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From 16 to 22 December 1995, the First World Konkani Convention was held in
First World Konkani Convention
Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation Konkani Conventions (meetings) 1995 in India 1995 conferences {{India-org-stub
Konkani __NOTOC__
Konkani may refer to:
Language
* Konkani language is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Konkan region of India.
* Konkani alphabets, different scripts used to write the language
**Konkani in the Roman script, one of the scripts used to ...
Convention was held in Mangalore
Mangaluru (), formerly called Mangalore ( ), is a major industrial port city in the Indian state of Karnataka and on the west coast of India. It is located between the Laccadive Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bengaluru, the st ...
, Karnataka
Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...
, India
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, from 16 to 22 December 1995.
From 16 to 22 December 1995, the First World Konkani Convention was held in Mangalore
Mangaluru (), formerly called Mangalore ( ), is a major industrial port city in the Indian state of Karnataka and on the west coast of India. It is located between the Laccadive Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bengaluru, the st ...
under the auspices of Konkani Bhasha Mandal Karnatak, Konkani Activist and organiser Basti Vaman Shenoy
Basti Vaman Madhav Shenoy (6 November 1934 – 2 January 2022) was an Indian Konkani activist, popularly known as "Vishwa Konkani Sardar" (World Konkani Leader) and was the founder of World Konkani Centre in Shakthinagar, Mangalore.
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was its chief convener. Margaret Alva
Margaret Nazareth Alva (born 14 April 1942) is an Indian politician. She served as the 17th Governor of Goa, 23rd Governor of Gujarat, 19th Governor of Rajasthan and 4th Governor of Uttarakhand at various times between 2009 and 2014. She has ...
, the then Central Minister was the Hon. Chairman, and K.K.Pai was the Chairman of the Organising Committee. 5000 Delegates from all over the world attended this Convention. The Convention bought together Konkani Speaking People from all regions, Religion, dialect and sub communities. The then Chief Minister of Karnataka H.D. Deve Gowda
Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda (; born 18 May 1933) is an Indian politician who served as the prime minister of India from 1996 to 1997. He previously served as the chief minister of Karnataka from 1994 to 1996 and as a Member of Parliam ...
inaugurated the Convention. The seven days convention consisting of seminars, debates, cultural presentations, exhibition and food festival was a grand success. Basti Vaman Shenoy
Basti Vaman Madhav Shenoy (6 November 1934 – 2 January 2022) was an Indian Konkani activist, popularly known as "Vishwa Konkani Sardar" (World Konkani Leader) and was the founder of World Konkani Centre in Shakthinagar, Mangalore.
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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.
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First World Konkani Convention
Konkani Language and Cultural Foundation Konkani Conventions (meetings) 1995 in India 1995 conferences {{India-org-stub