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Symposium on Pre-Primary & Primary School Education &
Primary School Students Chess Tournament
More information at:
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All India Konkani meet at Ernakulam
PANJIM, JAN 23 - The 26th session of the All India Konkani Parishad would be
held at Ernakulam in Kerala for the fourth time from February 1 to 3.
The 26th session, being organized by Kerala Konkani Academy, would see a
potpourri of Konkani communities coming on a common platform to delve into
issues relating to the community. One of the seminars at the parishad will
be on development of Konkani in the context of globalisation.
Addressing a press conference to brief the media about the session, General
Secretary AIKP Gokuldas Prabhu said, "Around 1,000 Konkani-speaking people
from Goa, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala are expected to participate in
the event."
Prabhu said they were also hoping to have participation from Andhra Pradesh
and Tamil Nadu. "From Goa, so far 150 have confirmed their participation.
Out of these 50 are students," he informed.
He said there would be a good participation from Kerala as nearly 5-6 lakh
Konkani speaking people (out of the total population of 3 crores) were
residing in the State.
He mentioned that AIKP has made a plea for Rs 15 lakh to the Goa Government
for conducting the event, which has a budgetary requirement of Rs 25 lakh.
We are hopeful because last year the Government sanctioned us Rs 12 lakh, he
added.
Prabhu said the CM has given his consent to inaugurate the event. Rajya
Sabha MP Shantaram Naik has been elected as the president of the session, he
added.
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