Konkani fest at Don Bosco Oratory Written by NT Network Sunday, 07 February 2010 01:48
Konkani is the official language of the state of Goa. And despite having a relatively smaller number of Konkani speaking persons it has a large number of dialects. These dialects can be classified according to region, religion, caste and the influence of the local language.
Many organisations have taken the initiative to propagate the Konkani culture, intending to pass it on to the next generation.
And the Don Bosco Oratory, Panaji is one of these. In this context they will be holding a fest February 10 to 12. “We are organising an All Goa Konkani Cultural Fest to promote the Konkani culture. This is the second year that we are holding this function. We intend to specifically to create an atmosphere of Konkani - right from compering - the whole fest will have a Konkani flavour,” Fr Jose Sequeira from Don Bosco Oratory, Panaji said.
The competition is open to schools, colleges and others. The various categories of items held at the fest will include Konkani solo singing, duet singing and a Mando competition. “The competitions are divided according to age groups - below 12 years, below 16 years and above 16 years of age,” Fr Sequeira said. The winners will be awarded with cash prizes.
The schedule for the All Goa Cultural Fest is: on February 10, solo singing competition to be held at 2 p.m. on February 11, Mando competition at 6 p.m. and on February 12 tiatr at 6.45.
(Entries can be sent to Fr Jose Sequeira, Don Bosco Ortaory, Panaji, or emailed to [email protected] This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Last date for submissions is February 8.)
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