Pai (Current) R.V. Deshapande (Emeritus) |
Website | http://www.vishwakonkani.org/ |
World Konkani Centre (
Genesis
In 1995 from 16 to 22 December,
To fulfil the mandate of establishing World Konkani Centre at Mangalore, Konkani Bhasha Mandal, Karnatak founded an organisation called Konkani Bhas Ani Sanskriti Prathistan. It came into being immediately after the World Konkani Convention in 1995 in the leadership of Basti Vaman Shenoy as its President and eminent banker, philanthropist and social leader K.K. Pai as its Chairman. The Foundation stone, marking the beginning of construction work was laid in a ceremony in September 2005 by eminent philanthropist
The Centre
World Konkani Centre, built on a 3-acre plot called Konkani Gaon (Konkani Village) at Shakti Nagar, Mangalore was inaugurated by Shri Digambar Kamat, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Goa on 17 January 2009.[2] The World Konkani Centre named after chief patrons Dr. P. Dayananda Pai and P. Satish Pai consists of a library, a museum and convention facilities like boardroom, seminar hall and auditorium. The noble building was designed by architect Dinesh K. Shet.[citation needed]
World Konkani Hall Of Fame
The World Konkani Hall of Fame is a shrine to great Konkani men and women who have rendered commendable service aimed at the betterment of the society in various fields such as art, folklore, literature, education, science, technology, banking, politics, administration and other fields. The Mandir consists of specially commissioned, hand painted portraits of eminent Konkani people. These portraits are aimed at acknowledging their contributions and also to give the next generation a glimpse of the Konkani people who have made valuable contributions to the society. It has become a focal point for Konkani pride. The shrine has been installed at the upper floor of the left wing of World Konkani Centre. The hall of fame is named after Shri Vittal Kini and Smt. Rukmini V. Kini recognising the generous donation made by their earnest granddaughter Kum. Dhamya Ramadas Kini for developing the World Konkani Hall of Fame.
Vishwa Konkani Keerti Mandir or World Konkani Hall of Fame was inaugurated by
Vishwa Konkani Student Scholarship Fund
World Konkani Centre has instituted the ‘Vishwa Konkani Student Scholarship Fund’ (VKSSF), an initiative to promote higher education among economically backward sections of the Konkani speaking community irrespective of caste or religion.[4] Allocation of scholarship under Vishwa Konkani Student Scholarship Fund is on the basis of the following criteria that the student’s family income should be below Rs 2 lac per annum, the candidate should be eligible for merit seat, scoring distinction and above, students should be willing to sponsor two other students after completion of studies and after securing employment. In the year 2010 World Konkani Centre has distributed scholarships worth Rs 40.5 lac to 135 medical and engineering students in a function held at T V Raman Pai Convention Centre on 20 August 2010.[5]
World Institute of Konkani Language
Late Fabian B. L. Colaco and Smt. Alice Colaco World Institute of Konkani Language (Vishwa Konkani Bhasha Samsthan), was established by Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation in the year 2010, in order to promote research in the areas of Konkani language, culture, social studies, literature, history etc. awards fellowships for research scholars.[6]
Vishwa Konkani Sahitya Puraskar (Literary Award)
World Konkani Centre has instituted an award for best literary work in Konkani language in the name of Vimala V. Pai Vishwa Konkani Sahitya Puraskar. The award consists of a cash component of Rupees One Lakh (Rs.100,000), a citation and a memento. World Konkani Centre will also translate the prize winning book into English, Malayalam and Kannada languages.[7] Vimala V. Pai Vishwa Konkani Sahitya Puraskar 2010 was awarded to "Hawthan" a Konkani novel by Mahabaleshwar Sail. The award ceremony was held at Ravindra Bhavan, Madgaon, Goa in the presence of Chief Minister of Goa Digambar Kamat and Oriya Littérateur Prof. Prafulla Kumar Mohanty.[8]
References
- ^ "Karnataka / Mangalore News : Encouragement for Vishwa Konkani Kendra". The Hindu. 6 September 2005. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016.
- ^ "Mangalore: Goa CM Dedicates World Konkani Centre to Konkani People". www.daijiworld.com.
- ^ "Mangalore : Rajdeep Sardesai Unveils Portrait of his Father at World Konkani Centre". www.daijiworld.com.
- ^ "Konkani Centre institutes fund to help economically backward students". The Hindu. 19 August 2010 – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "Mangalore: Vishwa Konkani Student Scholarships Distributed". www.daijiworld.com.
- ^ "Mangalore: World Konkani Centre Announces Fellowship Programme". www.daijiworld.com.
- ^ "Maiden Konkani award for writer - Times of India". The Times of India. 10 October 2010.
- ^ "Vimala V Pai Vishwa Konkani Sahithya Puraskar presented to Mahabaleshwar Sail". www.daijiworld.com.